3M™ PPS™ Colour Check Light II, 16551, 50 Watt Bulb, 4 per case

Approved Replacement Parts for Your 3M™ PPS™ Colour Check Light

Instead of buying an entire new PPS™ Colour Check Light, you can just get the parts you need – saving money on equipment costs, and maintaining excellent performance for a range of automotive and industrial paint matching applications. PPS™ Colour Check Light II Spare Parts include:

3M™ 50W Bulb, PN 16551, is a 3M approved replacement bulb to use with the  Colour Check Light II. This bulb replicates natural sunlight to help automotive technicians with  color matching, highlighting damaged areas of a vehicle and identifying pre- and post-paint defects.

The 3M™ PPS™ Colour Check Diffuser, PN 16552, is designed to help distribute light evenly across broad areas, making it faster to identify colour imperfections on larger surfaces.

About the 3M™ PPS™ Colour Check Light II

The 3M™ PPS™ Colour Check Light II offers benefits to a variety of collision repair technicians and other users who match automotive or industrial paint colors. They include:

Paint Department: The 3M™ PPS™ Colour Check Light II provides a light source that replicates natural sunlight inside the shop. This helps technicians accurately match colour for real-world settings.

Detailers: Users can identify post–paint defects such as swirl marks, burn through, sand scratches and dirt-nibs that can be corrected in the shop environment, without having to pull the car outside. This helps to avoid costly re-work and/or re-dos.  

Estimators: Users can clearly identifying damaged areas prior to writing insurance estimates at the beginning of the repair process. Regardless of weather conditions, vehicle location or lighting, the estimator can accurately evaluate damage without having to move the vehicle.

Auto Body: Users can quickly identify common defects pre-paint defects such as pin holes and sand scratches prior to primer, sealer, or basecoat application. This dramatically reduces the potential for re-work, re-dos or comebacks.

Note: Neither the Bulb nor the Diffuser is compatible with earlier versions of the 3M™ PPS™ Colour Check Light PN 16400.

The Science of Better Color Matching from 3M

The 3M™ PPS™ Colour Check Light II Spare Parts can save shops the time and money, allowing you to order just the parts you need – not the entire PPS™ Colour Check Light II. This is all part of a premier color-matching system that empowers the painter with faster, easier and more accurate matching and identification of surface imperfections. it's another example of how 3M applies science to the lives of collision repair and industrial paint professionals.

• Approved accessories for use with 3M™ PPS™ Colour Check Light II
• Save money – order just the parts you need instead of complete light kit
• Parts include 50W replacement bulb and light diffuser
• Helps replicate natural sunlight to better match automotive & industrial paint colors