Any one know matches to schwinn stingray colors???

[Tychevelle]

Hey guys,

Anyone know any matches to schwinn colors? or know where to get paint besides Hyper-formance?
Looking for coppertone, violet, skyblue, and cardinal red

 

[Tychevelle]

Re: Places to get Schwinn stingray paint? fastback orange??

bump

 

[Tychevelle]

Anyone???

 

[user 135]

No place really. Waterford Bikes may have some of the old color formulations since they used to build Paramounts. But they would be pricey. http://waterfordbikes.com/now/colors.php Scroll down the list to find Coppertone.

 

[bicycleguy]

My local Napa auto parts store does paint matching and they can put it in a spray can as well.

 

[Tychevelle]

My local Napa auto parts store does paint matching and they can put it in a spray can as well.

yeah my local auto parts store supplies PPG paint to all the body shops they can scan and match also but I was told I need a flat surface around 3x3.... that dont exist on a bike frame or guard plus I dont have some of the colors, im changing a few of them diff colors

 

[hstavn]

i have a small bottle of schwinn factory touch up paint in cardinal red if that helps.

 

[Tychevelle]

wanna sell it? :wink:

 

[hstavn]

Sorry I guess the only one I have left is a scarlet flame no cardinal red left

 

[NLCTVWguy]

The Hyper-Formance paint is nice and it's worth it. You get more that you get in a regular can. Yes it's not cheap. But it's urethane automotive paint and you'll be able to get a lot of use out of a single can.

You can get a local shop to put up the silver base coat in a can for you, and save some shipping, but I've found that custom colors in matching paint are not only more expensive than Hyper-Formance, but as much as the price including shipping.

The violet is a perfect match. The others do require a gentle touch to avoid being too dark.

--Rob

 

[Tychevelle]

The Hyper-Formance paint is nice and it's worth it. You get more that you get in a regular can. Yes it's not cheap. But it's urethane automotive paint and you'll be able to get a lot of use out of a single can.

You can get a local shop to put up the silver base coat in a can for you, and save some shipping, but I've found that custom colors in matching paint are not only more expensive than Hyper-Formance, but as much as the price including shipping.

The violet is a perfect match. The others do require a gentle touch to avoid being too dark.

--Rob

good to know, how many cans does it take to do a frame from hyperformance? all the paints need a silver base coat?

 

[Slick Rick]

Coppertone, red, blue and violet will all need silver base coat. And as stated, tou will need a lot of light and a light touch to get the colors even. These are "candy" paints and are semi opaque. If your coats are not even, noticeable color variations will occur.Krylon X-metals is nice but more sparkly. The red is almost a dead ringer, but you do need to follow label directions very specifically. This product tends to be time/temp. sesitive, but yields nice results. :wink:

 

[Tychevelle]

ok ill have to look for that, the local auto parts store here has some metalic spray paints cant remember the brand I think its plasti-coat as they cary alot of there products they have a blue ive used and its close to sky blue and is a candy opaquish paint but like you said is more sparkly. they have a purple that looks really close to schwinn violet, a red and green but they are more metalic then original colors. id like them to be close to originals as I can be im not looking to sell them afterwards or them to be top show winners but want them to be mint as posible cause im picky :lol:

coppertone is the tough one

 

[sensor]

are you going to do them in a base/clear with auto paints? if so and you can get to a ppg dealer i can give you the code for the coppertone and violet....those are the only 2 ive matched so far

 

[Tychevelle]

Yeah! That be awesome! My buddy that's painting them does big dollar hot rods and only uses ppg it will be base clear. He's found a color close to the sunset orange for my fastback but haven't got the others blasted yet. Pm me?

 

[Tinman57]

Can you post the codes please. I'm looking for Coppertone.

 

[MikeS]

I know this is an old post but I need the paint code for Violet. Sensor if you see this please PM me or post the code in this thread............

 

[petesponies]

Many of the Schwinn colors are candies. That means the color is translucent. The finished look is achieved with a silver or gold base. This is a three step process. Application of candy is very very tricky. If it is not evenly applied, it will look different.