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Question for the Haro boys...
superbikedan:
--- Quote from: cheekythirtysix on October 11, 2009, 07:43 PM ---I could be wrong but I think most of the early paint jobs were 'wet"!
How many times have we heard people trying to match an old school colour with powder with no luck
... if it's a struggle to match a colour to a powder now then I very much doubt that there was a powder back then :daumenhoch:
John
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there was powder in the 80s, infact it's been used since the 60s but only in basic colours, i think
many of the early 80s frames that where powdered are in the basic colours, ie black,white red ect
that's why it so hard to copy the haro greens ect, :)
Redline:
--- Quote from: SuperBikeDan on October 11, 2009, 09:47 PM ---
--- Quote from: cheekythirtysix on October 11, 2009, 07:43 PM ---I could be wrong but I think most of the early paint jobs were 'wet"!
How many times have we heard people trying to match an old school colour with powder with no luck
... if it's a struggle to match a colour to a powder now then I very much doubt that there was a powder back then :daumenhoch:
John
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there was powder in the 80s, infact it's been used since the 60s but only in basic colours, i think
many of the early 80s frames that where powdered are in the basic colours, ie black,white red ect
that's why it so hard to copy the haro greens ect, :)
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yeh Dan.. I know it was around..... but take the Redline red or yellow for example.... not seen a powder nowadays to exactly match it - so if there isn't a powder now then I would doubt there was a powder back then so does it stand to reason that it was a wet paint?
From memory it chipped easily too and was easily removed with nitromors and I didn't think nitromors would touch powder?
.... just an observation fella as I know you're the man when it comes to painting so I wouldn't doubt your expertise or judgement dude :daumenhoch:
superbikedan:
--- Quote from: cheekythirtysix on October 11, 2009, 10:52 PM ---
--- Quote from: SuperBikeDan on October 11, 2009, 09:47 PM ---
--- Quote from: cheekythirtysix on October 11, 2009, 07:43 PM ---I could be wrong but I think most of the early paint jobs were 'wet"!
How many times have we heard people trying to match an old school colour with powder with no luck
... if it's a struggle to match a colour to a powder now then I very much doubt that there was a powder back then :daumenhoch:
John
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there was powder in the 80s, infact it's been used since the 60s but only in basic colours, i think
many of the early 80s frames that where powdered are in the basic colours, ie black,white red ect
that's why it so hard to copy the haro greens ect, :)
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yeh Dan.. I know it was around..... but take the Redline red or yellow for example.... not seen a powder nowadays to exactly match it - so if there isn't a powder now then I would doubt there was a powder back then so does it stand to reason that it was a wet paint?
From memory it chipped easily too and was easily removed with nitromors and I didn't think nitromors would touch powder?
.... just an observation fella as I know you're the man when it comes to painting so I wouldn't doubt your expertise or judgement dude :daumenhoch:
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your bang on mate :daumenhoch: powder can be matched but very very expensive, wet paint colour sampling is cheap,
a small 1litre of paint, add a bit more colour untill your happy and that's it, colour ready to go ;)
this is why i think many of the colours outside the standard colour range where wet paint.
many peeps say about cost and speed of powder but we use pressure pot guns for wet paints that
are faster than powder guns :daumenhoch:
JAY:
Matt, Both the USA and Tai 84 framesets have grey primer underneath the paint, Don't know what type of paint it is though.The Torker frames always seem to be well painted, but the Tai frames barely have any paint on as you can see the grey primer though the top coat.
Like i've said,i'm not sure what type of paint they used, but would be interested to know, or if there is a way of telling the type of paint used.
superbikedan:
--- Quote from: JAY on October 11, 2009, 11:14 PM ---Matt, Both the USA and Tai 84 framesets have grey primer underneath the paint, Don't know what type of paint it is though.The Torker frames always seem to be well painted, but the Tai frames barely have any paint on as you can see the grey primer though the top coat.
Like i've said,i'm not sure what type of paint they used, but would be interested to know, or if there is a way of telling the type of paint used.
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jay one things for sure is that the old paint will be lead based so you wont be able to copy
that excatly but a colours a colour so with todays paint systems you will get it copied
spot on :)
no colour is out of reach of being copied, mattdubs ghp is a prime example of colour
matching in wet paint :daumenhoch:
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