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torque Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline 2008 nightster,flat od green and black Posts: 748 rock hill,S.C. Gender:	Its up to u guys! 09/27/05 at 10:02:13 Ok ive got a little dilema,im almost done priming my frame and tins,i just have the exhaust bracket ,and rear sprocket left.And i cant decide what color paint to order, 1.candy apple red? 2.electric blue? 3.white? 4.blue metal flake? [glow=red,2,300]its up to u guys [/glow]
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vroom1776 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2110 Gender:	Re: Its up to u guys! Reply #1 - 09/27/05 at 10:13:16 Despite the fact I think there are only two colors to paint a motorcycle, black and flat black, I bet the electric blue would look b!tch!in' with a couple of candy red highlights, e.g. red sprocket, fork lowers... but I have no taste.
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saabsaviur Ex Member	Re: Its up to u guys! Reply #2 - 09/27/05 at 10:21:07 eletric blue sounds pretty cool are you thinkin the color the new saabs are
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Reply #3 - 09/27/05 at 10:38:14

Torque, I might be barking up the wrong tree or whatever, but there are colors known as pearlescent.
Basically, rather than the typical metallic or metalflake color, the pearlescent will give different hues and shades depending on the relation of bike, bystander and the sun.
Imagine, see the bike slowly change from metallic green to azure to white to yellow as you walk around it !!!

Maurizio
PS Fiat make it for their own economy compacts, so it has to exist

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Reply #4 - 09/27/05 at 10:40:52

mpescatori wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09:

pearlescent.
Basically, rather than the typical metallic or metalflake color, the pearlescent will give different hues and shades depending on the relation of bike, bystander and the sun.
Imagine, see the bike slowly change from metallic green to azure to white to yellow as you walk around it !!!

I saw a car go by a month or so ago that had that paint. It was pretty d@mn cool... looked kinda like walking over an oil puddle... or something. It was slick (no pun intended Tongue

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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: Its up to u guys! Reply #5 - 09/27/05 at 11:00:54 Hmm, that definition sounds a lot like what I'd call iridescent.
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Karen627 Ex Member	Re: Its up to u guys! Reply #6 - 09/27/05 at 11:08:21 Pearlescent, iridescent, whatever it's called, is a great idea. But I also like electric blue.
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gazab44 Senior Member 2004 No Login Offline TO OLD TO DIE YOUNG.... Posts: 416 uk Gender:	Re: Its up to u guys! Reply #7 - 09/27/05 at 11:12:54 [glow=blue,2,300]ELECTRIC BLUE [/glow]
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Jim_R

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Reply #8 - 09/27/05 at 11:20:59

hey Torque
check out these sites

I love RED and since u are painting the frame, it will stand out more than electric or metal flake blue in my opinion. Alsacorp sells pearls, as well as many different paints and additives as well as color changing chrome paint to basecoats and candy concentrates.
Trippin paint is thermochromatic paint that changes colors to temp increases. Both are kinda expensive but isnt all quality paint?

http://www.alsacorp.com/paints.htm

or

http://www.trippininc.com

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torque Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline 2008 nightster,flat od green and black Posts: 748 rock hill,S.C. Gender:	Re: Its up to u guys! Reply #9 - 09/27/05 at 11:51:36 here is the web site for the paint company im ordering from http://paintforcars.com/ take a look at the corvette in the before and after section! ps vroom its really hard to give up my black but its time for a change ,i think ???
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mornhm - FSO Serious Thumper Offline HMMM Posts: 1105 Gender:	Re: Its up to u guys! Reply #10 - 09/27/05 at 11:55:14 Electric Blue I don't think there's enough surface area to really make the "mystic" paints a good choice.
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Ed L. Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline "We All go a Little Crazy Sometimes" Norman Bates Posts: 2808 Sunny Florida Gender:	Re: Its up to u guys! Reply #11 - 09/27/05 at 13:20:21 Electric blue with candy apple red trim and pinstripes. When you get the colors side by side they really look great.
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vroom1776 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2110 Gender:	Re: Its up to u guys! Reply #12 - 09/27/05 at 13:50:55 torque wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09: ps vroom its really hard to give up my black but its time for a change ,i think ??? That's why I like the ratlte cans!
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clueless-FSO Senior Member Offline Posts: 454 Birmingham, Al Gender:	Re: Its up to u guys! Reply #13 - 09/27/05 at 17:22:55 Electric Blue, white accents. Saw a Triumph, orange and white. Looked GREAT!!
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Jim_R

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Reply #14 - 09/28/05 at 00:04:06

Torque

I did some photoshop work on ur bike to see the colors. check out these pics. I still love the red hehe.

http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/437318/
red

http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/437320/
blue

http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/437325/
green ye stole me lucky charms

http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/437326/
silver

http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/437315/
teal yuck

http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/437317/
purple haha

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