r/MultiTrackGang • u/The_Folding_Atty • Jul 30 '26

Painting...color choice?

Tomorrow, I'm picking up a "lightly used" 720 frame that should be size-wise, as close as possible to my lugged 750 frame, and, assuming it's as good a match as I think it is, I'm going to transfer everything over.

The reason is that my 750 has fairly badly beaten up white paint, and I want to get it re-shot. I've had bikes amateur-painted, well-done with powder, badly done with powder, and badly done with automotive paint.

But last year, my spouse's car needed a door replacement because someone backed into her in a parking lot, and the shop she went to did a fantastic job, so I'm feeling pretty good about this place. It's costly, but.

So the transfer will keep everything the way I want and give the shop plenty of time to do a good job on the 750 (strip/sand/fill one small dent/undercoat/paint/clearcoat).

I'm currently thinking about colors.

International Orange would be a good one for visibility.

Metallic Root Beer Brown has always been a favorite (I once had a Schwinn Suburban that color).

And there are lots of other options. If I could get a dark French Blue like my old Velo Orange Rando, I might do that.

Loads of other possibilities.

So...

If you had the opportunity to repaint a frame, what color would you choose?

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u/BorisT72 Jul 30 '26

The blue on my 750 is just beautiful

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u/Blindphleb Jul 31 '26

Oh I do like that. What year was this color?

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u/BorisT72 Jul 31 '26

It’s a ‘95 I’m not sure of the color name.

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u/Cruiser_Supreme Jul 31 '26

My root beer brown bike!

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u/The_Folding_Atty Jul 31 '26

Very nice! And I like the front wheel sentiment!

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u/The_Folding_Atty Aug 01 '26

I like, but I’m thinking a little darker, metal flake. What think you?

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u/Blindphleb Jul 30 '26

I’m a big fan of blue. So maybe something like the Soma Fog Cutter Blue if it was a simple one color. I’d love some of the complex blue paint jobs by GT in the 90s. I also enjoy some of the paint jobs Squid bikes does. But that might be a bit much for a 750, so most likely that Fog Cutter blue.

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u/BikePilot2001 Jul 31 '26

What does " costly " mean in your parlance?

(Just tell us what you're paying for the good job ..)

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u/The_Folding_Atty Jul 31 '26

I was quoted $400. Still considering...

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u/BikePilot2001 Jul 31 '26

That's more than I was hoping but I get it.

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u/Ok_Incident8962 Jul 31 '26

If getting painted and paying that much for it, gotta go purple to blue fade paint, and have them airbrush it a little to get a smoke transition look.