TL;DR
A color drawdown is a sample card made by spreading a measured wet film of tinted paint with a drawdown bar over a sealed chart, then letting it dry to reveal the true finished color and hide. Paint stores and pro painters use it to verify a custom tint matches the approved standard before an entire batch is shaken and sold, since wet paint in the can reads darker than the cured film.
What it means
A color drawdown is a sample card made by spreading a measured wet film of tinted paint with a drawdown bar over a sealed chart, then letting it dry to reveal the true finished color and hide. Paint stores and pro painters use it to verify a custom tint matches the approved standard before an entire batch is shaken and sold, since wet paint in the can reads darker than the cured film. On large jobs, approving a drawdown in the actual room lighting prevents expensive whole-house repaints over a half-shade miss.
Where it sits in the glossary
Color drawdown is part of the Trade jargon group inside the ProFix Directory glossary. Browse every term in this category from the glossary index.
Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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