cjperry81
Gem City Strongman
Hey Everyone,
Recently I acquired a 77 Schwinn Spitfire. It was bright red but you could tell that it had hints of blue under it. When I checked the bike history site that year they only came in Black, Flamboyant Red, and Sky Blue.
I’d love to take it back to a near original color so I’ve been looking into light blues. However, I finally got the fork out yesterday and there was a ton of original blue on the fork. Definitely the color I was anticipating to be “sky blue”. It’s a medium metallic blue with what looks to be a tinge of green to it. From my search it’s close to Bright Aqua by Duplicolor but still not quite right.
I just wondered if anyone had familiarity with the blue used in the late 70’s by Schwinn and if you could compare it to a modern spray paint? Doesn’t have to be perfect of course but figured I’d ask people.
Thanks!
Recently I acquired a 77 Schwinn Spitfire. It was bright red but you could tell that it had hints of blue under it. When I checked the bike history site that year they only came in Black, Flamboyant Red, and Sky Blue.
I’d love to take it back to a near original color so I’ve been looking into light blues. However, I finally got the fork out yesterday and there was a ton of original blue on the fork. Definitely the color I was anticipating to be “sky blue”. It’s a medium metallic blue with what looks to be a tinge of green to it. From my search it’s close to Bright Aqua by Duplicolor but still not quite right.
I just wondered if anyone had familiarity with the blue used in the late 70’s by Schwinn and if you could compare it to a modern spray paint? Doesn’t have to be perfect of course but figured I’d ask people.
Thanks!
