Patent ID: 7951855

Claim:
A method of producing a plurality of lines of user-selected architectural coatings from a plurality of prepaints at a point of sale, the method comprising: providing a paint production system comprising a paint production apparatus: prompting a user to select through the paint production apparatus a quantity; prompting the user to select through the paint production apparatus an interior or exterior application environment; prompting the user to select through the paint production apparatus a paint sheen; prompting the user to select through the paint production apparatus a paint quality; automatically dispensing through the paint production apparatus predetermined amounts of appropriate prepaints, wherein none of the prepaints are architectural coatings prior to being dispensed; and mixing the dispensed prepaints to produce the architectural coatings having the selected application environments, the selected sheens, and the selected qualities, wherein defoamer selected from the group consisting of silicone-based defoamers and/or mineral oil-based defoamers is added prior to dispensing the appropriate prepaints and/or simultaneously with the dispensing of the appropriate prepaints and/or after the architectural coatings have been formed.