View Full Version : Got my lowers painted not happy
Ricerocket
12-01-11, 07:00 PM
The finish is fine. Its the colour match is way out, its grand candy blue. Should I bring the bike and the lowers back for a better match? He painted them without seeing the bike,was that a bad idea? I'm gutted they dont match :(
yes that was a bad idea. you should have taken him a sample.
Ricerocket
12-01-11, 11:06 PM
yes that was a bad idea. you should have taken him a sample.
Ok lesson learned , he will be getting the bike too this time
Ricerocket
14-01-11, 10:43 PM
Would I be better off to get the paint from a bike paint supplier and give it to my spray painter? I want a really good match.
davepreston
15-01-11, 11:40 AM
for these guys its there bread and butter ,give him the bike and let them do there job
sometimes cutting corners costs more, like you not taking into account sun fade (most likely reason for paint not matching). drop it off ,agree a price ,agree a return date ,pay deposit , check hes done a good job ,pay the man
dizzyblonde
15-01-11, 01:31 PM
Sun fade is the most likely for non colour match. My seat cowl on the yellow SV is a lot darker than it should be, but then its been in a box for a long time...so I leave it out in the sun in summer, and gradually it has faded to less noticeable. Also one to point out is if you wash it a lot, or t cut it, then that attacks a layer at a time too.
Ricerocket
15-01-11, 09:43 PM
for these guys its there bread and butter ,give him the bike and let them do there job
sometimes cutting corners costs more, like you not taking into account sun fade (most likely reason for paint not matching). drop it off ,agree a price ,agree a return date ,pay deposit , check hes done a good job ,pay the man
[QUOTE=dizzyblonde;2460874]Sun fade is the most likely for non colour match. My seat cowl on the yellow SV is a lot darker than it should be, but then its been in a box for a long time...so I leave it out in the sun in summer, and gradually it has faded to less noticeable. Also one to point out is if you wash it a lot, or t cut it, then that attacks a layer at a time too.[/QUOTE
Thats the thing the new paint is much lighter in colour. He said his system for mixing has a note on it thats its only an approx match. But he has told me to bring over the bike and he will add black or blue to the mix until he gets it right. Does this sound ok?
davepreston
16-01-11, 01:11 AM
yea sounds like hes going to fix the issue just confirm it aint going to cost you any more coin
as the saying go's you dont care how he fix it as long as he fix it for free
hth
Ricerocket
16-01-11, 04:31 PM
yea sounds like hes going to fix the issue just confirm it aint going to cost you any more coin
as the saying go's you dont care how he fix it as long as he fix it for free
hth
Ok mate thanks for your advise. I'll give him another go and hopefully it will work out.
Ricerocket
19-01-11, 11:31 AM
Bit of an update. I went to see my painter with my lowers and bike this time. He seen they are not a match. He does not think he can match them, and is telling me to respray the rest of the bike too! I dont like this new blue on the lowers,so he said to pick any colour i like. But I like my old blue :(:confused:
If he's going to paint your whole bike for free (probably not) I would let him do it. :razz:
timwilky
19-01-11, 11:38 AM
Grand candy blue is a pain to properly colour match, Firstly he needs to lay a silver base on which to spray the blue, then lacquer, but he need to also tint the colour to match the ageing of your bike. As you can guess it is an approximation as you never know the end colour until the lacquer has been applied, dried/polish.
Normally on a car, you end up painting adjacent panels when painting just to get by the problem of approximating a match. I guess he knows he cannot get it perfect, hence his suggestion of a total respray.
Ricerocket
19-01-11, 11:47 AM
It would not be free but very cheap as I would strip the bike and prepare the panels myself. What would you do people? To respray or not?
Drew Carey
19-01-11, 11:59 AM
If it was me and he was doing it cheap, I would go the total respray root. Having owned the Napoleon Blue (also difficult to match), he will struggle to ever get any of these pearlescent paiint jobs perfect. Now is the time to think about what colour you would love etc.
PS - what Bike you got out of interest? If a K4 onwards, if it was me I would go for black all over, would then service the forks, strip them and get them powdercoated black. Then go for clear indicator lenses.......
Blanck on Black on pointy's with Black swingarms are lurrrrrrvely. IMHO.
Ricerocket
19-01-11, 12:10 PM
:( http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv109/ricerocketphotobucket/16012011132.jpg
timwilky
19-01-11, 12:14 PM
That is totally the wrong colour, no way is it grand candy blue. is it the jade blue?
