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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: mark 2 on April 29, 2008, 04:58 PM
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I've just back from powder coaters to get one of these (pic) done, he ran out of 1018 and was trying to scrounge for me a couple of kg from other coaters to go without me buying a whole box. He couldn't get any, we went through the ral charts and he had 1021 on a bit of pipe lying around. Now I've always been convinced that the shade should slightly be a bit richer and 1018 was a bit acidic, but many of you have sworn otherwise. Is it possible that performer colours were a bit more of a pastel shade than the race bikes? And if you look at the yellow on any decals they are very near 1021. So would the decals be a good reference of a correct shade or has the decal colour got nothing to do with the price of sausages and was always a contrasting shade? I know it's been argued to death this subject but I'm not convinced 1018 is the 100% correct answer to all things GT yellow. If I do buy a box I'll have 9 2kg batches of the powder for sale.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v213/mikamagic1/Gtteamseries084.jpg)
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looks more like 1023 to my eye,
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g171/jarvicseven/yellow3014.jpg)
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http://s58.photobucket.com/albums/g243/gashead69/?action=view¤t=82GT007.jpg
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/82GT007.jpg)
http://s58.photobucket.com/albums/g243/gashead69/?action=view¤t=BIKES005.jpg
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/BIKES005.jpg)
I always said they were different ;)
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Pete Quad has just been over and we have just had this conversation. I am getting Dan (SBD) to do 3 f+f on Thursday in RAL 1018 zinc yellow so i hope it is correct.
Pete is adamant that the correct yellow is 1018 on a performer. He also said that they look much better painted in a richer yellow as they compliment the yellow parts better. Sometimes the f+f look too pastel and the parts too yellow.
Who ACTUALLY knows what colour it is.....i dont but i need to quick!!!
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I've just taken these pics with all the important elements together to compare.....the metal tubing next to the performer is 1021. Now compared to the tuffs it's a pretty near match, same with the decals. And a bit of gold Dia Compe anno thrown in so you can see what works with what....I'm going to give 1021 a whirl with the team series.....btw, that massive sprocket looks shit, anyone got 16T I'm sure that's 18....
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v213/mikamagic1/agtral.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v213/mikamagic1/agtral2.jpg)
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how did you fit a flatland mini sprocket to the rear hub mark??? :LolLolLolLol:
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Mark...can you get me a pic of the whole performer so that i can see what the hole bike looks like.
cheers. ;)
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Voila, give you a call in a bit, keep putting off an essay for big school.... ;)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v213/mikamagic1/performer.jpg)
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Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes!!!!
Now that is how i remember the colour! Thank fook.
It looks REALLY pastel in the 1st pic you did comparing the colours but when its built it looks spot on. :daumenhoch:
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biagio has had a couple of performers in original paint and the match was 1018, the race bikes i have seen look the same too
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I had mine done by SBD in the brighter yellow. It is bright, but but I actually prefer it...espcially as I have blue components on mine. The photo actually makes the colours look more saturated than they are - tuffs aren't nearly as blue as they appear
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/nn256/martinporter69/P4230046.jpg)
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I had mine done by SBD in the brighter yellow. It is bright, but but I actually prefer it...espcially as I have blue components on mine. The photo actually makes the colours look more saturated than they are - tuffs aren't nearly as blue as they appear
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/nn256/martinporter69/P4230046.jpg)
YGM ...
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Hasn't anybody wrote/ contacted GT to ask them?
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you don't miss a trick, one guess what the pm's about.... :LolLolLolLol:
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Doesnt begin with B and end with S? :LolLolLolLol:
Sounds like MARS?
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you don't miss a trick, one guess what the pm's about.... :LolLolLolLol:
Doesnt begin with B and end with S? :LolLolLolLol:
Sounds like MARS?
:buck2: :LolLolLolLol:
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You all bloody quick of the mark, aren't you? :LolLolLolLol:
Does everyone know everyone else's wish list?! :smitten:
BTW Marty - there are some Vector "freestyle bars" on the bay - I don't remember them back in the day, so I'm sure they are snide..but a heads up anyway....