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pdlouche
I'd asked the painter to just do something quick and low key for me - like just matte black
a. because he'd done me a lot of personal jobs
b. it's an everyday bike that will be used, abused and left locked up
then a few days later he sidled up to me and said "would you be up for me doing that blue/purple flip fading through black cherry to metallic black at the dropouts"...."Yes Euan, you crack right on!"
There was a quick discussion about the graphics...black, white, silver or pink...
In the booth:
Man absolutely smashed it! And despite the amazing quality and effect this was actually the quickest frame that ever got painted in my time at Shand