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Ok, because the orange in Rustoleum is limited to the Safety Orange, (So far and not sure about that color) I'm pretty much leaning to trying to mix the yellow and red to get the "Harley" orange. Not being much of a paint guy, I'm guessing that a 50 / 50 mix of red and yellow will get me the basic orange. Needing a red orange, maybe the 45 /55 red mix will get me close. Any paint gurus out there have an opinion of what rustoleum red I should use and maybe a starting point of the mix if I'm going in the wrong direction?

Option #2 would be to buy a Gloss white and try to get Home Depot to tint it based on the color card that matches the paint. Would the Tint mix in with the white like a base?

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You may be surprised how little yellow will be required to shift a Regal Red or a Fire Red over to an orangey color. You might be looking at something in the 10% to a max of 30% yellow ( 10% probably with Fire Red or upto 30% if you are starting with the Regal Red ).

The one thing most folks who have used the Fire Red have noted is that it is a fairly orangey red when in bright sunlight. So it wouldn't take much to push it into a more orangey overall look. But I think you would end up coming close to an actual fruity orange.

Whereas the Harley Orange that you want to end up with would probably be more achievable if you start with the darker Regal Red and tint it up with the yellow to arrive at the Harley Orange color. The Regal Red is a little darker and bloodier and when mixed with yellow it will give a darker orange color.

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Last edited by Marq; 07/18/07 12:11 AM.