Originally Posted by southpawboston

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: