Match of Sherwin Williams™ SW6898 Social Butterfly *

The Safety Data Sheet is tied to the MyPerfectColor product you order, not to the color name alone. If you are buying a match of SW6898 Social Butterfly, check the MyPerfectColor Safety Data Sheets page for the exact paint chemistry and format you selected.

If you need SDS documentation for a specific project, verify the exact MyPerfectColor product type before ordering so you have the right sheet for the material you will use.

Primer needs depend on the substrate, its condition, and the paint format you choose. For a match of SW6898 Social Butterfly, a primer is not always required, but using one can improve adhesion and help create a more uniform base.

As a rule of thumb, primer never hurts. It is especially worth considering on bare, patched, glossy, or uneven surfaces before applying MyPerfectColor paint matched to this color.

Yes, MyPerfectColor spray paint matched to SW6898 Social Butterfly is often used on plastic items such as vents, covers, trim pieces, housings, and other removable parts, but plastics vary widely. Surface prep matters, and testing on the actual material is the safest way to check adhesion before painting the full item.

For better adhesion on difficult plastics and other low-energy surfaces, use the MyPerfectColor primer made for acrylic enamel before applying the color coat.

For MyPerfectColor spray paint matched to SW6898 Social Butterfly, dry-to-touch, recoat time, and full cure are different stages. In general, spray paint is dry to the touch within minutes, can usually be recoated in 1 to 2 hours, and reaches full cure in about 2 weeks.

If you are painting hardware, brackets, grilles, or other small parts, let each coat reach the proper stage before handling or stacking the pieces so you do not mark the finish.

Custom-made color orders should be chosen carefully because MyPerfectColor paint matched to SW6898 Social Butterfly is made to your selected reference, product type, sheen, and quantity. These custom matches are not returnable or refundable.

Before ordering, confirm that SW6898 Social Butterfly is the correct color reference and that you have selected the right format for your project, such as spray paint, so you avoid ordering the wrong product.

MyPerfectColor has an original sample of the Sherwin Williams SW6898 Social Butterfly 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 SW6898 Social Butterfly. 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 SW6898 Social Butterfly, 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.