I know its light blue but theres lots of light blue... is ford bermuda blue circa 76 a good match or ford maritime blue?.,the grifter colour reminds me of mk2 escort light blue which is what the bermuda is i think...Thankyou if ya help..

you could try taking your forks into halfords to see if they could give you a match for it ?

 that would be a good idea but im 35 miles from a city and dont drive and paying someone to drive me wouldn't be economically viable lol..so its ebay for paint or online shop that takes paypal once i get colour or colour code..i want it exact if possible..

will you be painting it yourself ?

there's a guy on the burner site who may be able to powder coat it for you in the right colour, just a thought.

Ive sprayed a few burners in my shed they came out ok.Is it .Burnerworld or raleighburner.com? If its burnerworld, i dont use there... but i would be interested io getting it powdercoated...Living in the sticks limits my options.

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doobie wrote : the grifter colour reminds me of mk2 escort light blue which is what the bermuda is i think...Thankyou if ya help..

Im sure the Escort blue is called Riviera Blue and would be too light

hey doobie why you not use burnerworld ?along with rb.com they're both great sites.

Having to pay 3 huid to be allowed to buy padsets is something im not willing to do... its not the amount i just think people should be able to buy without a surcharge, they are making plenty profit off padsets ....id rather pay over the odds for padset than line someomes pockets for permission.... They cant say the server costs alot thats why they charge or hosting as i had a chat site and know prices. Its peanuts. ..thats my opinion.

Hi Doobie, I have a horizon blue mk2 prizzy myself and have spent most of the day going through swatches for matching the colour with accuracy. I stripped the front forks to match the original sprayed area on the stem of the forks. The problem faced is that all bikes sprayed from new will vary in shade. So i have researched suggested paint codes for this colour and  with all the colour codes suggested, none are 100%. I looked through the complete colour swatches for the water based LECHLER system. I found two colours that are very close.

1. BLMC Regatta Blue 1136 86E 98% match 1% darker with hint of yellow instead of more blue.
2. Suzuki Competion Blue 0RY 30E 99% match 0.5% darker with slight hint of green instead of more blue.

I am very critical of colour matches and always strive to get the closest match possible. Colour theory is the hardest thing on the planet to teach. Trust me i know...lol My next step is to use the suzuki colour as a base and altering the mixing solution as i go. Geesh i only want a touch up pen. lol Anyway have a look and i hope this helps. Watch this space also as i am going to have a go at cracking the colour for the mk1 candy apple red colour...aka bronze. I have selected the correct shade of base coat +/- 1% accuracy, and selected four different types of candy apple. Planning a test soon on my MTB frame. I will let you know how it turns out.