Steven,
It is quite true that the color varies widely. The main reason is on account of the clear coat over the color. The clear coats yellowed quite readily in the old days. In the very early days of Bianchi the color "Celeste" was sky blue (the word celeste meaning sky in Italian), but as the bikes aged the yellowing of the clear resulted in a green golor, since yellow and blue make green. Eventually the color was formulated as the color of green that is still called Celeste.
To mix celeste, mix mostly white, then some green, then some (very small amounts)of yellow, blue, and black; depending on which shade you are shooting for. This probably only works if you are using pure mixing bases for the colors. I don't know what would happen if you used model paints or other things.
Brian Baylis
La Mesa, CA
In a message dated 12/20/03 10:28:04 AM Pacific Standard Time,
TonyFNitro@aol.com writes:
> need some bianchi green touch up paint
If you want it to match, you'll have to have it mixed. The color varied from
year to year and between continents. In the very old days, I think there were
one or two guys that would mix it, by hand and eye, whenever they needed it.
There wasn't a formula, just these guys.
Stevan Thomas
Alameda, CA