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Title: help wanted on frame colour for my first build
Post by: dannyrobo2012 on June 29, 2012, 03:27 PM: any ideas as to what colour to powder my first build, a mk1 dp freestyle i was thinking white, but everyone does white, any ideas or pictures on here to look at would be great, thanks
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Post by: griff on June 29, 2012, 04:11 PM: few in the museum section
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=53.0
Title: Re: help wanted on frame colour for my first build
Post by: Devilock on June 29, 2012, 05:00 PM: Give it an Aaron Ross touch!! :D
Title: Re: help wanted on frame colour for my first build
Post by: dannyrobo2012 on June 29, 2012, 06:18 PM: thanks for the link, theres some amazing dp in there , and some great colours to think about.i am still new to bmx bikes and not sure what an Airmaster is, thanks for the help
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Post by: skki3330 on June 29, 2012, 10:06 PM: Baby Blue :daumenhoch:
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Post by: dannyrobo2012 on June 30, 2012, 02:01 AM: yeah someone else said baby blue today,theres some great restored bp bikes on here, a bit spoilt for choice
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Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on June 30, 2012, 02:39 AM: >:D Black with silver/chrome decals :angel:
Title: Re: help wanted on frame colour for my first build
Post by: dannyrobo2012 on June 30, 2012, 02:42 AM: can you get silver/black decals for them ? that would look nice
Title: Re: help wanted on frame colour for my first build
Post by: punkdSICO on June 30, 2012, 10:16 AM: Quote from: dannyrobo2012 on June 30, 2012, 02:42 AM
can you get silver/black decals for them ? that would look nice
Mate - we have our own personal decal making, right here in RAD. His name is "Del" - your PM window will find him from that. Here is a gallary thread for his work:

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=77984.0 (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=77984.0)

So yes, pretty much and decal variation you can think of, Del will be able to make. Super quick turn around (typically a few days to your door) and I think good value (typically £30ish for a full bike set).

Paul
Title: Re: help wanted on frame colour for my first build
Post by: dannyrobo2012 on June 30, 2012, 12:14 PM: thanks for that, i will deffo look into it, i was going out the door to have it powdered white yesterday but then thought there`s so many great colours that other people have had done, i thought i would step back and have a look at others , then see what colour to do mine :)
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Post by: punkdSICO on June 30, 2012, 04:05 PM: Sorry to stage the obvious but: when looking for colours, sure look at the DP examples but dont restrict yourself to just those. Also look through other build threads, maybe sticking with bike that look DP-esque (Haro's etc). If you do restrict your searches to just DPs, you may struggle to find much variation..

When you find a colour, run it past us if you feel brave.. Here are a few of my fav old school freestyle colours:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v716/glenbett/IMG_1714.jpg)
(http://i1038.photobucket.com/albums/a469/Poochy_06/IMG_0472.jpg)
(http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww308/jamroll/P1030167.jpg)
(http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu137/martylaa/SSL20979.jpg)
(http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq344/27sam/DSCF0727.jpg)

Notice how there are no white frames in the above!! :)

Paul
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Post by: M5AT on June 30, 2012, 04:12 PM: Go fruity, gay bikes are RAD.

Thats not me BTW, I'm nowhere near that sexy.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/kk44/M5AT/Radchester12_13.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/kk44/M5AT/Colourfcuk2000.jpg)
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Post by: BMX1973 on June 30, 2012, 07:54 PM: I like Factory colours. A DP expert on here will tell you what they were. :daumenhoch:
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Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on June 30, 2012, 08:34 PM: http://www.dpfirebird.co.uk/#/dp-frames/4531639557 ;)
Title: Re: help wanted on frame colour for my first build
Post by: dannyrobo2012 on June 30, 2012, 11:04 PM: thats a great idea to look at other bike, i really like the picture of the cw bike in like a maroon colour
i was told the mk1 factory colours was chrome or white
i do like the white (but ever one has a white one)
i do like black.
candy red
green.

the search continues
Title: Re: help wanted on frame colour for my first build
Post by: dannyrobo2012 on July 01, 2012, 10:15 AM: can anyone tell me the colour of this frame and would i get a powder coat in this colour
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/kk19/saracendan/cwbmx.jpg)
Title: Re: help wanted on frame colour for my first build
Post by: punkdSICO on July 01, 2012, 11:03 AM: Quote from: dannyrobo2012 on July 01, 2012, 10:15 AM
can anyone tell me the colour of this frame and would i get a powder coat in this colour
Morning - Send the picture to "Dan" via a PM. Dan is the on list powder coating guy, based in Daggenham.

btw, I think a Firebird would look fab in that colour..

Paul
Title: Re: help wanted on frame colour for my first build
Post by: dannyrobo2012 on July 01, 2012, 02:15 PM: thanks i think the same,i am down to 2 colours now either candy red or the cw bmx colour if its a power colour
Title: Re: help wanted on frame colour for my first build
Post by: skki3330 on July 01, 2012, 03:47 PM: Quote from: dannyrobo2012 on July 01, 2012, 10:15 AM
can anyone tell me the colour of this frame and would i get a powder coat in this colour
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/kk19/saracendan/cwbmx.jpg)

That CW im sure i was told it had been re-chromed first and then it was coated to get that finish :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: help wanted on frame colour for my first build
Post by: dannyrobo2012 on July 01, 2012, 06:23 PM: wow i wont be going down that root then, thanks for that i think i have made up my mind now with candy apple red with white bit :)
Title: Re: help wanted on frame colour for my first build
Post by: Jamroll on July 01, 2012, 09:09 PM: Yeah, the CW was my 2nd build and almost didn't get finished as it was in a skip overnnight after the charming come back shite :LolLolLolLol:
It was chrome and then "candy wine red" over the top. SBD did an amazing job of the powder and it looks the bollox but id never go down that route again cause 1 it was lookin expensive and 2 it was a lot of aggravation. Speak to Dan about having a cosmichrome base and then then a candy over the top...it will look lovely mate. Goodluck :daumenhoch:
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Post by: Jaymz on July 01, 2012, 09:12 PM: Quote from: Devilock on June 29, 2012, 05:00 PM
Give it an Aaron Ross touch!! :D
Fook yeah Grape Soda!
Title: Re: help wanted on frame colour for my first build
Post by: WINI on July 01, 2012, 09:27 PM: My fave colours of the dp were the mark2? Flouro green and the pink.

They were the nuts
Title: Re: help wanted on frame colour for my first build
Post by: dannyrobo2012 on July 02, 2012, 01:32 AM: your cw looks the boll*x it really does,but i cant afford a job like that, i am going to a local powder company called ultimate finish there in Lincoln ,i will have a look at what they have, some thing like candy red or candy wine red, i must say though i do also like the green dp :)
Title: Re: help wanted on frame colour for my first build
Post by: deeman on July 02, 2012, 02:30 PM: Quote from: WINI on July 01, 2012, 09:27 PM
My fave colours of the dp were the mark2? Flouro green and the pink.

They were the nuts

x2 :daumenhoch: