Originally Posted by
randyjawa
I followed a groove in the fenders to get the fender striping done. Had to wipe off a mistake or two, and then resume. There is tons of room for error, if you correct the situation soon enough, which, put another way, is immediately.
Wow, that fender came out wonderfully, and the color combo is very nice. Well done. I would love to go back to some of my Honjo-fendered bikes and use some bolder contrast colors! I painted the flutes on one set of Honjos I have, but I used gold to bring out the gold decal work on the frame, and learned that the gold doesn't really contrast with the aluminum. It's barely visible-- much more visible in this saturated photo than by eye in regular daylight:
