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A match of Home Hardware 6R1-4 Icebreaker is a light, cool gray-blue with low chroma. It reads as a soft, muted color with a slight blue-green undertone, and MyPerfectColor custom-matched paint made to this reference will usually feel calmer than a cleaner blue.
That restrained character makes it practical for spray-painted parts that need to blend with a painted environment or stay visually quiet, such as HVAC vents, switch covers, speaker grilles, access panels, shelf brackets, railings, PVC trim pieces, mailboxes, and small hardware items. It can also work on frames, baskets, fixture housings, and other removable pieces where a pale cool tone is wanted without a bright finish.
Because the color is fairly light, coverage can be more sensitive over dark, stained, or uneven substrates, so a uniform base can help the final color read more evenly. Finish and surface texture can change how blue or gray it appears, and glossier applications may show more surface variation and depth. On exterior parts, the muted chroma is easier to manage than a vivid color, but prep and film build still affect the result.
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MyPerfectColor is able match all of the Home Hardware paint colors so you can find and enjoy the colors you love. MyPerfectColor uses its expert capabilities to recreate the original Home Hardware color by matching the original Home Hardware color books and swatches. MyPerfectColor is not using Home Hardware paint.
The colors shown on this website are computer video simulations of the Home Hardware Color and may not match Home Hardware Color standards. Refer to Home Hardware Publications to obtain the accurate color. Please know that MyPerfectColor is matching the original Home Hardware color. If you intend to touch up paint that has been on your walls for years, know that your color has undoubtedly changed from the original due to exposure to light and age and the new paint may not match. You will achieve best results by re-coating the entire surface.
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Yes. Clean the surface, remove grease or dust, and do any light scuffing that is appropriate for the material before spraying a match of Home Hardware 6R1-4 Icebreaker. Mask off any areas you do not want painted and test on the actual surface first so you can confirm adhesion and coverage before coating the full item.
If the part is plastic or another difficult substrate, prep matters even more. A test application is the safest way to confirm that the matched paint and the surface work well together.
Before ordering, confirm the color reference, the MyPerfectColor product format you need, the sheen, and the quantity. A custom match of Home Hardware 6R1-4 Icebreaker is made to order, so it is best to verify those details against your project before you place the order.
Custom-made color matches are not returnable or refundable, so checking the reference and product choice first helps avoid ordering the wrong item.
MyPerfectColor custom spray paint matched to Home Hardware 6R1-4 Icebreaker is useful for items that are small, awkward, or easier to coat evenly with spray than with a brush. Common projects include trim details, fixtures, railings, vents, pipes, hardware, accessories, and other removable parts that need to coordinate with a known paint color.
It is also practical for parts that need a repeatable match across different materials, as long as the surface is properly prepared first.
Lighting, placement, sheen, texture, and nearby surfaces can all change how a match of Home Hardware 6R1-4 Icebreaker reads after application. The color match is still based on the selected reference, but the finished item can appear lighter, darker, or slightly different depending on where and how it is viewed.
If the painted part will sit next to an existing surface, test first so you can judge the final appearance under the same conditions the item will live in.
Yes, but plastics vary widely, so a test on the actual material is important. MyPerfectColor spray paint sticks well to most plastics, but the best result usually comes from cleaning the surface well, confirming the plastic type if possible, and testing before painting the full part.
Using the MyPerfectColor primer can help improve adhesion on difficult or low-energy plastics. That extra prep step is especially useful when the part must hold up well or when the substrate is known to be hard to coat.
MyPerfectColor has an original sample of the Home Hardware 6R1-4 Icebreaker 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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MyPerfectColor offers custom spray paint matched to Home Hardware 6R1-4 Icebreaker which enables you to conveniently achieve a professional spray-smooth finish. It is difficult to gauge spray paint coverage because it depends on how you apply it and the amount of overspray, but generally the 11oz spray will cover about 20 square feet per coat.
MyPerfectColor uses an acrylic enamel which is a fast-drying durable coating suitable for interior or exterior use. This paint sticks well to most surfaces including metal, plastics, powder-coatings, cabinets and primed or previously painted wood.
While MyPerfectColor can provide paint matched to the Home Hardware 6R1-4 Icebreaker, 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.