[RBW] Re: Atlantis color?
After successfully painting my Silca pump with the touch up paint that Riv sent with my Atlantis frame that I bought in '03, I've been considering painting my SKS plastic fenders to match. Following Grant's lead in the last post/reply, I searched the web for Testor's USSR Interior Blue Green #2135 and found this: http://www.art-paints.com/Paints/Acrylic/Testors/Model/USSR-Interior-Blue-Green/USSR-Interior-Blue-Green.html which gives the CMYK code of 67, 24, 47, 2. Here's the color swatch from the Tester's site: http://www.testors.com/product/0/2135/_/ It's too bad Testor's only sells this color in .5 oz containers. Hope this helps, Steve DeMont Seattle On Feb 24, 6:58 am, bicyclebill b...@wbpnet.com wrote: I had some front rack braze-ons added to my Bleriot by a local framebuilder (Peter Mooney) but he couldn't match the paint. Rivendell was actually not helpful and could not provide a paint number that could be given to a local painter. When I get some time, I've been referred to a custom shop in Providence, RI (Circle A) where I hope they can match it by eye or trial and error. Bill On Feb 23, 7:45 pm, Mike mjawn...@gmail.com wrote: Have you contacted Rivendell? Seems like they'd be able to help you with it. Or even Waterford since they're now making the Atlantis for Riv. On Feb 23, 4:06 pm, doug peterson dougpn...@cox.net wrote: Has anyone ever had something painted to match their Atlantis? I'm talking to a guy (not local to me) about painting some parts to match the standard color. He says if he has a Dupont automotive paint number he can do it. The Testor's modeling paint is OK for touch up but not close enough for a large area. So if anyone has solved this problem already I'm interested in hearing from you. dougP- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Atlantis color?
Steve: Thanks for posting; I'm going to print that to see how closely it matches the bike. I've used the Testors to touch up it does look different but that may be just the brushing on lack of proper prep. I'll see if the painter can work with the CMYK code. That's the sort of info I was looking for. I contacted Testors customer service to see if they can provide cross reference to an auto paint available in sufficient quantity. We'll see what they come up with. dougP On Feb 26, 11:51 am, Steve D. s_dem...@yahoo.com wrote: After successfully painting my Silca pump with the touch up paint that Riv sent with my Atlantis frame that I bought in '03, I've been considering painting my SKS plastic fenders to match. Following Grant's lead in the last post/reply, I searched the web for Testor's USSR Interior Blue Green #2135 and found this:http://www.art-paints.com/Paints/Acrylic/Testors/Model/USSR-Interior-... which gives the CMYK code of 67, 24, 47, 2. Here's the color swatch from the Tester's site:http://www.testors.com/product/0/2135/_/ It's too bad Testor's only sells this color in .5 oz containers. Hope this helps, Steve DeMont Seattle On Feb 24, 6:58 am, bicyclebill b...@wbpnet.com wrote: I had some front rack braze-ons added to my Bleriot by a local framebuilder (Peter Mooney) but he couldn't match the paint. Rivendell was actually not helpful and could not provide a paint number that could be given to a local painter. When I get some time, I've been referred to a custom shop in Providence, RI (Circle A) where I hope they can match it by eye or trial and error. Bill On Feb 23, 7:45 pm, Mike mjawn...@gmail.com wrote: Have you contacted Rivendell? Seems like they'd be able to help you with it. Or even Waterford since they're now making the Atlantis for Riv. On Feb 23, 4:06 pm, doug peterson dougpn...@cox.net wrote: Has anyone ever had something painted to match their Atlantis? I'm talking to a guy (not local to me) about painting some parts to match the standard color. He says if he has a Dupont automotive paint number he can do it. The Testor's modeling paint is OK for touch up but not close enough for a large area. So if anyone has solved this problem already I'm interested in hearing from you. dougP- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Atlantis color?
I had some front rack braze-ons added to my Bleriot by a local framebuilder (Peter Mooney) but he couldn't match the paint. Rivendell was actually not helpful and could not provide a paint number that could be given to a local painter. When I get some time, I've been referred to a custom shop in Providence, RI (Circle A) where I hope they can match it by eye or trial and error. Bill On Feb 23, 7:45 pm, Mike mjawn...@gmail.com wrote: Have you contacted Rivendell? Seems like they'd be able to help you with it. Or even Waterford since they're now making the Atlantis for Riv. On Feb 23, 4:06 pm, doug peterson dougpn...@cox.net wrote: Has anyone ever had something painted to match their Atlantis? I'm talking to a guy (not local to me) about painting some parts to match the standard color. He says if he has a Dupont automotive paint number he can do it. The Testor's modeling paint is OK for touch up but not close enough for a large area. So if anyone has solved this problem already I'm interested in hearing from you. dougP- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Atlantis color?
