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What color to powdercoat?

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Old 11-20-08, 02:53 PM
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What color to powdercoat?

Powdercoating my IRO Angus. Trying to go for the classic look; silver/polished components, riser/flat bars. I have black CXP 22 rims with silver spokes/hubs. Got any color suggestions? Examples would be nice (Cars, motorcycles, bicycles pictures).

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hot pink.
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color's the fun part! make it personal. what's your favorite color?
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Do something rad like a champagne, or that wheat color that the kilo (pro?) is coming in now.
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white or black
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Originally Posted by missbyamile
color's the fun part! make it personal. what's your favorite color?
I was thinking British Racing Green;

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Personally nothing IS cooler than a matte black bike.
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i think lime green and white would be pretty unique:
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maybe aqua with white components too:
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I would say orange, but I don't want you bitin my steeze.
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red/chrome
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Im doing mine mint green with white components Nothing looks slicker than that color combo in my humble opinion. Color is something that you should ultimately decide completely on your own. this is where you get to be unique and differentiate your self from the rest of the SS/Fixed world. Good luck!

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I"m doing the same thing. Play around with photo shop and get some ideas on how it'll actually look. Just get crazy with it and have fun.
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Burgundy is a sophisticated colour for a bike!
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Originally Posted by wtfnoob
I was thinking British Racing Green;

See, I wouldn't have picked that but I think it would look dope. Do it!
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I want to PC my frame a baby blue / powder blue color. but I dont see that color with the dupont or tiger color charts. anyone know of another powder supplier that has that color?
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Originally Posted by bionnaki
I want to PC my frame a baby blue / powder blue color. but I dont see that color with the dupont or tiger color charts. anyone know of another powder supplier that has that color?
Check out olympicpowdercoating.com. They're in Santa Ana, CA, but they have pretty much every color you can think of. I'm sure they take shipments if you don't live in CA.
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looks like the usual dupont color chart.
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