Drew Carey
19-01-11, 12:19 PM
Nope that looks like the K6 plus Grand Napoleon Candy Blue as I think it is called. Almost a pefect match to my old bike. From that phot at least.
Based on the fact you have a curvy, I think you have the best colour already, but gettinig it to match is clearly not going to happen.
speedplay
19-01-11, 12:30 PM
Nope that looks like the K6 plus Grand Napoleon Candy Blue as I think it is called.
+1
Luckypants
19-01-11, 12:30 PM
That is totally the wrong colour, no way is it grand candy blue. is it the jade blue?
Yeah I think you are right Tim. Perhaps he got the wrong paint code for the curvy blue and mixed up to the wrong spec. There were two blues for curvy.
Drew might be right, but it is even more of a cockup if he mixed up a blue for the wrong model bike!
Ricerocket
19-01-11, 12:35 PM
That is totally the wrong colour, no way is it grand candy blue. is it the jade blue? The code I gave him is YC2 Grand candy blue?
Nope that looks like the K6 plus Grand Napoleon Candy Blue as I think it is called. Almost a pefect match to my old bike. From that phot at least.
Based on the fact you have a curvy, I think you have the best colour already, but gettinig it to match is clearly not going to happen.
Yes I do like my old blue. I really dont want to go changing it !
Drew Carey
19-01-11, 12:41 PM
I would say he has therefore got hold of the wrong paint. What I would do is get him to get as close as possible to your paint code, then do all panels in that colour.
Come to some form of agreement whereby it is carried out either dirt cheap or at no extra cost.
Either way, if you provide a colour code they are obliged to get as close as possible to it. That is NOT as close as possible to it by a long shot.
Ricerocket
19-01-11, 12:46 PM
I would say he has therefore got hold of the wrong paint. What I would do is get him to get as close as possible to your paint code, then do all panels in that colour.
Come to some form of agreement whereby it is carried out either dirt cheap or at no extra cost.
Either way, if you provide a colour code they are obliged to get as close as possible to it. That is NOT as close as possible to it by a long shot.
He has one of them computer aided mixing set ups. I dont know how it works but do you think it could have mixed up the paint codes?
Drew Carey
19-01-11, 12:56 PM
Most definately. There is no way on gods earth that is correct.
Ricerocket
19-01-11, 12:59 PM
Most definately. There is no way on gods earth that is correct.
Ok mate I'll give him another call with my new found wisdom ( as i smile with some hope :))
speedplay
19-01-11, 01:00 PM
Most definately. There is no way on gods earth that is correct.
Got to agree with Drew again.
I got closer to that using mixed rattle cans from halfrauds.
Drew Carey
19-01-11, 01:53 PM
Got to agree with Drew again.
I got closer to that using mixed rattle cans from halfrauds.
I also got near perfect using cans provided by Paints4u.com
They provided the primer, silver under coat, blue paint and lacquer.
Luckypants
19-01-11, 02:02 PM
He has one of them computer aided mixing set ups. I dont know how it works but do you think it could have mixed up the paint codes?
If that's the case, just think how many times you have clicked the wrong option from a drop down menu... I would think he selected the wrong blue...
Ricerocket
19-01-11, 02:22 PM
If that's the case, just think how many times you have clicked the wrong option from a drop down menu... I would think he selected the wrong blue...
Ok just off the phone. My painter thinks the system ( not him :rolleyes:) might have mixed up the colours. Whats the code for the colour you guys think my lowers are painted now? He thinks maybe the system has the paint mix listed under the wrong code, if that makes sense to anyone.
Bloody hell, that really is a difference. I would tell him to either repaint the lowers to match or failing that, to spray the whole of the bike for free. Either that or get your money back.
Ricerocket
19-01-11, 02:37 PM
Bloody hell, that really is a difference. I would tell him to either repaint the lowers to match or failing that, to spray the whole of the bike for free. Either that or get your money back.
He will respray just the lowers if I like, if we can figure out what happened and get the right colour. Ya they are way out I nearly cried when I put them up against the bike.
davepreston
19-01-11, 05:16 PM
right walk into halfauds hand ask to write down the mixture settings for yc2 from there paint match system, yes they are robbing gits but also genrally helpful and it takes them 3 seconds to do, newly armed with this go to you painter and say "here is the correct mixing ratio and it has to be done on a sonic silver base coat
thanks i'll be back in a few days to compare and hopefully we will be right".
