New colour scheme needed
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New colour scheme needed
Getting ideas for new paint job colours
- White main, purple forks and accents
- Black matt main, gloss green forks and accents
- Any other (please specify or post pics)
Pic of now for reference
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Anything but matt black. *yawn*
White with purple would be fine, but white with orange would be my preference. (since you asked) Color preference is a personal thing... do you! (and post pics!)
White with purple would be fine, but white with orange would be my preference. (since you asked) Color preference is a personal thing... do you! (and post pics!)
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Thanks trick. Yeah I agree colour is personal preference, but I'm kinda stuck for inspiration, hence the question. I do like orange. In fact love it in the right scheme. But white and orange, hhhhmmmm lol
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white + orange = creamsicle
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Ten mins on Google and I can officially say that orange and white doesn't look too bad given the correct layout. So it's definitely a possibility, however. I've no idea what a creamsicle is, I'm English. Lol
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Oldshovel has a bunch of restoration videos on YouTube, and he often gives the old bikes a new paint job. Retro inspired for sure, bright colours and fades, but I think they look great if that's your thing. Sorry I can't post links yet, but searching for "Oldshovel bike" on YouTube should get you there.
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If I'm going to paint a bike, I try to stick with a theme. So I would think what color pedals, color of grips, color of brake and shifter cables, even down to the stem, crank arms, bottle cages. I don't want to paint the frame and cant match or coordinate the accent pieces. But that's me. Do you and what you think looks good.
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Flourescent blue main frame. High vis green for rear triangle and fork.
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The correct answer is always green
orange is a good backup
orange is a good backup
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Polish it to the nines and then add some pin striping.
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I finally know what's creamsicle is. Lol. We just call them ice cream lollies. And yes. They're good. I am starting to like the orange/white combo
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That depends on if you just go with “black” everything. But if you use the proper colors, it can pop.
Same with white.
Sometimes you can even match Coast Guard colors.
Or silver
Or titanium grey.
Same with white.
Sometimes you can even match Coast Guard colors.
Or silver
Or titanium grey.
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Lots of ideas here: 100 Bike paint jobs ideas | bike, paint job, bicycle (pinterest.com)
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I've enjoyed working with colors on my model rockets, and orange on white was always a favorite. My plan is to refinish my Nashbar road bike in gloss white, with orange and black graphics similar to my Archer below. All graphics, stripes and lettering here were my design. Yes they are working models and both have been launched.
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Not as bad as you think
With “regular” components the green was really ugly. The purple really works.
With “regular” components the green was really ugly. The purple really works.
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There's some Really cool scheme here, so thank you all for suggesting. But I think I've found the one. It's not one I'd normally pick but given the right graphics and design It makes me smile so that has to be a winner. Im loving the white/orange with black painted graphics. Maybe a decal on the top bar in black saying "I can do that....". Then one on the down tube saying" yeah...... No! "