Match of Sherwin Williams™ SW6002 Essential Gray *

For SW6002 Essential Gray, the finish affects reflectivity, cleanup, durability, and how the color reads on the finished item. If you want less shine, choose a lower-gloss finish. If the item will be handled or cleaned often, a more durable finish may be the better fit. The same color match can look different at different gloss levels, so pick the finish based on the object and use, not just the color name.

Yes. A match of Sherwin Williams SW6002 Essential Gray can be ordered as MyPerfectColor custom spray paint matched to the selected brand color, which is useful for baskets, frames, shelving, furniture accents, and other small items where spray application is practical. For best results, make sure the surface is properly prepared and use light, even coats so the finish builds uniformly.

The SDS is tied to the specific MyPerfectColor paint product, not to the SW6002 Essential Gray color name by itself. You can review MyPerfectColor Safety Data Sheets at https://www.myperfectcolor.com/Safety-Data-Sheets/33970.htm. Use the SDS for the exact product you plan to order.

Once SW6002 Essential Gray is applied, lighting, sheen, placement, nearby surfaces, and the substrate can all change how the matched color reads. This matters most when the finished item sits beside an existing painted surface or is viewed under different light. A match of SW6002 Essential Gray is still the right starting point, but the finished appearance can shift based on the conditions around it.

Plastic can be a good candidate for SW6002 Essential Gray, but plastics vary widely, so testing on the actual material is important. MyPerfectColor spray paint sticks well to most plastics, and using the MyPerfectColor primer can improve adhesion on difficult surfaces. See the primer here: https://www.myperfectcolor.com/en/product/995031-Primer-for-Acrylic-Enamel/. For best results, confirm the part is clean, test the coating, and verify adhesion before finishing the full piece.

MyPerfectColor has an original sample of the Sherwin Williams SW6002 Essential Gray in its color archive. This enables us to make paint and verify that it matches the original.

Please note that if your material is not new then the paint may not work for touch up as your material has aged and is likely different than it was when new. Learn more about our color matching accuracy. If you need a touch up application, send us a part and we can create a touch up solution precisely matching the current color and sheen of your specific materials.

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To make spray paint matched to Sherwin Williams SW6002 Essential Gray. MyPerfectColor uses an acrylic enamel which is a fast-drying durable coating suitable for interior or exterior use. MyPerfectColor custom spray paint enables you to conveniently achieve a professional spray-smooth finish in any color in any sheen. It sticks well to most surfaces including metal, plastics, powder-coatings, cabinets and primed or previously painted wood.

The 11oz spray will cover about 20 square feet per coat. Keep in mind that it is difficult to gauge how much spray you'll need as it is highly dependent on how it is applied. It is better to have too much than run short.

While MyPerfectColor can provide paint matched to the Sherwin Williams SW6002 Essential Gray, we don't provide any crossover information because this is a subjective determination. Every paint company offers its own unique selection of colors and rarely does a color have an exact equivalent in another company's color collection, so determining which color is the best approximation is a judgement call.

However, under the color image on a color page there is a link that says "Explore Related Colors". Clicking this link displays colors with similar values and you can look for any colors from the company you want.

Keep in mind that this just shows similar colors based on the color values we have stored in our database. It doesn't mean it is the same or give any approximation about how close the color is. You can play around with the Hue, Lightness and Chroma sliders to expand the selection.