Need some help picking a paint job...

[GSB]

I'm stumped. I've got a frame dismantled, stripped, and ready for the powdercoaters. Only problem? I've no idea whatsoever what colour or colours to paint it... So, I thought I'd turn to the sages at RB for an opinion...

The frame in question is this one;

I've got two of these frames, and the better of the two will be refinished in the original silver (or as close as I can get to it, since Whyte have no clue what colour they originally painted the PRST's), but I thought I'd do something different with this one.

The options I've located so far then;

The chrome, or candy green colours here

Or, any of these;

Or, and this is my wildcard entry, the classic Gulf Oil racing colours, with the front forks and rear swing arm in gulf orange with blue graphics, and the main frame gulf blue with orange graphics;

Any opinions, good or bad, are welcome...

 

[02gf74]

Select 2 colours from the complimentary colour wheek: green-red, orange-blue etc.

 

[mullinino]

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Mid-'80s Porsche Arrow Blue! Works for me...

 

[firedfromthecircus]

Perhaps you should go for the disruptive type patterns used on old warships.

Might help break up the shape!

 

[Kona-Ian]

Never seen a bike like that.

 

[jimo746]

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I'd go for the darker blue, top left of the second pic of colur choices. Looks to have a slightly metallic effect to it??

Something a bit brighter might suit that frame, just make sure all the pivot points etc are masked off when it's geting powdercoated! looks like there's plenty of pivots on that frame...

 

[GSB]

Re: Re:

Mid-'80s Porsche Arrow Blue! Works for me...

I've already got one blue bike, but that does look very nice...

Perhaps you should go for the disruptive type patterns used on old warships.

Might help break up the shape!

There's nothing wrong with the shape that a total lack of appreciation for aesthetics won't cure...

I'd go for the darker blue, top left of the second pic of colur choices. Looks to have a slightly metallic effect to it??

Something a bit brighter might suit that frame, just make sure all the pivot points etc are masked off when it's geting powdercoated! looks like there's plenty of pivots on that frame...

The powdercoater I use is a bit anal about proper masking, so there's no worries there. I like that colour too, but the Gulf Racing colours might just work; (cue Tony Hart style music, and forgive the lack of photoshop skills)

 

[Mike Muz]

Perhaps you should go for the disruptive type patterns used on old warships.

Might help break up the shape!

I like that idea actually People will have even more difficulty taking in the frame design than if it was in a boring colour

Mike

 

[jimo746]

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the Gulf Racing colours might just work; (cue Tony Hart style music, and forgive the lack of photoshop skills)

That looks quite "Yeti-esque"

 

[GSB]

Re: Re:

the Gulf Racing colours might just work; (cue Tony Hart style music, and forgive the lack of photoshop skills)


That looks quite "Yeti-esque"

Damn, it does a bit... Hopefully in the correct shades though, it wouldn't be quite such a stark similarity. Yeti used a particularly vibrant yellow, where gulf used a tangerine orange with the pale blue.