Gloss black
Quiet. Hides tool marks. Still comes in lots; a 2019 black is colder than a 2012 black. We kit from one tray.
Color band
Undertone is a drawer, not a paint chip
Black is not charcoal. Amber is not gold. “Tour white” is a catalog name Tess will not write on a ticket. We match bands from molded stock under one lamp, then we check them again near the Superior Street window because daylight on the river is the real judge.
Amber
Loud on short rings. Reads warmer in garage light than on the first tee. We always window-check amber.
Charcoal and smoke
People call these black until they sit next to gloss. Then they argue. Bring the set.
Vintage stripe
Decade trays. Finite. If the 1994 lot is gone, we do not dye a cousin. We wait or we decline.
Why dye is a last resort
Dye sits on the surface. Molded color lives in the nylon. After a week of wet towels, dye fades first on the high spots of the turn. That is how you get a ring that looks correct on Monday and tired on Sunday. We would rather miss a job than sell you a fade.
Restock without a pull
If the sit is already flush and you only hate the color, we can sometimes slide a new band without opening the joint. Sometimes. If the old ring is married, Marek splits it on a block. Color-band restock is $18 labor plus stock when the joint stays closed. When it does not, you are on the tip-in tariff and we will say so before we cut.