I've been discussing this subject with Diamond Back Classics for the last few months. I thought that the gold color was not right on their radials. I painted a sample to show them the gold color on two original goldline tires I found. That color was more dark brown than their medium yellow shade.
DBC told me their color was selected to match the gold rubber found beneath the dulled surface layer of an original tire. I didn't really believe the stripe would darken much from exposure, so I set out to find an original tire to cut up.
A few weeks ago I bought a bald and cracked original U.S. Royal goldline tire on eBay. I paid $25 plus shipping. I thought it was a bargain if it proved me right and Diamond Back changed their color to match what I wanted. However, I was proven the fool once again.
The cut-up sidewall told a strange story. On the surface, the stripe color appeared to be the same brown-gold that I had seen on the other old tires. But cutting into the stripe revealed the truth. The never-exposed rubber was not brown-gold, but a much lighter tanish-yellow color. It turns out Diamond Back's gold color is much closer than I ever thought. It is a little more yellow than the original, but not by much.
Rats. What happened to all the knowledge I had when I was 18? I was right about everything then.
DBC told me their color was selected to match the gold rubber found beneath the dulled surface layer of an original tire. I didn't really believe the stripe would darken much from exposure, so I set out to find an original tire to cut up.
A few weeks ago I bought a bald and cracked original U.S. Royal goldline tire on eBay. I paid $25 plus shipping. I thought it was a bargain if it proved me right and Diamond Back changed their color to match what I wanted. However, I was proven the fool once again.
The cut-up sidewall told a strange story. On the surface, the stripe color appeared to be the same brown-gold that I had seen on the other old tires. But cutting into the stripe revealed the truth. The never-exposed rubber was not brown-gold, but a much lighter tanish-yellow color. It turns out Diamond Back's gold color is much closer than I ever thought. It is a little more yellow than the original, but not by much.
Rats. What happened to all the knowledge I had when I was 18? I was right about everything then.
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