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Schwinn Cool Lemon paint
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Pantmaker
I live for the CABE
Ok...thought I'd stir the old pot a bit with this one. I stumled onto something interesting the other night. Lot's of cyber ink has been spilled over the correct process and order of the different layers of paint on these old schwinns...particularly in discussions about the candy colors that use a silver base coat under the translucent colors. Well here are two examples of original paint candy colors that seem to have been painted with two different processes. The red is a 65 KS Heavy Duti and the silver base coat seems to be shot directly over the bare metal...followed by the red color coat(s). The blue bike on the other hand is a 61 KS American and this photo clearly shows a red primer used, followed by the silver base which is then topped by the blue. Both candy colors, one with red primer...one without. Go figure. What say ye?
Pantmaker
I live for the CABE
I should have mentioned, the darker red you see on the red bike that looks like primer in the photo is actually on the top layer and seems to be original paint that didn't get blasted out in the Arizona sun.
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By the way, Pete needs to use a silver base under his yellow base coat because you can see through it. Unless of course you lay on lots of coats. You should be able to use a white sealer and achieve the same results. Schwinn lemon yellow should be an easy color for any body shop supply store to match but you would have to buy a full pint of it. That makes Petes paint not that expensive after all.
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fuzzyinpdx
'Lil Knee Scuffer
I just got o lemon that needs paint to.how did the ford sink color turn out ?
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