Matching the cream to the decals makes a lot of sense. Thank you On Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 11:27:28 AM UTC-5 iamkeith wrote:
> Oops. My bad in assuming you were just touching up. As Joe pointed out, > the creme has varied depending on vintage, builder, painter etc. A coupe > of ideas if Riv can't answer to your satisfaction: 1) ask the painter to > match the creme on your specific decals, since that's what really matters. > Might be safe to go a slight shade darker since the headtube is such a big > area and will read as "white.". 2) Have Rick at D&D do the painting, since > he's so familiar with it. > > On Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 5:56:37 AM UTC-7 J Schwartz wrote: > >> thanks everyone >> I should've been more clear in my OP. I'm not looking to mix up paint >> for touch up. I'm looking for an actual color code or name that closely >> matches the newer Taiwanese Riv frame head tubes. Has anyone had a frame >> painted recently and got an acceptable cream? >> I had a frame painted a couple years ago and the head tube came out >> whiter than cream. Since I'm going to the trouble to have a frame repaired >> and repainted, I might as well try to get the head tube correct. I could >> order a sample book from the paint supplier that the painter uses, but that >> seems a bit overkill. I'm sure someone has done it recently. It's looking >> like the repairer/repainter I will likely use, uses DuPont Imron, FYI >> Thanks again >> JS >> >> On Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 10:02:48 PM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote: >> >>> The trick is to match it to the model you're working on. OG Rivs are >>> VERY yellow, the current ones are near-white, and the Rambouillet I owned >>> appeared to be completely white. In other words, mix it 'til you like it. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 6:51:44 PM UTC-8 iamkeith wrote: >>> >>>> I've attempted to mix touch up colors for most of my bikes over the >>>> years, with varying-but-almost-always-less-than-perfect results. The only >>>> one I ever got perfect was creme for filling in lug windows to match >>>> Rivendell headtubes. It ended up being nothing more than white with a few >>>> drops of yellow mixed in. Testor's enamels are easy to find at >>>> modeling/craft stores, are inexpensive and come in nice-sized small >>>> bottles, but latex might work too, so experimenting is cheap and easy. >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 7:07:17 PM UTC-7 Collin A wrote: >>>> >>>>> Reach out to Riv! There was a mention of it on one of grant's Blahgs >>>>> maybe 2 years ago related to the Gus Boots wilsen if you want to go >>>>> searching... >>>>> >>>>> Collin in Sacramento >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 3:49:35 PM UTC-8 J Schwartz wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Greetings >>>>>> Does anyone know the color or a close enough match to the official >>>>>> cream head tube color Riv uses? Having my SH frame worked on and >>>>>> subsequently painted and trying to figure that piece out. >>>>>> Thank you >>>>>> JS >>>>>> >>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/506bd919-bd06-4b8d-ba3e-cb9107b76631n%40googlegroups.com.
