Ideas for a paintjob

badblood

I am thining of getting my bike repainted and need some inspiration, I have had a couple of suggestions (see below) but has anyone got owt better?

whitetux

go for an old skool design

WillGTJumper

The second to last design is too tacky
The second and third are the nice
The first and third are subtle whereas the third isnt very

Its between first, second, and third

P.S. How did you do those designs?

Scubar

Definately the last one with the bright green, looks excellent.

photoshop, wouldnt take more than about 10mins.

WillGTJumper

Wow put isnt photoshop really expensive?

BoredHousewife

WillGTJumper wrote:

Wow put isnt photoshop really expensive?

not if you get it from here, not that i condone piracy

Back to the matter at hand, I like the camo option but have you thought of black with a kind of lowrider tramline stripe in pink or baby blue, dunno where you could put it but would look COOL!!!

vintage

Here's a few ideas.

http://www.moonglu.com/custnic.html

I think the White Helius FR, the camo BMXTB, and the camo argon FR (near the bottom) are all great paint jobs.
Done properly any of these would look great. If the workmanship is not spot on though they could look crap.

WillGTJumper

Thanks bored HouseWife!!!

BoredHousewife

WillGTJumper wrote:

Thanks bored HouseWife!!!

Don't thank me yet, wait til you can use it. I can't :oops:

Anonymous

i love the look of the DPM one (camo) but my choice would be to go for matt black, with gloss black decals or maybe gold 'uns, super stealth.

TomR

Go for a similar design ot the oldskool giant DH bikes, yellow red and blue. That or a bright silver.

vintage

Found some other great paint jobs here:

http://www.total-normal.com/nicolai.html

The white with blue decals looks sweet as.

Will Snow

well, white is the fashion now...
i can see it staying that way for much longer. The white halo twin rails have pushed it toofar, and soon i think white will be a bit tacky. Super stealth black (and i mean black everything, with subtle colours like red headsets and fork top caps) will be, in my opinion the next 'big thing'. Ok, so i sound a bit like a cosmetic weirdo, but you go faster if you look better (i think). Anybody agree???

vintage

If you look at road biking Black was the in colour for ages because everything goes Carbon fibre. Be different and go fo a unique look because in 2 - 3 yrs time mountain biking will be awash with bland Carbon fibre.

hednesfordxcer

why not go for something that ties in with where you live. I thought of having a struting stag on mine to symbolise Cannock Chase, you get the idea

Blundell

I'd go for virgin white... looks damn fine on me guitar so it must look jazzy on a bike!

baccaman21

BoredHousewife wrote:

WillGTJumper wrote:

Thanks bored HouseWife!!!

Don't thank me yet, wait til you can use it. I can't :oops:

I've been using it professionally for 10 years and I'm STILL finding new tricks...

As fer colors, All black - Matt - with new vinyl gloss Logo and stuff... very cool.

Whatever you choose I think Matt paint generally looks better with spot gloss finishing touches... and accent colors (blues, reds, golds whatever [but make sure it's all the same color] on things like dust caps, hubs, bottom bracket, seat clamp etc

joed05

snow camo 8) i might do that to my own bike, but the white on it has to be proper white

WillGTJumper

baccaman21 wrote:

BoredHousewife wrote:

WillGTJumper wrote:

Thanks bored HouseWife!!!

Don't thank me yet, wait til you can use it. I can't :oops:

I've been using it professionally for 10 years and I'm STILL finding new tricks...

As fer colors, All black - Matt - with new vinyl gloss Logo and stuff... very cool.

Whatever you choose I think Matt paint generally looks better with spot gloss finishing touches... and accent colors (blues, reds, golds whatever [but make sure it's all the same color] on things like dust caps, hubs, bottom bracket, seat clamp etc

I might be asking for your help then baccaman21

tom_j

how much would a custom spray job cost to your own design?

Massimo

If you are feeling rich try Spectrum Powder Works in Colorado Springs
www.spectrumpowderworks.com
have a look at their gallery.

They re-sprayed mine in a fifties hodrod stylee - ivory and metallic cherry, it's gorgeous...

WillGTJumper

Thats in America, it'll cost loads to get a bike over there!

Massimo

This is true, but you'll have a custom, one of a kind paint job done by REAL experts. If you can justify spending two, maybe three grand on a bike (as many people using this site are prepared to do), what 's wrong with bunging another £600 for a custom paint job?

WillGTJumper

Because theres companys who will do such in this country?

vdubber67

Take a tip from Hot Rod styling and go for Satin Black....that bit classier than Matt Black - you can get it mixed up professionally too rather than just use rattle cans...

Add some subtle flaming maybe too....

***(Returns to custom car land)***

Chucker_Dude

nooooooo not flames, very tacky.

something outlandish and flouresent, green or orange. With matching hubs

passout

Zebra or Tiger print style is the way forward. In white and orange respectively. Luninous pink or Green would be a talking point.

andyy

the yellow one is the best i think ... but theyre all alright ... except the black and bright green one lol ... but thats just my opinion : )