Ricerocket
19-01-11, 05:20 PM
right walk into halfauds hand ask to write down the mixture settings for yc2 from there paint match system, yes they are robbing gits but also genrally helpful and it takes them 3 seconds to do, newly armed with this go to you painter and say "here is the correct mixing ratio and it has to be done on a sonic silver base coat
thanks i'll be back in a few days to compare and hopefully we will be right".
That a good idea right there!
Drew Carey
19-01-11, 05:42 PM
DP - Think that is about the most Lucid comment / thing you've ever said. :-D
I am trying to imagine the "usual DaveP" saying the above......quite an amusing picture. Anyways. Derail over.
Ricerocket
20-01-11, 12:27 PM
Ok guys I have had a another chat with my painter. He knows I'm a picky fecker, so he said I will not be happy with the finish of painting just the lowers. So we have come to an agreement to respray the lot! How do ye feel about blue pearl? Something like the link? http://www.specialistpaints.com/image_uploads/large/Blue_Pearl.jpg
Owenski
20-01-11, 01:11 PM
thats niiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!
Ricerocket
20-01-11, 01:47 PM
thats niiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!
I just found this pic of a white curvy and i'm not sure it works so well with a silver frame and wheels :confused:
http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=124046&highlight=customised+curvy&page=6
Ricerocket
20-01-11, 02:10 PM
Get it painted pink.
Your some help alright :)
****ing ACE aren't I :D
http://www.jokes-24.com/funny-video-picture-game-joke/images/upload/19567_funny_pic_poster.JPG
Drew Carey
20-01-11, 02:24 PM
That blue is nice. I can also vouch for white curvys looking nice if thast your thing. Wideboy has his done in white. Personally I would go for that blue.
Ricerocket
20-01-11, 02:38 PM
That blue is nice. I can also vouch for white curvys looking nice if thast your thing. Wideboy has his done in white. Personally I would go for that blue.
Is there any pics of wideboys ?
Here's the worst picture of them together I could find you
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs384.snc3/23515_10150169638390381_576685380_11914251_281589_ n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?op=1&view=global&subj=669224332&pid=11880373&id=576685380)
Ricerocket
20-01-11, 02:47 PM
Here's the worst picture of them together I could find you
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs384.snc3/23515_10150169638390381_576685380_11914251_281589_ n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?op=1&view=global&subj=669224332&pid=11880373&id=576685380)
Hey you are helpfull after all! :) That looks well!
Owenski
20-01-11, 02:57 PM
great way to ruin a bike that, sit gav on it. ;)
Drew Carey
20-01-11, 03:01 PM
That also be in my carport and picture taken by my good lady wife. lol
Ricerocket
20-01-11, 03:08 PM
That also be in my carport and picture taken by my good lady wife. lol
Small world! Will you ask him to put up some more pic please?
Small world! Will you ask him to put up some more pic please?
Of him or the bike?
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs504.snc3/26498_376631909332_669224332_3479500_2020320_n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3479501&id=669224332)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs504.snc3/26498_376631919332_669224332_3479501_6523940_n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3479501&id=669224332)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs484.ash1/26498_376631924332_669224332_3479502_6989765_n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3479501&id=669224332)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs484.snc3/26498_376631929332_669224332_3479503_3084323_n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3479501&id=669224332)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs351.snc3/29169_400610724332_669224332_4029974_6103998_n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3479501&id=669224332)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs340.ash1/29169_400610744332_669224332_4029975_1284125_n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3479501&id=669224332)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs585.snc3/30839_400610849332_669224332_4029976_5742472_n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3479501&id=669224332)
Drew Carey
20-01-11, 03:14 PM
Reeder.....you truelly are a stalker!!! :-|
But if it was him you're after...
