An apparatus, and method of use thereof, for multiangular visual evaluations
of
color properties of paint color samples which contain metallic flakes, comprising
a cylindrical or semi-cylindrical shaped body capable of securing a color sample
panel upon the central axis, wherein the circumference of the body has a partially
glossy or mirrored reflective surface, and also has one or more marks indicating
specific aspecular viewing angles relative to the plane of a color sample panel,
thus allowing for improved correlation between visual and instrumental color evaluations
of coated surfaces which contain metallic flakes.
