Author Topic: Curtis Colour (Read 1551 times)

Gashead · « **on:** March 24, 2009, 06:54 PM »

Ok I have looked at this too many times now - Me and Dan (Superbikedan) teckon this is the same colour ! Or if not a million miles away !

Wgat do we reckon folks - any one know the correct RAL for the Curtis

And don't say ask Gashead

daz bmx it! · « **Reply #1 on:** March 24, 2009, 07:25 PM »

I always thought it was the same as Ford Signal Yellow? what ever that is?

Gashead · « **Reply #2 on:** March 24, 2009, 07:35 PM »

Thanks Daz - that was as usfall as a chocolate tea pot !

Does it look the same colour

It's not a tough question

daz bmx it! · « **Reply #3 on:** March 24, 2009, 08:05 PM »

yes

bodamus · « **Reply #4 on:** March 24, 2009, 08:26 PM »

I don't think it looks the same it's not dark enough like my old Yellow one.

bodamus $:-\$

dannywhiteley · « **Reply #5 on:** March 24, 2009, 08:28 PM »

I was going to say, its close but the curtis in the pic below looks slightly darker, the top one looks more lemony. Only slightly but just about noticable. The curtis looks more like the old BT yellow.

Gashead · « **Reply #6 on:** March 24, 2009, 09:04 PM »

Ummm

I'm in two minds if I'm honest - First time I looked it was spot on!

Th more I look the Curtis is a tad more 'musturdy'

meticulous · « **Reply #7 on:** March 24, 2009, 09:11 PM »

miles out!!!................

kidding ya!

its difficult to tell with pictures, needs to be seen in the flesh, side by side, in daylight...

i would pass it though if it was one of my cokks....

superbikedan · « **Reply #8 on:** March 24, 2009, 10:02 PM »

i've gone through the ral yellows and nothing is nearer than ral 1023,

a pic of a colour can look so differant than it really is, it's hard but i still

think the two are the same $:-\$

or roughly the same

superbikedan · « **Reply #9 on:** March 24, 2009, 10:07 PM »

another test for everyone on the colour, look at the handle bars in my pic then look below

under the rear brake of nicks pic, the light is showing them both looking the same shade/colour,

dannywhiteley · « **Reply #10 on:** March 24, 2009, 10:49 PM »

Not far out to be fair, considering the lighting in both pics is different, i'd say prettymuch spot on

Gashead · « **Reply #11 on:** March 25, 2009, 08:01 AM »

Ok - through another stick in the spokes !

Dan can you work your magic with this pic against the GT !

stfc · « **Reply #12 on:** March 25, 2009, 08:23 AM »

leave it, i bet if you got 2 stock bikes from the factory way back,that were built 6 months or a year apart and put them together the colours would be different ....

telelogic · « **Reply #13 on:** March 25, 2009, 10:21 AM »

the Curtis looks a little richer in colour than the gt imho

Gashead · « **Reply #14 on:** March 25, 2009, 10:33 AM »

Quote from: stfc on March 25, 2009, 08:23 AM

leave it, i bet if you got 2 stock bikes from the factory way back,that were built 6 months or a year apart and put them together the colours would be different ....

I doubt it in this case - it was a hand built prototype !

meticulous · « **Reply #15 on:** March 25, 2009, 11:18 AM »

sometimes when you are trying to see a differance, you think you can, especially with differant angles,if its 98-99% right, then no one can get it any nearer without tinting the shade, sometimes its down to who mixed the paint and what paint manufacturer....

se-bmxer · « **Reply #16 on:** March 25, 2009, 11:31 AM »

FFS!!!!! Nick, Curtis is only down the road from you go in and see if they know or i'll ask him when i see him in a couple of weeks

you never know they might have records also there new colour for this year is a yellow which is very similar

aerostylie · « **Reply #17 on:** March 25, 2009, 02:17 PM »

Quote from: Gashead on March 24, 2009, 09:04 PM

Th more I look the Curtis is a tad more 'musturdy'

The BMX Freestyle magazine test refers to it as mustard, although no code shown in the spec.

The test said that the paint was expoxy (don't know what that means

) rather than powder and seemed to chip easily, if you're into originality.

Gashead · « **Reply #18 on:** March 25, 2009, 02:21 PM »

Your correct Paul !

The trouble is - how far do you go in 'originality' - as you know Im Curtis fanatic and want to get this right, even if the colour is a shade out, but I guess close is close enough eh !

chichi · « **Reply #19 on:** March 25, 2009, 07:08 PM »

Quote from: aerostylie on March 25, 2009, 02:17 PM

Quote from: Gashead on March 24, 2009, 09:04 PM
Th more I look the Curtis is a tad more 'musturdy'

The BMX Freestyle magazine test refers to it as mustard, although no code shown in the spec.

The test said that the paint was expoxy (don't know what that means ) rather than powder and seemed to chip easily, if you're into originality.

I have some colmans if ya need it at the Curtis stables??

Cannot wait to see the build

Can't the man himself help Nick?