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Post by gazw on Feb 19, 2019 19:32:29 GMT
After getting the tank back and being relatively pleased with the outcome (its darker then original , but i could live with that)
I got a phone call off the painter a few weeks ago to tell me the one side panel and the seat cowl have come out a lot darker than the rest of he bits , it is really noticeable so cant use them
The painter is struggling to get the colour match right and doesnt want to paint the parts again
Has anyone else ever had a bike painted this colour and struggled to get the correct colour and how much did it cost you ?
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Post by terryc on Feb 19, 2019 20:20:14 GMT
That's why I painted mine flat red rather than candy they are a nightmare to get right
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Post by gazw on Feb 19, 2019 21:57:43 GMT
That's why I painted mine flat red rather than candy they are a nightmare to get right Have you any idea what flat colour I could get mine repainted that is a close match to the candy red , or what colour I could get away with for the year of my bike? Do I only have the choice of candy red or black? |
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Post by na44superdream on Feb 19, 2019 23:10:41 GMT
I've only do a tail cowl in Tanz blue with rattle cans, used blade silver instead of Coarse silver, built the blue up over two days gradually, using original side panels as a comparator difficult to get right, and who ever done the tank I bought from ebay had the same problem as you have encountered i.e. to dark.
I think I would perhaps go to the local autopaint dealer, look at the swatches, and perhaps pick a pearlescent red to suit.
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Post by terryc on Feb 20, 2019 8:37:01 GMT
That's why I painted mine flat red rather than candy they are a nightmare to get right Have you any idea what flat colour I could get mine repainted that is a close match to the candy red , or what colour I could get away with for the year of my bike? Do I only have the choice of candy red or black? Not sure of a good match for the candy red but Honda Milano red is very close to the Helios red used on the earlier Superdreams thats what mines painted in  |
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Post by bluedreamer on Feb 28, 2019 12:59:00 GMT
The candy colours have to have the right base paint first, the top coat is really thin and the final colour saturation depends on how much of this is applied. We have had both our bikes painted a few years ago (one candy Tanzanight blue and one candy Bourgogne red), they have come out nice but we had all the bodywork painted at the same time.
My blue bike is slightly lighter than the NOS tank I have but everything is the same colour and it looks really nice.
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