Re: [CR]Making (Almost-) white decals

Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 11:49:27 -0700
From: "Kurt Sperry" <haxixe@gmail.com>
To: "Donald Gillies" <gillies@cs.ubc.ca>
Subject: Re: [CR]Making (Almost-) white decals
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I found that brilliant white looks wrong on an older bike, even if it is correct originally. The white dye/paint naturally warms in color with age. A little orange mixed into the white will nicely replicate the natural aging of the pigment and will look more correct to my eye.

Kurt Sperry
Bellingham WA