thicking of painting the ped. ideas inspiration.

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  1. matthewl

    matthewl New Member

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    thinking of painting the ped as its got quite a few scratches and flakes in the paint. what colour should i do it? im thinking red and black or mebys a purple lol :p or just keep it the same?
    so give us some ideas :)
    also does anyone know what exhaust this is?
    btw the pic is about 4 months old.
    headlight faring is on.
    new indicator lense.
    wing mirrows.
     
  2. troublez123

    troublez123 New Member

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    nice ped.. i like the way it is to be honest but its totally up 2 u.. maybe black/yellow would look nice?
     
  3. matthewl

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    i was thinking of keeping it the same colour because i LOVE it :) but. i cant get that colour out of a tin :( the clocest i can get it fiat broom yellow or taxi yellow :(

    cheers :beer:
     
  4. FirE

    FirE New Member

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    i couldnt ride a yellow ped and feel manly so id swap it to black and yellow the other way round ;)
     
  5. matthewl

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    hahahahaha FEEL MANLY :p
    its a mint colour but yeah
    just looking for ideas now becuase its getting propper tatty and its flaking where there is deep scratches
    think black and yellow would look cool like
     
  6. MiNoR cOnFuSiOn

    MiNoR cOnFuSiOn Administrator Staff Member

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    it looks pritty similar to the piaggio yellow they used on the skp's...

    can colour match ANY paint and even put it in an aerosol at halfrauds m8.. tenner a can i belive
     
  7. rideorcollide

    rideorcollide Active Member

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    i reckon all black with yellow rims, mudguards and other little bits would look good
     
  8. matthewl

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    ahhh buzzzzz :p i never new they done that. il have a look at the weekend.
    how big is the can? because il be doing the whole ped except the black bit. if i keep it yellow.
     
  9. matthewl

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    the wheels need a good refurb there all scratched and chipped off my lock.

    a while ago i was thinking of doing it just black with flurescent green or orange wheels that would look pretty cool.
     
  10. matthewl

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    Im lyking these ideas.
     
  11. rideorcollide

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    keep it glossy though mate :pimp: :pimp: matt spray jobs look wank
     
  12. nibbles

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    the mini mix cans from halfords work well but go on very thin i used 7 to paint my zip lol n at a tenner a can its sumtimes cheaper to just get a pro to do it
     
  13. matthewl

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    oh god 7!
    my peds bigger than a zip!
    forget that idea il just look in the auto shop down town because they have loads of paint choices
     
  14. matthewl

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    Matt paint.
    thats so 2004 :p
    hahah id keep it glossy.
    id probably lacquer over it a few times when iv finished.
     
  15. nibbles

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    yh if u use cans get many layers of lacquer on there coz it dont go on to well from cans can some times look a bit dull
     
  16. matthewl

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    i know how to spray
    i used to spray mine and my mates bmx's lol :p
    il be doing it part by part like rubbing down one part then priming, spraying, rub down then laquor. :)
    never used laquor before. o_O
     
  17. Jamie

    Jamie Active Member

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    leave it as it is please lol dont ruin it, looks mint!
     
  18. nibbles

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    lol u have sprayed something .that dont mean you know hot to spray lol .n if u think it does then your mistaken. n uv never used lacuer but yh u no how to spray lol spray away
     
  19. RojAEROX

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    so youve sprayed a bmx, and didnt laquer it??

    :w00t:
     
  20. Jefr0-180

    Jefr0-180 Active Member

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    Oit bitch, would you ride my old one?:

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    And here's a very quick idea to break up the yellow a bit:

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