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs639.snc3/32067_10150194352845381_576685380_12530837_6847915 _n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?op=1&view=global&subj=669224332&pid=12530835&id=576685380)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs313.ash2/59367_10150267388720381_576685380_14597943_7334812 _n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?op=1&view=global&subj=669224332&pid=14597947&id=576685380)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs314.ash2/59398_10150267387830381_576685380_14597921_8139754 _n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?op=1&view=global&subj=669224332&pid=14597947&id=576685380)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs159.ash2/41290_10150267387555381_576685380_14597914_7452303 _n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?op=1&view=global&subj=669224332&pid=14597947&id=576685380)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v350/236/118/506140533/n506140533_4542412_8453.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?op=1&view=global&subj=669224332&pid=1225968&id=624342802)
Reeder.....you truelly are a stalker!!! :-|
I'm not a stalker. I'm just being helpful :) Seeing as I'm on facebook at work and we're friends on there I might as well help this guy out right? ;)
Drew Carey
20-01-11, 03:15 PM
That bottom one makes me sad......sat next to Gid out of shot was the wee man Hovis :-(
That is in the back our Skoda!!! lol
EDIT - And Girth was in the boot!!!! :D
Ricerocket
20-01-11, 03:16 PM
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs504.snc3/26498_376631909332_669224332_3479500_2020320_n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3479501&id=669224332)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs504.snc3/26498_376631919332_669224332_3479501_6523940_n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3479501&id=669224332)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs484.ash1/26498_376631924332_669224332_3479502_6989765_n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3479501&id=669224332)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs484.snc3/26498_376631929332_669224332_3479503_3084323_n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3479501&id=669224332)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs351.snc3/29169_400610724332_669224332_4029974_6103998_n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3479501&id=669224332)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs340.ash1/29169_400610744332_669224332_4029975_1284125_n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3479501&id=669224332)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs585.snc3/30839_400610849332_669224332_4029976_5742472_n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3479501&id=669224332)
Thats great I have something to think about now
_Stretchie_
20-01-11, 03:17 PM
And Girth was in the boot!!!! :D
He likes it around the back
:D
Drew Carey
20-01-11, 03:19 PM
He likes it around the back
:D
This be very true......he always volunteers to go in the back-end of our cars!!!!
Ricerocket - bare in mind Widey also has custom stickers and the gixxer front end. However should give you an idea. Does look nice.
Ricerocket
20-01-11, 03:19 PM
Pics of the bike would have done :smt082:smt082:smt082
I'd personally go for an off white, like the triumph street triple. Gav's is a bit too A4 plain paper white.
http://www.mcnews.com.au/Testing/Triumph/2008_Street_Triple/Street_Triple_LHS_White_700p.jpg
I wish my SV was that colour to contrast against my black frame and wheels :(
Ricerocket
20-01-11, 03:33 PM
This be very true......he always volunteers to go in the back-end of our cars!!!!
Ricerocket - bare in mind Widey also has custom stickers and the gixxer front end. However should give you an idea. Does look nice.
Yes it will. But i keep looking at blue bikes :(
davepreston
20-01-11, 04:55 PM
search for girth's sv1000 blue and white, irsky's curvy white with black stripe, or go gsxr alike
I do like Wideboys white bike. But it's the only white bike I have seen that I have liked. Still say it should be Pearl Black. :)
dizzyblonde
20-01-11, 08:51 PM
Yellow
Not many pointy yellow SVs.
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTlaNAbhvra6ZPajLgaMYmZcYEWkxEjy VwgU-hbYL8EcpWpjekM
or
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m90/aketcham954rr/scan0007.jpg
Ricerocket
20-01-11, 09:47 PM
I do like Wideboys white bike. But it's the only white bike I have seen that I have liked. Still say it should be Pearl Black. :)
You and your pearl black :)
Yellow
Not many pointy yellow SVs.
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTlaNAbhvra6ZPajLgaMYmZcYEWkxEjy VwgU-hbYL8EcpWpjekM
or
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m90/aketcham954rr/scan0007.jpg
Too many funny people on here and its a curvy :)
dizzyblonde
20-01-11, 09:49 PM
sorry ignore me, its with all the chat about pointy blue paint!
In that case......9YH pearl lively yellow ;)
Ricerocket
20-01-11, 09:57 PM
sorry ignore me, its with all the chat about pointy blue paint!
In that case......9YH pearl lively yellow ;)
I do like yellow on a bike . But not my bike I like to blend in a little more :)
Bluefish
21-01-11, 11:11 PM
Nope that looks like the K6 plus Grand Napoleon Candy Blue as I think it is called. Almost a pefect match to my old bike. From that phot at least.
Based on the fact you have a curvy, I think you have the best colour already, but gettinig it to match is clearly not going to happen.
yup the lowers defo napolean, like what i used to have, bit of a cockup there.
Ricerocket
21-01-11, 11:27 PM
yup the lowers defo napolean, like what i used to have, bit of a cockup there.
The company that supplies his paint and system are saying its the right colour :rolleyes:
Ricerocket
21-01-11, 11:35 PM
I'm thinking of a full respray in this blue. What do you all think?http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv109/ricerocketphotobucket/cobra-lehan-ia-BIG.jpg
I'm thinking of a full respray in this blue. What do you all think?http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv109/ricerocketphotobucket/cobra-lehan-ia-BIG.jpg
It's a bit blue
Ricerocket
22-01-11, 08:53 AM
It's a bit blue
Thanks for pointing that out :)
Thats why I like it!
kaivalagi
22-01-11, 09:03 AM
If I wanted blue I think it would be nice in the "Galaxy Blue" you see some yamaha's in:
http://home.comcast.net/~kenhattan/fjr1300trunk/GalaxyBlue_FJR1300_trunk_sm.jpg
Ricerocket
22-01-11, 09:08 AM
If I wanted blue I think it would be nice in the "Galaxy Blue" you see some yamaha's in:
http://home.comcast.net/~kenhattan/fjr1300trunk/GalaxyBlue_FJR1300_trunk_sm.jpg
That is a very nice blue I had an Evo vi in a colour close to that.
It's a bit blue
Thanks for pointing that out :)
Thats why I like it!
So do I. Its a very nice rich deep blue isn't it. Still think it should be Pearl Black though. ;)
Ricerocket
22-01-11, 09:27 AM
So do I. Its a very nice rich deep blue isn't it. Still think it should be Pearl Black though. ;)
Oh good a vote for my Blue :cool:
dizzyblonde
22-01-11, 10:01 AM
I'm thinking of a full respray in this blue. What do you all think?http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv109/ricerocketphotobucket/cobra-lehan-ia-BIG.jpg
thats a gorgeous blue:cool:
Bluefish
22-01-11, 10:04 AM
I'm thinking of a full respray in this blue. What do you all think?http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv109/ricerocketphotobucket/cobra-lehan-ia-BIG.jpg
do it, will they through in the car?
Ricerocket
22-01-11, 10:11 AM
thats a gorgeous blue:cool:
Blue is the new yellow :cool:
do it, will they through in the car?
I hope so, sweet machine :)
Drew Carey
22-01-11, 10:40 AM
Mate, like that colour lots. Think will look goog on a curvy.
Ricerocket
22-01-11, 05:20 PM
Mate, like that colour lots. Think will look goog on a curvy.
I think thats the colour for me alright :D
http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv109/ricerocketphotobucket/cobra-lehan-ia-BIG.jpg
that blue is quite close to the blue on my new bike. bike needs a good polish to bring out the pearl.
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/7622/image1qq.jpg (http://img291.imageshack.us/i/image1qq.jpg/)
Ricerocket
23-01-11, 05:42 PM
that blue is quite close to the blue on my new bike. bike needs a good polish to bring out the pearl.
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/7622/image1qq.jpg (http://img291.imageshack.us/i/image1qq.jpg/)
That looks great! Whats the name of the colour on your bike?
AkiraSV
13-07-11, 06:23 PM
So was there a happy ending to this thread?
Was looking forward to seeing the end result but now I feel empty and desolate.
Ricerocket
14-07-11, 05:44 PM
So was there a happy ending to this thread?
Was looking forward to seeing the end result but now I feel empty and desolate.
Here we go
http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv109/ricerocketphotobucket/76F55D9282D2453DBB4A0EFF2705ECB9-0000338074-0002253023-00800L-D15893B0D67345909F0394328D8C12C0.jpg
http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv109/ricerocketphotobucket/C3C4940ACC424B99BC224216F6CE525A-0000338074-0002409935-00800L-F9mybikemountainroad.jpg
http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv109/ricerocketphotobucket/074.jpg
http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv109/ricerocketphotobucket/13062011293.jpg
Sorry if you posted already, but how much did it cost you to get the lowers sprayed the once, if you don't mind me asking?
Ricerocket
16-07-11, 04:31 PM
Sorry if you posted already, but how much did it cost you to get the lowers sprayed the once, if you don't mind me asking?
80 euro I think it was
AkiraSV
17-07-11, 09:47 PM
Awesome! Glad to see everything turned out well in the end! :D
Ricerocket
17-07-11, 10:02 PM
Awesome! Glad to see everything turned out well in the end! :D
Yes I am very happy with the result. My crap phone pics dont show up the colour very well but you get the idea :thumright:
That is a very nice blue, and different to everyone elses, thats a big downside to owning a yellow curvy :cry:
Ricerocket
18-07-11, 09:23 PM
That is a very nice blue, and different to everyone elses, thats a big downside to owning a yellow curvy :cry:
Thanks mate :thumright:
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