Patent ID: 7919546

Claim:
A method of producing a plurality of lines of user-selected architectural, industrial and/or specialty coatings from a plurality of prepaints, the method comprising: providing a color integrated paint production system, the color integrated paint production system comprising a paint production apparatus and an integrated colorant system; prompting a user to select through the paint production system an interior or exterior application environment; prompting the user to select through the paint production system a paint sheen; prompting the user to select through the paint production system a paint quality; and automatically gravimetrically and/or volumetrically dispensing through the paint production system predetermined amounts of appropriate prepaints and colorants, wherein none of the prepaints are architectural, industrial and/or specialty coatings prior to being dispensed and wherein the colorants are dispensed prior to the dispensing of the appropriate prepaints and/or simultaneously with the dispensing of the appropriate prepaints and/or after the architectural, industrial and/or specialty coatings have been formed.