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PaintRef.com
@paintrefTracked since May 2026
creating historical paint information with your help!.
Observed Aug 26, 2026Modeled revenue
Paid members
23
0% · 30-day rate from 23 observed days
Total audience
141
incl. free followers
Estimated monthly gross
$40
$23–$58 modeled range
Starting price
$1/mo
4 membership tiers
Pricing and benefits captured publicly
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$2/moMetallichelps more
$3/moPearlhelps a lot
Growth signals: PaintRef.com
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Membership23 paid members · 30-day rate from 23 observed days
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May 202617 weeks trackedNow
PaintRef.com23 members · $40/mo
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| Rank | Creator and why included | Estimated gross | Gap vs PaintRef.com | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |  Coffee People ZineArtCategory, audience, pricing & cadence | $320 | $280 more | Aug 26, 2026 |
| #2 |  KJETLLArtCategory, audience, pricing & cadence | $192 | $151 more | Aug 16, 2026 |
| #3 |  Fox & FolkArtCategory, audience, pricing & cadence | $116 | $75 more | Aug 26, 2026 |
| #4 |  Franz AnthonyArtCategory, audience, pricing & cadence | $44 | $4 more | Aug 26, 2026 |
| #5 |  PaintRef.comProfileArtEstimated gross position in Recommended cohort | $40 | Reference | Aug 26, 2026 |
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Recent posts
What they publish14Profile posts0 postsLast month8.3%Members-only
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Image Latest postPublicOur Server is MovingPlease forgive us as we move to a new server. AI (Artificial Intelligence) companies are scanning our pages so heavily we have had to move servers immediately. Some things may not work the same for a few days as we move data and block AI training robots.
July 16 0 likes 2 commentsSlow Server Response due to AI crawl robotsSorry to all for how slow PaintRef.com has become. Over the last 6 months we have had to take some drastic steps to throttle the 4X increase in traffic due to AI (artificial intelligence) companies targeting our web site. We have tried to do this without affecting real human site visitors, but some of our actions have affected those as well. We think we are back up to full speed for our human visitors, but there may be occasional outages.ImageSep 14, 2025Public 0 0Reached 100,000 Paint Chip Pages by YearWe just reached a new milestone, 100k paint chip pages posted by year. And we have a lot more to scan and post. We have also been entering much of the paint codes into our database which has grown to almost 1.5 million paint codes.ArticleNov 25, 2024Public 0 0New Mobile Web DesignLots have changed over the last year. After 10+ years we moved to a faster web server. We've also created a new mobile web site format that works well with both phones and desktop computers. There is also a new keyword search option on the paint chip pages. Along with all this, we've been scanning in tons of new paint chip pages (including microfiche) and getting all that paint code information into our database.ArticleMay 26, 2024Public 0 0Membership only extra paint database and moreHere is a link to an experimental database of paint codes. No samples; but year, make, paint code, and paint name information. Use the searc...ArticleMay 25, 2024$1 tier & up 0 6Amazing automotive Chip Page web sitesThese two web sites are amazing. They show scans of original paint chip pages going way back. The hosting of these sites have changed over the years, so if these links do not work, perform a web search for them.ArticleJun 8, 2023Public 0 0What happened to the part's shop service counter?Apr 2, 2023ImageApr 2, 2023Public 0 0How our database saved this carApr 2, 2023ArticleApr 2, 2023Public 0 01 Million Paint Code MilestoneJul 31, 2022 View post We just passed the 1 million paint code milestone in our online paint code database. Due to having more time and a document scanner with automatic character recognition, we have been entering code cross-reference and fleet paint information like the one shown above. In the past it took one year to get one historic publication list into the database. Now it can be done in a few hours. We are expecting to find more uses of rare paints as well as improving our database for restoration projects that uses automotive paint.ArticleJul 31, 2022Public 0 0Our First BookJun 2, 2022 View post After years of running PaintRef.com and MustangAttitude.com we were asked to write a book on all the special edition Mustangs we found and compiled information on. There are 662 special edition Mustangs by year in the book. From 1964 to 2018. It took over a year to write and many site visitors contributed photos and information. PPG even gave us permission to use some of the paint chip and supplemental bulletin pages we used to identify many models. You can buy the book on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1613254067ArticleJun 2, 2022Public 0 0In Search of WT7105 Green Ditzler 43827Apr 16, 2022ArticleApr 16, 2022Public 0 0This is the car that started PaintRef.comApr 16, 2022ImageApr 16, 2022Public 0 0
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