For years I have been ordering custom-mixed cans of spray paint from paintscratch.com. This has worked OK, but there are disadvantages.
- There is a 7-10 day lead-time for the East Coast, because the paint needs to be ground-shipped and comes from California
- It's expensive, over $20 a can, and they tack on a $13.95 s/h charge per order
- You get no choice of paint.
- Custom matches are very expensive and you need to ship them a painted part.
I needed to paint a set of hub cabs and wheels, so I decided to try a Preval paint sprayer. I went to the Sherwin Williams Automotive store and had a half pint of DB 568 mixed and used the Preval to spray it. You pour the paint into a little glass container, screw it in to the sprayer, and spray. When you are done, you can put a lid (included) on the glass jar and re-use the paint, I got good results. The Preval setup seems to have lower pressure than the cans, and I had an easier time getting an even coat and less overspray.
Home Despot sells the Preval, as did the Sherwin Williams store.