Your fave retro paintjob?

[Dr S]

Eyup,
Been flicking through some old mags trying to get some inspiration for a paint job. Whats your favourite colour scheme? Post up pics and help me decide what to go for!

Cheers
si

 

[Pickle]

The old GT and Diamondback paintjobs of the early 90's float my boat

 

[Neil]

Eyup,
Been flicking through some old mags trying to get some inspiration for a paint job. Whats your favourite colour scheme? Post up pics and help me decide what to go for!

Cheers
si

My fave - and this isn't Diamondback obsession (I may have that disorder, but I like to think it's not influencing this decision), is a metallic blue that was used on a mid 90s Apex. I'm not sure whether it was 94 or 96, I know it's not 95, 'cos I've got one, and that has a dark blue matt finish.

The colour and finish just looked perfect to me, nice colour, lusty metallic finish, understated but classy.

 

[clockworkgazz]

orange fade- funny that eh!
Aqua fade

But this is now my fav.

 

[beepbeep]

It's been done before but hows about the Gulf colours? (I see Mr McQueen is wearing them!)

 

[Roger_P]

Another vote for Orange and White fade, but I guess it only looks good on an Orange!

Cheers,

Roger

 

[theboy]

Indigo fade to purple flamed into Mustard faded into neon Orange (no, I dont have a picture, its in my head) OR the Yo aquafade, but left/right (as in from the left its blue, from the right its green - a la Jez's old Goat) OR steel frame with a clear coat metal flake laquer OR Ti frame, painted the old Mini light blue, but with no paint as the decals.

 

[clockworkgazz]

I don't know roger, I got my clockwork aqua faded BITD (closest I will ever get to a yo :cry: ) and I thought that it worked.

Suppose it all depends on the frame?

 

[Bike Hoarder]

How about a 10 colour fade in a Dave Yates/Chas Roberts style? With colour coded stem and matching forks?

 

[Pickle]

Yellow to Red fade works; as per ededwards Yo.