DEG Inquiry 39422 provides feedback from Mitchell stating that mixing toners from an in-shop mixing system is not included in their published refinish time considerations.

Specifically, Mitchell clarifies:

• Mixing individual toners from a mixing bank per a formula to create a quantity of paint for a specific color or code is not included in any published Mitchell labor time.
• Determining the correct variant of a specific paint code (whether by using variant card decks or automated color-matching tools to arrive at a correct formulation) to mix toners and create a quantity of paint of a specific color is not included in any Mitchell refinish time.

Mitchell advises referencing “Color match or tinting” from the Not Included Operations of the Refinish Procedure in the Mitchell P-pages for further details.