Paint scheme

**aff-man** · 24th June 2005, 15:29

Well seeing as i am a poor student i will be spraying my bike as i have done in the past...... but i don't think i want the one clour thing. And seeign as i don't have a professional setup i was thinking of this as a paint scheme with the "white bits" actually silver and the blue bits metallic and a bit darker like the mv pic

**John** · 24th June 2005, 15:31

How have you previously done it?

**aff-man** · 24th June 2005, 16:56

Originally Posted by John

How have you previously done it?

I don't understand the question. I use a compressor and spray gun in my back yard / garage and such things but usually it's just a one colour sort of deal, You know black or blue r whatever. I am trying to get a bit more crafty and go (although the easy road) 2 colours.

**DingDong** · 24th June 2005, 17:26

wheereess? the flames???????

**Waylander** · 24th June 2005, 17:40

Gonna be doin some painting myself soon. I hear using masking tape helps to make good lines when doing multi colours. You just pain the whole thing one colour, lay on the tape on the areas you want to be that colour then paint it all the second colour. Remove tape. Probably a few more steps in there but not that hard to figure out. Be sure to practice on a spare peice first.

**John** · 24th June 2005, 17:44

Originally Posted by aff-man

I don't understand the question. I use a compressor and spray gun in my back yard / garage and such things but usually it's just a one colour sort of deal, You know black or blue r whatever. I am trying to get a bit more crafty and go (although the easy road) 2 colours.

Well I didnt know how you previously had done it, if you have the gear then go nuts.

Not a fan of blue, being color blind makes blue look very purple to me, hence tristans gay bike so purple.

**John** · 24th June 2005, 17:46

oh, and make up stickers dont put those (sorry) homo painted on ones again, it killed the bike IMO.

**aff-man** · 24th June 2005, 19:26

i know the current stickers don't look so hot.

The cunning part is all the silver bits are actually seperate pieces do no masking tape is required

**zadok** · 24th June 2005, 19:38

If you know you can do a good job of it, I say go for it. It will be a one off and should turn a few heads. When a mate repainted mine for me it went from a boring red to gold (all one colour mind) and had a few people asking me about it as it looked modern.

**dveus** · 24th June 2005, 19:46

Paint it with blackboard paint, that way you can change the "stickers" every week. Sick of riding a honda, make it a ducati for the day, tomorrow it could be a triumph.