Need 2-tone paint ideas
matt and trish.
looked good. Hopefully someone has pics to show me other wise. I think it is
too angular, there isn't a separation between the body and cowls. I hope
you find one though and post how it turns out, I'm going to paint one over
the winter and can't decide what color.
DannyT
wrote:
>Ready to restore a small frame vintage Vespa. Need some ideas on great
>two-tone paint combinations.
>
>I used PhotoShop to experiment with a two-tone test before I start the job.
>I thought red with cream accents would look nice (see jpeg below), but I'm
>not so sure now.
>
Too garish for my eyes! I'd suggest something along the pastel lines
if you're gonna be doing a two-tone job on your scoot. The colours
should be complimentary ....... unless you're trying to make a
statement :-)
Good luck.
--
Danny T
http://www.bantam.demon.co.uk/runner.htm
Tim Wenzl
> >Ready to restore a small frame vintage Vespa. Need some ideas on great
> >two-tone paint combinations.
>
> Too garish for my eyes! I'd suggest something along the pastel lines
> if you're gonna be doing a two-tone job on your scoot. The colours
> should be complimentary ....... unless you're trying to make a
> statement :-)
Agreed. If you go with a stark color like red, the only ones to match would be
white or black, IMO. I knew somebody with a Honda Shadow 1100 that was green
and ivory. That was a beautiful combination because the green wasn't overly
dark or too pale. Visit a few Jap dealers and look at some of their cruisers
for some more ideas. If you're really leaning toward red, maybe make the
accents the darker color and the body ivory?
Ivory looks really good. If you just can't decide on a two-tone scheme, paint
the entire bike ivory!
Tim, '93 Helix
Colorado Springs, CO
Kevin Baker
local Harley dealer, by going and having a look on the showroom floor (thats
where all the oil is ). I know, I know but you gotta admit that some of these
machines look pretty snazzy (colour wise). I did mine up in Robin egg blue and
cream with a skinny red strip between the two colours. I think it looks good,
now if I could only sort out some of the smaller problems I would be a happy
camper.
Sorry I don't have any pics yet.
Kevin
DannyT wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Oct 1999 15:15:41 -0400, "cjmark" <cjm...@panetwork.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Ready to restore a small frame vintage Vespa. Need some ideas on great
> >two-tone paint combinations.
> >
> >I used PhotoShop to experiment with a two-tone test before I start the job.
> >I thought red with cream accents would look nice (see jpeg below), but I'm
> >not so sure now.
> >
>
> Too garish for my eyes! I'd suggest something along the pastel lines
> if you're gonna be doing a two-tone job on your scoot. The colours
> should be complimentary ....... unless you're trying to make a
> statement :-)
>
Tock
>> >Ready to restore a small frame vintage Vespa. Need some ideas on great
>> >two-tone paint combinations.
Hmm . . . maybe the colors of your local NFL football team? Might generate
a few more friendly waves . . .
--tock