What nuance of red should have @Pearl paint his 2014 EM SS to get $1500 for it? Let’s debate.

Status
Not open for further replies.
Whatev Kev...

I’m actually really not like that. In case I need something specific I say up front and make it clear that I will pay extra if necessary to have the little additional job. My experience so far is that professional that know what they’re doing and that are charging you for a few or several hours don’t mind using 5 minutes of their time to explain what they’re doing. On the other hand those who haven’t got a clue about what they’re doing tend to have a hard time explaining it away...let’s not talk about those that don’t have a clue but think they do.

Also remember, progress is made questioning conventional wisdom as much as not ignoring it.

Happy New Year!
Hold up, this paint job is going
To be $500?
 
What are you talking about? There's no paint job and no $500. At most some touch up paint for a couple of small chips on the seat stays.
That was an awful lot of paint talk for not doing paint.

my bad, all that talk to do nothing supports what I originally said.
doesn’t matter, ride more, talk about bikes less, BIYF is waiting for your next entry, scores are up-to-date as of 4 today, for your liking
 
That was an awful lot of paint talk for not doing paint.

my bad, all that talk to do nothing supports what I originally said.
doesn’t matter, ride more, talk about bikes less, BIYF is waiting for your next entry, scores are up-to-date as of 4 today, for your liking
Thanks for your positive contribution, truly appreciated. I apologize for not talking about the correct sock length or the perfect saddle angle, we'll try to do better next time.

I'll be glad to contribute an entry to BIYF as soon as I will be in the position to do so. Hopefully soon.

Have a great 2021.
 
I'll be glad to contribute an entry to BIYF as soon as I will be in the position to do so. Hopefully soon.
1609476015188.jpeg

2 bonus points of you post 3
Positive things
 
I opened the package...sorry @Pearl , no video. Front triangle is in perfect condition with the exception of some very light cable rub on the headtube, I'm quite confident it will buff out. Some very light scratches on the top of the seat stays, looks more like handling scratching than actual riding damage. No rust. Very happy with it given the circumstances. The wife likers the color. All if fine.

Is there a specific product to prevent the frame from rusting from the inside? I'd like to treat both frames to prevent any damage.

@jimvreeland can you get me the color code for the 2015 light blue Salsa El Mariachi? Pleeaaase!

View attachment 146981

View attachment 146979

View attachment 146980

QBP is closed until Monday but I'll give Mike a ring and see what I can find out then.
 
Now that I am sober again, here is a suggestion:
If there are small chips and you can’t find a match paint, you can always do a highlight color. It serves two purposes, cover up the chip and also make the frame unique.

This was done with vinyl but served the se
Purpose:

52540EA8-8373-404B-9A3A-E987E498DE69.jpeg


Covered a scratched from my
Brake lever and matches the color of the letters (note the keystones are by me as well)
50B0F52C-60DB-4804-AA36-694AF9129D41.jpeg
 
Now that I am sober again, here is a suggestion:
If there are small chips and you can’t find a match paint, you can always do a highlight color. It serves two purposes, cover up the chip and also make the frame unique.

This was done with vinyl but served the se
Purpose:

View attachment 147159

Covered a scratched from my
Brake lever and matches the color of the letters (note the keystones are by me as well)View attachment 147160
Definitely an option but It’s not really my style.
 
I have a Pantone color for my Tallboy's paint job. Googling has come up with nada for where to buy a paint pen.

Can someone shine light on where I could get a paint pen with a pantone color? I could swear there was a previous post recently in here about getting a paint pen with a RAL color, but there's 100 argument posts in here a day. 🙂
 
I have a Pantone color for my Tallboy's paint job. Googling has come up with nada for where to buy a paint pen.

Can someone shine light on where I could get a paint pen with a pantone color? I could swear there was a previous post recently in here about getting a paint pen with a RAL color, but there's 100 argument posts in here a day. 🙂
 
I have a Pantone color for my Tallboy's paint job. Googling has come up with nada for where to buy a paint pen.

Can someone shine light on where I could get a paint pen with a pantone color? I could swear there was a previous post recently in here about getting a paint pen with a RAL color, but there's 100 argument posts in here a day. 🙂
You maybe thinking about @Karate Monkey mentioning to get a color matched at MAACO?
 
The painter can do it also. When I had my Seven repainted I had in done in UPS truck brown. He just scanned the truck and the color was dead on. When I had Rusty repowdered by Brew I just told him to pick a brown he thought was cool as I wasn't going for anything in particular. Personally, I think if you're going through the trouble of painting something, it should be unique.
 
The painter can do it also. When I had my Seven repainted I had in done in UPS truck brown. He just scanned the truck and the color was dead on. When I had Rusty repowdered by Brew I just told him to pick a brown he thought was cool as I wasn't going for anything in particular. Personally, I think if you're going through the trouble of painting something, it should be unique.
I agree 100%, but the general condition of this frame really doesn’t call for a full paint job. I’ve been thinking about having the mukluk painted one solid color (I do like the yellow on the frame) as the olive stripe on the front doesn’t rally do it for me but it would be completely unnecessary right now.
 
My co-worker has the Muk in both the Olive and Matte black. The green is pretty horrible in real life. Most of the Muk colors have been terrible. The purple the 2021 alloy one comes in is 🤘🤘
 
I have a Pantone color for my Tallboy's paint job. Googling has come up with nada for where to buy a paint pen.

Can someone shine light on where I could get a paint pen with a pantone color? I could swear there was a previous post recently in here about getting a paint pen with a RAL color, but there's 100 argument posts in here a day. 🙂
Did you try with a Pantone/RAL converter?

https://www.easycalculation.com/colorconverter/pantone-to-ral.php

I have this RAL color cards (classic).

CC5D2EC0-AAA5-4CC3-B498-3A9A88CFB64E.jpeg

It wasn’t much help with the NTM frame though...
6080962E-1089-4B1C-B4FA-0F3BE0E26755.jpeg

B0E8F0CC-9A0A-439A-922E-B23553B3B5D5.jpeg

978744D1-58FE-4A65-A388-3BC6B1AB0576.jpeg
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top Bottom