Greetings! I have a red 1998 Volvo Cannondale F700 and a 1993 M800 that have a few spots I want to touch up. I didn’t see many references to the red paint and was unable to find anything on the forums. They look to have the same color red. Has anyone had any success finding nail polish/model paint etc. that matches?
Finding the Right Red
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Nico
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A couple of years ago I had a neighbor who was in car repairs.(body shop)
He had these color charts so we could match a frame (Kestrel) with a color on one of his charts.
He made for me a sample for a few Euro's and that was enough to repair the scratches.
You may need multiple of these charts to find the right match.
He had these color charts so we could match a frame (Kestrel) with a color on one of his charts.
He made for me a sample for a few Euro's and that was enough to repair the scratches.
You may need multiple of these charts to find the right match.
The 1993 color was called Formula Red, but I don't think you could notice a difference from the later Viper Red which was used on the Volvo bikes. Might be noticeable for touch ups though. I have successfully used nail polish for touch ups in the past. There are some paint formulas for Cannondale colors here:
I don't. It's mostly trial and error dependent on what you can find locally. Another option is small bottles of Testor model car paint. I know I have a red that is close, will have to find it. I have a 1993 M800, not sure I have a Viper Red bike. Message me if I forget to check.
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kjop
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it's always a joy what informative details we can find in this forum! thanks for that – even when i personaly don't need it right now
JohnnyD
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In your case, Your wife's ignorance of how many bikes you have is your bliss! Happy wife, happy life. Gotta love it.
Brian has a link to a 2nd list of paint colors, but the last time I downloaded it, it was a duplicate of the 1st.it's always a joy what informative details we can find in this forum! thanks for that – even when i personaly don't need it right now
JohnnyD
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Every time I see this picture , or other red 3.0 frames for that matter, I get this urge to strip mine down and give the trust old M700 a facelift with some nice shiny NEW red paint.
One nice thing about the red is it's relatively easy to duplicate, unlike some of the other paint schemes of that era.
JohnnyD
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Amen, I have even found a decal set for the M800 of that year. So if I do bite the bullet, I can at least match all the decals except the model number. Pretty sure that they could even replicate that one with a decent high resolution picture of the ones on the bike still.
It's too bad Velocals closed down. They had scans of quite a few models.
JohnnyD
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It was sad to see them close as well.
I have a Testors color that I thought looks close but it's a metallic. Interesting that all the metallic has settled to the bottom and for touch ups the metallic might not show up. I'll try to remember to post it.
Thanks for that.