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New Buying Guides for Your Paint Department
Explore Harper’s new buying guides for automatic paint dispensers, color matching and mixing equipment, created for independent paint and hardware retailers.
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New Buying Guides for Your Paint Department
Explore Harper’s new buying guides for automatic paint dispensers, color matching and mixing equipment, created for independent paint and hardware retailers.
Transforming Contractors into Color Superheroes
Paint color matching helps your store support contractors when a customer brings in a paint chip, fabric swatch or another challenging sample. With the right instrument, formula software and paint-count…
Don’t Let Bad Matches Haunt Your Store.
Take the terror out of color matching with MetaVue from X-Rite. Fewer frights. More de-lights.
Harper Inc. Partners with Graco’s COROB Dispensing and RADIA Mixing Solutions
Harper Inc. has joined Graco as a sales partner for COROB dispensing systems and RADIA mixing and shaking products for paint and hardware retailers.
Why Retail Paint Departments Are Moving from Manual to Automatic Dispensing
Harper Inc. is transitioning to automatic COROB dispensing systems. Learn why retail paint departments are moving from manual dispensing to automatic equipment.
X-Rite Launches Tech Support Portal
Important Update: X-Rite Launches Easier Access to Technical Support Our partner, X-Rite, has announced a new and improved way for customers to get technical support for their products. Going forward, …
Backup vs Export in Color Designer PLUS
Backup vs Export in Color Designer PLUS: What’s the Difference and How to Manage Your Data If you’re using Color Designer PLUS to run your paint department, you’ve likely come across the options to bac…
Color Matching For Retail Paint With X-Rite!
In the retail paint industry, long-term success is determined by the accuracy of matches and speed of formulation to deliver exceptional customer satisfaction. An accurate match is the fundamental selli…
Great deals on used MatchRite equipment!
Think again. This post is an attempt at assisting independent paint and hardware store owners out there that may be considering purchasing a used spectro on eBay or used through any other online sour…
Test Your Manual Dispenser for Accuracy
Get the most accurate color from the manual dispenser you have. A manual dispenser can still produce dependable, repeatable color when it is clean, maintained, and tested regularly. The goal of this qu…
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