What color to paint the frame??

**250r'en +TCB** · 08-21-2006, 03:33 PM

Ok I've decieded on one of 3 colors for my 85R fame: Red, blue or gold....... Lets here your opinions!!!

Couple pics of my work, almost done with pre-fab just gotta get the damn swinger off!!!

Give me advice on that, I'll post another thread for it

**atctim** · 08-21-2006, 03:42 PM

I have never seen a gold frame on an R. Might be real gaudy, but might look really sharp too. It would match the swinger and wheels. then maybe hook it up with gold bars and a few other accents in gold as well. Maybe photoshop it first, but it would be different!

**250r'en +TCB** · 08-21-2006, 03:45 PM

I already have gold tag bars...... Could anybody photoshop it for me????

**250r'en +TCB** · 08-21-2006, 09:23 PM

Come on now I need some advice!!!

**Dammit!** · 08-21-2006, 09:36 PM

I say stick with red unless you're changing your plastics too. I think gold would look... well not good. It's a good accent color but that would be too much.

If you go with blue, just make sure it's a nice deep royal blue and not a light blue.

**edog** · 08-21-2006, 11:05 PM

I used Rustolium Sunset red.

**Billy Golightly** · 08-21-2006, 11:19 PM

Silver or Black...I think I'm gonna do one of mine in black.

**250r'en +TCB** · 08-21-2006, 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by Billy Golightly

Silver or Black...I think I'm gonna do one of mine in black.

I love black, but nothing else on it is black! Plus black shows every spot of dirt!!! I also have no silver on the bike.......

**86tri-z270** · 08-22-2006, 12:39 AM

im workin on photoshopping a pic for you chill man

**86tri-z270** · 08-22-2006, 12:41 AM

actually i need a picture of a w/c r with no seat or plastics on it to really get the vibe going...

**brrcuda** · 08-22-2006, 03:53 AM

I like the red personally. Next choice would be silver. Gold will look pretty tacky and I think you would get sick of it quickly.

Blue looks good until it starts to chip out. If you use just paint it will chip and if there is remnance of another color underneath it will show through.

There is a guy in Merrimack NH that powders frames for 250. Matched the Honda red with standard stock of in house powder colors too - no special orders. Thats if you have some extra ching.

**SYKO** · 08-22-2006, 08:02 AM

I like bright red, heres a bone frame to work with in photo shop, this is epoxy paint, just as strong as powder coating, and done by myself, 35 bucks in this baby!

**thefox** · 08-22-2006, 08:13 AM

I thing a blue that matches the seat and fork boots would look good. It would make it different but not stand out as much as the gold frame. We know the red would look good but that would look like most other R's out there, do you want that (not that there is anything wrong with that)?

**250r'en +TCB** · 08-22-2006, 09:15 AM

Originally Posted by thefox

I thing a blue that matches the seat and fork boots would look good. It would make it different but not stand out as much as the gold frame. We know the red would look good but that would look like most other R's out there, do you want that (not that there is anything wrong with that)?

That's what I'm asking myself, do I want the same as everybody else (red), not that there is anything wrong with red........ I defiantly would like to have a photoshop pic of gold though, That way it can give me more of an idea if the all gold metals look would work, or be too much

Thanks

**wanta86r** · 08-22-2006, 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by sykolincoln

I like bright red, heres a bone frame to work with in photo shop, this is epoxy paint, just as strong as powder coating, and done by myself, 35 bucks in this baby!

not to rain on your parade, but epoxy paint is nowhere near as durable as powdercoat.

I'd stick with red, i think the gold will look gaudy

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