Paint Match for Peugeot Sea Foam Green?
06-07-20, 01:35 PM
#1
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Northern CA
Posts: 189
Bikes: 1971 Gitane TDF, 1974 Gitane Interclub, 2001 Serotta Rapid Tour CS3, 1986 Bruce Gordon touring bike, 1972 Gitane Super Corsa, 1978 Michal Johnson, 1972 Lambert Professional Grand Prix, 1983 Vitus (resto project), 1972 Raleigh Professional (resto)
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 43 Post(s)
Liked 34 Times
in
19 Posts
Paint Match for Peugeot Sea Foam Green?
Am working on a Peugeot PBN10 and need to remove some rust on the underside of the stays (probably where someone mounted a kickstand, me thinks) and would like to get a paint to match the existing color which I think has been referred to as “sea foam green.” I could find an auto body shop to custom mix a small bottle but I bet the BF crowd probably has a better idea.
Attached is a photo of the rust and the color.
Thx in advance for the recommendations!
Attached is a photo of the rust and the color.
Thx in advance for the recommendations!
06-07-20, 01:44 PM
#2
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Maryland
Posts: 3,803
Bikes: Lots of English 3-speeds, a couple of old road bikes, 3 mountain bikes, 1 hybrid, and a couple of mash-ups
Mentioned: 53 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 887 Post(s)
Liked 335 Times
in
225 Posts
Testors model paint or nail polish for small areas like that is what I do.
06-08-20, 10:18 AM
#3
Senior Member
I can tell you from decades of experience that matching old enamel is very tricky to do make sure to polish the existing paint first to get an accurate colour sample. If you cant find a factory paint code you can bring it into any automotive paint supplier and have them colour match it with a special camera
06-08-20, 02:15 PM
#4
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: GWN
Posts: 2,538
Mentioned: 27 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1858 Post(s)
Liked 606 Times
in
403 Posts
I have found this site very useful for finding colours and paint codes.
https://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorco...&button=Search
https://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorco...&button=Search
07-12-20, 04:38 PM
#5
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Northern CA
Posts: 189
Bikes: 1971 Gitane TDF, 1974 Gitane Interclub, 2001 Serotta Rapid Tour CS3, 1986 Bruce Gordon touring bike, 1972 Gitane Super Corsa, 1978 Michal Johnson, 1972 Lambert Professional Grand Prix, 1983 Vitus (resto project), 1972 Raleigh Professional (resto)
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 43 Post(s)
Liked 34 Times
in
19 Posts
Thanks everyone for the feedback and suggestions! Will try to find a matching bottle of Testors and if that fails will use the paint ref link offered by Wileyone. Plan C is to bring it to an auto paint shop and let them do their magic.
This mini-project has taken on new meaning since second daughter fell in love with the bike and the idea of vintage cycling (the bike is older than she is!). Still working with first and second daughters on the beauty of old bikes and in time, suspect that they will get with the program.
Best to all!
This mini-project has taken on new meaning since second daughter fell in love with the bike and the idea of vintage cycling (the bike is older than she is!). Still working with first and second daughters on the beauty of old bikes and in time, suspect that they will get with the program.
Best to all!
