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is there a GHP know it all here??
factory pilot:
This is a supposed NOS frame called "candy red"
But looks more gloss to me than a proper candy colour
This is not nos but looks more candy red for sure ..
Where are you Chris? Help .....
The later ones were all gloss ...
Marc ... They look great in candy and those on the BMXmuseum all refer to themselves as "candy red " but I know what it's like when you want something perfect ..
Ant
dancetothedrummersbeat:
Great work Ant. I was looking at 85's then. Never knew they did both
factory pilot:
Thanks Andy, yeah pretty sure now early (84s) were candy .. Later ( like the trix ) gloss fistblump
R Al:
84's were candy red, I have an original finish cruiser and a refinished long that was repainted by Subwax
McQUEEN:
--- Quote from: factory pilot on May 21, 2016, 08:43 AM ---This is a supposed NOS frame called "candy red"
The later ones were all gloss ...
Marc ... They look great in candy and those on the BMXmuseum all refer to themselves as "candy red " but I know what it's like when you want something perfect ..
Ant
--- End quote ---
Thanks all,
Really difficult - the one in this picture is a Trix and actually candy red...I've seen the build thread on the museum and its a white base coat with candy red over making it look like a mix of orange and red, which I think looks fantastic. This frame actually started as a YELLOW, factory painted, which I can only find once reference to!
The GHP's from early 84 seem to be candy red, later seem to be red gloss.
I popped into see SBD yesterday and dropped my GHP F+F off. SBD showed me a sample of a gloss red which looked really good. In the adverts I've got in magazines from BITD it doesn't say Candy Red, and if the logo is the newer logo with the red/orange/yellow background they are referred to as Red.
My gut feel is to go Gloss Red, even though the frame is stamped 0784 which I think is July 84. In America that practically an 85 as they also go one season in advance. I think the Gloss Red suits the newer decals more than the Candy Red on the early silver backed decals.
I also found this flicking through my July 85 copy of Freestylin' magazine - an advert which offers the GHP in "red, white, chrome or day glow orange" I think that must be the Candy Red over the white base.
Its so f88kin hard!!
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