Touch up paint for Vintage bikes ?
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Touch up paint for Vintage bikes ?
I'm wondering if anyone has tried to find touch up paint for their Vintage bike ? At this point I don't want to repaint the whole bike instead just touch up a few places. I have always loved the color of blue my 64 Supersport is. The other day I was sitting next to a late model Camry that looked very close to my bikes color. I was thinking I could just get a tube of touch up from Toyota and use it on my bike. I know it wouldn't be perfect but it might be really close. Anyone else come up with another way. It would be nice if a computer color match could be done but probably not possible. I appreciate everyone's thoughts and comments.
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There's others as well.
https://www.koolestuff.com/store/p65...chuppaint.html
https://www.koolestuff.com/store/p65...chuppaint.html
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Testors® modeling enamel, found at hobby stores, comes in hundreds of colors and can be mixed to match almost any frame. It's very durable once applied.
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There's others as well.
https://www.koolestuff.com/store/p65...chuppaint.html
https://www.koolestuff.com/store/p65...chuppaint.html
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I'd be very surprised if the Schwinn touch-up paint matched the paint of a nearly 60 yo bike. Paints fade. Yours might be a long ways from what is was when new. If you like it, I think you are probably better off matching what you've got rather than going through all the work and finding the touch-ups stand out like sore thumbs.
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I'd be very surprised if the Schwinn touch-up paint matched the paint of a nearly 60 yo bike. Paints fade. Yours might be a long ways from what is was when new. If you like it, I think you are probably better off matching what you've got rather than going through all the work and finding the touch-ups stand out like sore thumbs.
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I'm sure it can be done if you are skillful enough but think about this: There's "perfect match" and there's "not exactly". "Not exactly" usually draws your attention to the blemish that you are trying to hide.
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If your bike looks something like the one below, I'd buy an assortment of different blues and start mixing small amounts to see if you can get it close.
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If your bike looks something like the one below, I'd buy an assortment of different blues and start mixing small amounts to see if you can get it close.
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Current Testors paint does not seem as durable as in the past. Recently I bought some at Hobby Lobby for touching up a frame and was surprised when Johnsons paste wax dissolved it. And no, the Testors paint was not their water-based stuff.
Montana Colors Hardcore spray paint is gloss finish and durable. It's made for graffiti artists and available at Blick Art.
Montana Colors Hardcore spray paint is gloss finish and durable. It's made for graffiti artists and available at Blick Art.
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With vintage paint you can match the color exactly, but matching the years of sun fade, etc. is where you get a real challenge.
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Agreed, nail polish shops typically allow you to try the colours at the shop itself. I'll recommend chipping a small piece of the paint from some inconspicuous spot like the bottom bracket and using that to colour match. This ensures that the touch up matchs your current bike paint
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Agreed, nail polish shops typically allow you to try the colours at the shop itself. I'll recommend chipping a small piece of the paint from some inconspicuous spot like the bottom bracket and using that to colour match. This ensures that the touch up matchs your current bike paint
I mean, seriously, I thought everyone used nail polish if they need to fix a scratched bike frame.
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