Most of Riv's standard paint schemes are a custom mix, so they don't have a number, and can't really help much in matching. Butterscotch was nearly impossible for Riv to replicate across Saluki models. Pea Sage Green, a popular custom color, always comes out a little different depending on the particular mix the painter is using. But really, any reason to re-paint the whole bike a new color is worth it! Its like having a new bike. Esteban San Diego, Calif. On Feb 24, 6:58 am, bicyclebill b...@wbpnet.com wrote: I had some front rack braze-ons added to my Bleriot by a local framebuilder (Peter Mooney) but he couldn't match the paint. Rivendell was actually not helpful and could not provide a paint number that could be given to a local painter. When I get some time, I've been referred to a custom shop in Providence, RI (Circle A) where I hope they can match it by eye or trial and error. Bill On Feb 23, 7:45 pm, Mike mjawn...@gmail.com wrote: Have you contacted Rivendell? Seems like they'd be able to help you with it. Or even Waterford since they're now making the Atlantis for Riv. On Feb 23, 4:06 pm, doug peterson dougpn...@cox.net wrote: Has anyone ever had something painted to match their Atlantis? I'm talking to a guy (not local to me) about painting some parts to match the standard color. He says if he has a Dupont automotive paint number he can do it. The Testor's modeling paint is OK for touch up but not close enough for a large area. So if anyone has solved this problem already I'm interested in hearing from you. dougP- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis color?
painters that I have spoken to have told me they'd rather repaint the whole bike than do a touch up On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 9:40 AM, Esteban proto...@gmail.com wrote: Most of Riv's standard paint schemes are a custom mix, so they don't have a number, and can't really help much in matching. Butterscotch was nearly impossible for Riv to replicate across Saluki models. Pea Sage Green, a popular custom color, always comes out a little different depending on the particular mix the painter is using. But really, any reason to re-paint the whole bike a new color is worth it! Its like having a new bike. Esteban San Diego, Calif. On Feb 24, 6:58 am, bicyclebill b...@wbpnet.com wrote: I had some front rack braze-ons added to my Bleriot by a local framebuilder (Peter Mooney) but he couldn't match the paint. Rivendell was actually not helpful and could not provide a paint number that could be given to a local painter. When I get some time, I've been referred to a custom shop in Providence, RI (Circle A) where I hope they can match it by eye or trial and error. Bill On Feb 23, 7:45 pm, Mike mjawn...@gmail.com wrote: Have you contacted Rivendell? Seems like they'd be able to help you with it. Or even Waterford since they're now making the Atlantis for Riv. On Feb 23, 4:06 pm, doug peterson dougpn...@cox.net wrote: Has anyone ever had something painted to match their Atlantis? I'm talking to a guy (not local to me) about painting some parts to match the standard color. He says if he has a Dupont automotive paint number he can do it. The Testor's modeling paint is OK for touch up but not close enough for a large area. So if anyone has solved this problem already I'm interested in hearing from you. dougP- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- Where did the spring go? Where did my hormones go? Where did my energy go? Where did my go go? Where did the pleasure go? Where did my hair go? -- Ray Davies -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Atlantis color?
Somewhere on the site we say it. It is Testors Model Paint, Russian Interior BLue. Used for inside Russian submarines to keep the Reds calm. You can google it and find sources a-plenty. It is the only Rivcolor that is a testors color, and therefore easy to find perfect touch-up for. A painter can eyeball it and come close enough. We've had Atlantises painted by three painters, and the good painters come close enough that you have to be a ex Russian sub-guy to tell any difference. G On Feb 23, 4:06 pm, doug peterson dougpn...@cox.net wrote: Has anyone ever had something painted to match their Atlantis? I'm talking to a guy (not local to me) about painting some parts to match the standard color. He says if he has a Dupont automotive paint number he can do it. The Testor's modeling paint is OK for touch up but not close enough for a large area. So if anyone has solved this problem already I'm interested in hearing from you. dougP -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Atlantis color?
Have you contacted Rivendell? Seems like they'd be able to help you with it. Or even Waterford since they're now making the Atlantis for Riv. On Feb 23, 4:06 pm, doug peterson dougpn...@cox.net wrote: Has anyone ever had something painted to match their Atlantis? I'm talking to a guy (not local to me) about painting some parts to match the standard color. He says if he has a Dupont automotive paint number he can do it. The Testor's modeling paint is OK for touch up but not close enough for a large area. So if anyone has solved this problem already I'm interested in hearing from you. dougP -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
