haven't read the whole thread but walgreens has a good supply of pastel greens in nail enamel ,,,,kevin ruberg howell nj.usa.....ps.i got a pearl color for my tsx bianchi In a message dated 2/10/2010 2:11:55 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, msimon42@gmail.com writes:Thanks Greg great advise, I will try your methods and I am pretty sure I can get it close. This is my daily rider so it doesn't have to be perfect, I just wanted to get some paint on it to keep the moisture off the steel and keep the chips from getting bigger.Thanks for the advise!Matthew SimonBerthoud (colorful) Colorado USASent from my iPhoneOn Feb 10, 2010, at 12:02 PM, Greg Reiche <shop@cyclart.com> wrote:> Matthew,>> Dale is right. There have been many versions of Celeste over the > years, and not even just the base color. Besides your pearl finish, > there have been matte ones too (in fact, I have one of each.)>> I painted in the flutes on my crankset to match my frame, so I had > to custom-blend my own version as you will. IIRC it's mostly white, > with green and blue the main colors, and sometimes a pinch of yellow > and brown and black. You'll have to experiment. Look at your blend > under a few different light sources. This helps you figure out what > tone you need, as different lights bring out colors differently.>> I used sign painter's enamel because that's what we had here. Model > paint is basically the same stuff, and you can buy it in small > amounts as needed. You may need to use fingernail polish, at least > for the pearl, and it would work too, but model paints in the range > of basic colors will probably be easier to find. (Go easy on the > pearl, a little goes a long way.)>> Greg Reiche> CyclArt> Vista, CA USA>>>> -----Original Message-----> From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org > [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Matthew > Simon> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 7:26 AM> To: oroboyz@aol.com> Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Subject: Re: [CR] Bianchi touch up paint.>> Ok I was afraid of that. Well it was worth a shot anyway. Thanks for> the responce I will try to find some fingernail polish as suggested by> another member.>> Thanks> Matthew Simon> Berthoud (home town of Mark Nobilette) Colorado USA>> Sent from my iPhone>> On Feb 10, 2010, at 8:14 AM, oroboyz@aol.com wrote:>>> <<...I think there have been 3 different shades of this color. >>>>>> Hi Matthew:>> Brian Baylis or Ed Litton could answer this better than me but there>> are a lot more shades than 3 of Bianchi Celeste green! I sold>> Bianchi in my shop on and off over the years (off now) and can>> affirm that.>>>> Hate to be pessimistic but I think there is not much chance of>> finding a little jar of perfectly matching touch up...>>>> Dale Brown>> Greensboro, North Carolina 27408 USA>> 336-274-5959>> http://www.cyclesdeoro.com>> http://www.classicrendezvous.com>> http://www.carolinacup.com>> \u201cLife is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must kee >> p m>> oving\u201d A.Einstein>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----->> From: Matthew Simon <msimon42@gmail.com>>> To: Bike List <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>>> Sent: Wed, Feb 10, 2010 8:26 am>> Subject: [CR] Bianchi touch up paint.>>>> Hello all, does anyone know where I can get some touch up paint for>> a (off topic) 94' bianchi veloce. I found some on-line but mine is>> pearl celestene. I think there have been 3 different shades of this>> color. I think the touch up paint avalible on the Internet is the>> new color.>> I would not ask this "off topic" question normally but I really>> could use the experence from this site.>>>> Thank you>>>> Matthew Simon>> Berthoud, Colorado USA>>>> Sent from my iPhone>> _______________________________________________>> Classicrendezvous mailing list>> Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>> http://www.bikelist.org/