Gahh Custom Paint on an Amplifier! help me choose!

[IRIX]

I wanted a personal look, and I'm leaning towards the day glow yellow / teal instead of the fade setup. I think a fade paint job like the sunburst or moonrise would suit better for fatter tubes, and a Klein tbh...

Also when the paint job will get scuffed from riding ill just polish it up and keep it polished aluminum.

Yes I'm planing to do this my self but i think shipping a frame or a full bike to Iceland and back would be rather pricy and hardly worth the effort.

I also thought about doing the day glow yellow scheme v2 (front triangle yellow, rear black) and doing some splatter work (black splatter or veins)

Does anyone know what printing method is best for decals so I can clear coat them?

 

[B3]

As far as AMP's go i've always been a less is more kind of guy, however in the 90's AMP ran an ad featuring a red front end with polished/chromed parts and a radial laced front wheel, that to me always looked cool.

 

[My_Teenage_Self]

The 3rd scheme, but leave the rear triangle and forks polished alloy.

My 2p.

 

[beepbeep]

You've been busy in photoshop, nice work!

Personally I like the yellow front/black rear, but not 100% on using teal for the decals - yellow and teal (turquoise) always scream Yeti IMHO. Maybe red for the decals instead?

 

[GWDesigns]

I like number 3 but then I quite like orange. It would be best to make a stencil and spray the logos. I never use decals when custom painting stuff. I usually use vinyl stencils for logos etc. You could print them and cut out of card but will more than likely be messy due to the curvature of the tubes,

 

[ishaw]

I got my amp redone in black, I chickened out on a British racing green front end instead of the stock black, and kind of regret it tbh. If it helps, I've an original amp b5 which has a yellow front end and the rest chrome, it might give you an idea as to how that will look.

Who is going to do your decals btw? If you get a teal edged set done, I could be interested, as at least mine won't be so stock then, as I even got standard repro decals made too.

As for your suggested schemes, I'm erring on yellow rear, black front. What colour is yours currently?

 

[RockiMtn]

option 1 if i had to choose. but ditch the teal.

i much prefer polished suspension front/rear and a solid colour front triangle.

 

[IRIX]

Current paint job is the standard mongoose paint job, polished rear, black front. I have been thinking about keeping the rear polished, make the front triangle day glow yellow and black decals

 

[IRIX]

fiddled around and decided on this scheme.
Rear triangle polished
Front triangle Fluro yellow
Black decals
custom decal for my name
Mongoose mascot on headtube