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Title: Haro green
Post by: Faze 3 on November 23, 2013, 06:48 PM: Heh fella's

Want to paint my 85 master in the green, anybody know how I could identify the colour for my painter.

Unfortunately I don't have any other green haro items from this era :(

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
Mark
Title: Re: Haro green
Post by: superbikedan on November 23, 2013, 06:56 PM: Quote from: Faze 3 on November 23, 2013, 06:48 PM
Heh fella's

Want to paint my 85 master in the green, anybody know how I could identify the colour for my painter.

Unfortunately I don't have any other green haro items from this era :(

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
Mark

ral 6018 :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Haro green
Post by: superbikedan on November 23, 2013, 07:00 PM: Quote from: superbikedan on November 23, 2013, 06:56 PM
Quote from: Faze 3 on November 23, 2013, 06:48 PM
Heh fella's

Want to paint my 85 master in the green, anybody know how I could identify the colour for my painter.

Unfortunately I don't have any other green haro items from this era :(

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
Mark

ral 6018 :daumenhoch:

sorry wrong bike :LolLolLolLol: the green is neon, very bright, is it being painted or powder?
Title: Re: Haro green
Post by: Faze 3 on November 23, 2013, 07:14 PM: Oh I thought that was spot on, the correct RAL colour what more could I ask for :)

But that's not right then :-\

It'll be car paint, not powder.
Title: Re: Haro green
Post by: superbikedan on November 23, 2013, 08:21 PM: Quote from: Faze 3 on November 23, 2013, 07:14 PM
Oh I thought that was spot on, the correct RAL colour what more could I ask for :)

But that's not right then :-\

It'll be car paint, not powder.

ral 6018 is slightly darker, it has to be neon, your car painter should be able to get the brightness if he has something to colour match to :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Haro green
Post by: Faze 3 on November 24, 2013, 12:07 PM: that's my problem Dan, I don't have anything in that green to get a match from. :-[
Title: Re: Haro green
Post by: fischflo on November 27, 2013, 05:45 PM: www.c4labspc.com/services.html‎ ..... or contact Chip directly http://bmxmuseum.com/user/758 . They/he is specialized in powder, but i'm sure he can help steer you in the right direction :daumenhoch:

edit: ...he#s known for hitting that green
just an example ->http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=3532826 (Rust-oleum fluorescent :laugh:!?)

and here: ->http://www.vintagebmx.com/community/lofiversion/index.php/t3008330.html it says:
"I have a display of 3 NOS frames with a great difference in color between them. One is dark, one is light, and the other falls in the middle at about the shade of powder I use. Basically Haro used a very light gray primer and the green paint they used was transparent (like most neons), so depending on how much they put on, it changed the shade slightly." .....think that's Chip himself who says that
Title: Re: Haro green
Post by: That Swan Guy on November 27, 2013, 05:47 PM: 6018 is GT/Tuf Neck/Tioga green :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Haro green
Post by: spanner monkey on January 21, 2014, 10:24 PM: RAL6018 is like Kawasaki green
Title: Re: Haro green
Post by: McQUEEN on January 23, 2014, 09:48 PM: Quote from: spanner monkey on January 21, 2014, 10:24 PM
RAL6018 is like Kawasaki green

I've read a few Rich Sigur interviews and this is the colour that started the whole Haro neon green - RS spray bombed his Sport the night before a KOS comp and the next week Bob Haro was inundated with requests. RS based it on his yamaha motorbike.