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Thread Color?
Posted by: Don Lukehart (---.pitt.east.verizon.net)
Date: January 14, 2009 05:58PM

I have always built a Rainshadow RX7 blank with the color choose of olympic green. Was thinking of trying the matted gray finish for a change. I would appreciate any advice on a thread color, because as my wife says (I can't even match my own clothes) Tks in advance

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Re: Thread Color?
Posted by: Billy Vivona (---.ny325.east.verizon.net)
Date: January 14, 2009 06:10PM

Everything matches with Grey, especially Peach.

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Re: Thread Color?
Posted by: Tom White (---.nycap.res.rr.com)
Date: January 14, 2009 06:20PM

Gudebrod 1892 with trimbands of 206, or Gudebrod 602 or 720 solo.

Tom White
Rod & Reel Restoration

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Re: Thread Color?
Posted by: Chuck Mills (---.grenergy.com)
Date: January 14, 2009 06:27PM

Garnet looks good with a gold trim band.

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Re: Thread Color?
Posted by: Chris Davis (---.knology.net)
Date: January 14, 2009 07:12PM

Only peach I've ever seen that looked good was from Atlanta.

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Re: Thread Color?
Posted by: Adam Harbuck (---.shv.bellsouth.net)
Date: January 15, 2009 03:38PM

dark brown, garnet, dark green....I would think any dark color would look good. I know they do on natural graphite.

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