Originally Posted by non-fixie

I took a couple of frames that needed matching paint to a local home improvement store and had the teenage girl at the paint counter match the paint and mix me up a couple of small cans at €10 each. One for each bike.

I used a medium-sized paint brush on the first frame, and came away very happy with the results. In this case the fork needed to be matched to the frame.

When I bought the bike:




The result: