3M™ PPS™ Colour Check Light
shedding light on the colour matching process
Warning.
Do not use or store the 3M™ PPS™ Colour Check Light, 3M PPS Colour Check Light Battery Pack,
Battery Charger or Power Supply in potentially explosive or flammable environments.
3M™ PPS™ Colour Check Light
Part no.
16407
Case containing light, battery, charger, power supply, cords and instruction manual
16409
3M™ PPS Colour Check Light - Battery Charger x1
16398
3M™ PPS Colour Check Light - Battery (NiCd) x1
16399
3M PPS Colour Check Light - Bulb x1
• reduce labour, paint and material costs
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Automotive Aftermarket,
3M United Kingdom PLC,
Tel: 016 1237 6391
Fax: 016 1237 5911
[email protected]
• designed to make the colour matching
and refinish process faster and easier
Item
• increase productivity
AB 621
EL68
Printed in UK 6/06
Automotive Aftermarket,
3M Ireland,
Tel: (01) 280 3555
Fax: (01) 280 3509
3M, PPS and PPS logo are
trademarks of 3M Company
Copyright 2006
www.3mbodyshop.co.uk
• improve customer satisfaction
3Innovation
A fully portable light
with a virtually perfect
match to natural daylight
Lighting conditions inside a bodyshop are rarely ideal and we cannot control the seasons
or the weather! Fixed lighting and unpredictable weather conditions make precise
decisions difficult.
Light features:
No matter where the vehicle is in the
bodyshop, the 3M™ PPS™ Colour Check
Light provides near perfect daylight
conditions every day of the year!
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Portable, hand held and rechargeable
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Patented bulb giving a virtually perfect balance to the
colour spectrum of natural daylight
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Electronic control unit maintains the colour spectrum
regardless of battery charge levels
•
Two light intensities :
Standard for mid range colours and metallics
High for darker colours and extremely poor light
A valuable tool for checking and
approving quality at each stage of the
repair process
The 3M™ PPS™ Colour Check Light is ideal for:
• Selecting the correct colour and colour variant
• Checking colour match with spray out card
• Checking coverage
Further uses:
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Checking colour for accurate estimates
•
Checking surface finish prior to painting
•
Identifying post paint defects such as swirl marks, holograms and sanding marks
Daylight is characterized by a full and
even light spectrum, without spikes,
across the visible colour range. Daylight
with its full and even spectrum is the
best light source for viewing colours. For
an artificial light source to mimic
daylight properly, it must have a light
spectrum very close to daylight,
otherwise it will affect the accuracy of
colour judgement.
Natural Daylight Spectrum
Wavelength
Lights used in bodyshops can have an
uneven spectrum and colours will
therefore look different.
Colour Corrected Fluorescent vs. Natural Daylight
blue line represents the
spectrum of natural
daylight
Benefits:
• Quick and accurate colour matching decisions
• Eliminates the need to move vehicles outside for
assessing colour
• Reduces the chance of re-work related to colour
mismatch and lack of coverage
• Reduces bottlenecks in the repair process
and speeds up paint shop throughput
Natural Daylight
Fluorescent light
Wavelength
The 3M™ PPS™ Colour Check Light has
a spectrum virtually identical to daylight
and therefore colours look the same as in
daylight.
3M™ PPS™ Colour Check Light vs. Natural Daylight
blue line represents the
spectrum of natural
daylight
• Reduces material and labour costs
• Improves customer satisfaction; right first time
and on time
Wavelength
Natural Daylight
3M™ PPS™ Colour Check Light