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[Joel]

On my previous bikes I have painted the Bar & Shield on the chrome parts, I have always painted these Black.
This time I thought I would try to match the Turquoise in the stripe, after mixing up the paint to try to match the stripe, I have these pictures, I'm leaning towards Black.

[Joel]

This is in black

[Joel]

This is Turquoise

[dayne66]

Subtle...I like the Turquoise.

[Joel]

Was wanting to post a few pics at one time, but didn't work out.

[110tHunDer]

Can't do more than one here.

I like the turquoise, too!

[Jock]

I like the turquoise, too!

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[Twolanerider]

I like the subtle look of the turquoise.  From any distance the black is what will be seen better though.  Just differences in impact.  Both are good.

[110tHunDer]

That's the part I like ... Things you don't notice from a distance, but do when you get closer.  More mysterious that way.  Turquoise!

[OBB]

I like them both. Just wondering how you painted that so it will stick. What kind of prep?

[Joel]

Prep work is washing the area to get all wax off, allow to dry . Not anything special.
I use Testors enamel model paint 1107 Turquoise and mixed 3 to 1 with Black to get the closest shade. Than a wood tooth pick to apply.  Mainly because it provides a small point to stay in the grooves.  After it has dried I than use another tooth pick or a piece off a plastic fork to scrape off any paint outside the grooves.  Neither cause any scratch marks. Than wax as normal.  The paint has stuck on parts for yrs.
I'll add a picture of a shift shaft I did about 6 yrs ago when I get to the shop this morning.

[Joel]

This is the shift bar from an old bike I painted

[AMEDD_SFC]

a. The turquoise is very nice.
b. Your pics remind me I need to wash my bike.     

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[RonandJanet]

Both are nice. I favor the black because it stands out but that is just me!

[King Glide]

The turquoise is vey cool, I would do the shifter turquoise as well. Something different than everyone else always sets you apart and let's face it, it's the little things that matter.