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Title: 1980 USA Redline MXII in Red Colour?
Post by: Redline on September 18, 2006, 02:54 PM: Hey Guys,

I bought a nice NOS set of Redline V Bars in Red on ebay. I've got and early MXII Frame and forks ready to paint to match the bards and wondered if anyone knew a paint code or something for the Redline red used around 1980? None of the powder coating red colours are a match so I'm looking at getting it sprayed as this is how they were done back in the day anyways. Also, any recomendations for who I should get to do the paint job... I need it to be mint and live in the Manchester area.

Cheers dudes

John
Title: Re: 1980 USA Redline MXII in Red Colour?
Post by: theRuler on September 18, 2006, 03:09 PM: i have a blue one
sprayed it myself in the back garden with rattle cans

(http://30cms.co.uk/temp/line7/rlf1.JPG)
(http://30cms.co.uk/temp/line7/rlf3.JPG)
Title: Re: 1980 USA Redline MXII in Red Colour?
Post by: kdw712 on September 18, 2006, 04:17 PM: I do like them redlines
Title: Re: 1980 USA Redline MXII in Red Colour?
Post by: Bren Gunn on September 18, 2006, 09:31 PM: Candy red or solid red?
Title: Re: 1980 USA Redline MXII in Red Colour?
Post by: bmx-796 on September 18, 2006, 09:55 PM: this one of mine i done at home
(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b125/bmx-796/Picture403.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 USA Redline MXII in Red Colour?
Post by: Redline on September 19, 2006, 10:34 AM: Thanks for the replies dudes!

As for Candy or Solid Red, I'm not sure. The red on the NOS bars I have seems like a solid, very rich but has very slight magenta tinge to it with a clear laquer coat to finish... so is that candy red? I got a set of these bars for christmas back in the early 80's and the red is just how I remember it.

Cheers

John

P.S. I'm having major problems trying to get my bike images up on this website.... whats the score with that?
Title: Re: 1980 USA Redline MXII in Red Colour?
Post by: kdw712 on September 19, 2006, 01:19 PM: Quote from: cheekythirtysix on September 19, 2006, 10:34 AM
P.S. I'm having major problems trying to get my bike images up on this website.... whats the score with that?

this thread may help

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=32.0 (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=32.0)
Title: Re: 1980 USA Redline MXII in Red Colour?
Post by: Bren Gunn on September 19, 2006, 01:26 PM: Sound like a candy red...

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v337/2elliot/mxII.jpg)

Any good?
Title: Re: 1980 USA Redline MXII in Red Colour?
Post by: jimwise68 on September 19, 2006, 01:42 PM: Another Redline! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 1980 USA Redline MXII in Red Colour?
Post by: Redline on September 19, 2006, 02:55 PM: Nope.... none of that stuff in the thread means an awful lot to me as I'm using a mac and not a pc. I've tried using the additional options menu but after attaching a tiny 80K pic it just tells me the upload folder is full or something.

This is like really pissin me off as I've got a couple of real nice rides to show off!!!!!

John
Title: Re: 1980 USA Redline MXII in Red Colour?
Post by: kdw712 on September 19, 2006, 03:08 PM: go to

www.photobucket.com

sign up for a free account and go from there
Title: Re: 1980 USA Redline MXII in Red Colour?
Post by: jimwise68 on September 19, 2006, 03:47 PM: John

I'm using a Mac too. Use photobucket and cut and past the url from the image in photobucket in between these tags:

[ img] and [ /img] (ignore the spaces after the first bracket though)

Jim
Title: Re: 1980 USA Redline MXII in Red Colour?
Post by: Redline on September 19, 2006, 03:54 PM: Here's my totally NOS 1980 USA Redline MXII..... mmmm...... how much do I love this bike!!!!!

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m22/cheekythirtysix/P1010008.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 USA Redline MXII in Red Colour?
Post by: Redline on September 19, 2006, 03:57 PM: Thanks guys.... got the image uploading sorted now!!

John
Title: Re: 1980 USA Redline MXII in Red Colour?
Post by: Redline on September 19, 2006, 04:02 PM: Here's my Skyway TA, which I've owned from new..... this was my ride back in 84. Had to have it powdered though to bring it back to it's former glory.... still pretty trick though!!!

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m22/cheekythirtysix/SkywayTA.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 USA Redline MXII in Red Colour?
Post by: kdw712 on September 19, 2006, 04:04 PM: lovin that redline
Title: Re: 1980 USA Redline MXII in Red Colour?
Post by: fischflo on September 19, 2006, 11:25 PM: the blue one ....and the red ones classy 8)
Title: Re: 1980 USA Redline MXII in Red Colour?
Post by: gt0733 on September 20, 2006, 05:28 AM: some very nice redlines there. there's something about the white and red that looks sooooo cool. love em :smitten: