I bought a quart of paint,aand it say include color (pigment). i thought this be something already done contained by the s ...


Answers:    Many paint formulations, even within like peas in a pod "species" and brand name are sold as TINT BASES...usually brand specific contained by some formulation of White Pigment. It may be that on the same shelves are sold "Standard" most popular OTHER colors, pre- tinted.

Obviously if you've be in a paint dept. of a store that sell paint; you've seen the GAZILLIONS of color chip examples. NO company on this planet could or would PRE mix that tons colors and shades and stay in business enormously long.

The computer at a work station will show a formula for a specific color, usually pulled from a bar code on a color chip,,,OR if the store have the sophisication it can Match, or attempt to match a chip/sample YOU bring within.

Certainly; hopefully; you understand the logic.

TINTING is usually a FREEBIE. If not; smile, set the can down; and find another agent.

Steven Wolf
Thousands of gallons of paint applied
If the paint is white (and I mean pure white), it doesn't go and get pigment added to it. Otherwise, except for some standard colors that come pre-mixed, paint stores add pigment to the white plinth to get adjectives those colors you see on the sample cards.