Hello All,
Looking for a bit of assistance regards colour matching. I want to (reasonably) replicate the Vitus colour in the 3 attached
photos so I can use it on a newer (non-bonded) aluminium alloy frameset. I don't have the Vitus colour code for it,
and I do realise the Vitus tubes are a translucent dyed oxide layer and will not reflect exactly like paint but I was hoping to
get close. My own bike (last pic) has been mistaken for the same colour as modern titanium road bikes.
My paint choices use the RAL / BS4800 / BS381C colour charts. If anyone has experience of attempting the same trick, or
has a decent background in colour matching I'm all ears.
My obvious choice is to take the frame to the paint suppliers and match to actual in-person in-daylight samples painted
to a metallic surface. I can do that but it would be pretty time consuming.
Any help greatly received.
And before anyone mentions it my own example definitely needs replacement decals.
Thanks
Looking for a bit of assistance regards colour matching. I want to (reasonably) replicate the Vitus colour in the 3 attached
photos so I can use it on a newer (non-bonded) aluminium alloy frameset. I don't have the Vitus colour code for it,
and I do realise the Vitus tubes are a translucent dyed oxide layer and will not reflect exactly like paint but I was hoping to
get close. My own bike (last pic) has been mistaken for the same colour as modern titanium road bikes.
My paint choices use the RAL / BS4800 / BS381C colour charts. If anyone has experience of attempting the same trick, or
has a decent background in colour matching I'm all ears.
My obvious choice is to take the frame to the paint suppliers and match to actual in-person in-daylight samples painted
to a metallic surface. I can do that but it would be pretty time consuming.
Any help greatly received.
And before anyone mentions it my own example definitely needs replacement decals.
Thanks
