CB350F Restoration by royhall (NOW FINISHED)

[Tiny Tim]

Thanks Roy, that would be really good of you.
I've just had a quote of £500-£550 from Andy bike paints to do the 350. A mate of mine used him and was very pleased with the end result. He has a website with previous work on it.
Cheers
Tim

[royhall]

Blimey that sounds like a lot of money. May be learning the art of painting at that price. Was expecting under £300, don't know if that's realistic. But to be fair, there's not that much of it to paint. Going to ring a guy tomorrow I shall see what he says. Cheers Roy.

[royhall]

Not really oddjob I live at the Fleetwood end of the Fylde at Thornton cleveleys.

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[Bryanj]

Painting candy colours is an art and a "cheap" tank alone is normally £3-400

[AshimotoK0]

Painting candy colours is an art and a "cheap" tank alone is normally £3-400

Agreed .. it takes a real pro to spray Candy particularly Honda Candytone Gold. The going rate for a 750K has always seemed to be 500-550GBP (that's what I paid)  so I would think 400 is about correct for a 350, as less components and particularly if the pinstripes are transfers because the 750K0 stripes are painted on.

I often wonder whether on colours like Candy Antares Red that there isn't a close match in straight modern metallic. OK it may not have the candy sheen to it but it's probably less noticeable on the darker shades. I sprayed my 400/4 and painted the stripes on myself way way  back in 1986 using a metallic and it looked OK. I also know a sandcast that was sprayed blue/green with some old and now obsolete Vauxhaul (I think) colour rattle cans and it's used on the backdrop at the IOM on the Sandacastonly site. Looked pretty awesome to me when I saw it in the flesh, for that kind of paint !!

The 400/4F2 tank is here:-

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[royhall]

Wouldn't mind paying £550 on a sandcast that's going to be worth the money in the end. But at the rate the quotes are going I am on target for spending 4.5k on a bike that's worth about 3k, so some things are going to have to be cheaper.


I like the sound of the more modern metallic paint. What colour would be closest to Candy Bacchus Olive?Or  I may be better going for the other colour for my bikes year, the red colour (not sure what its called will have to check it out).

Can anyone recommend a good painter to do metallic that will do a good job at a reasonable price? Think me and Tiny Tim (he's also looking for a painter for an identical bike) will have to get some recommends on this.

Cheers all.

[Chris400F]

Came across an article that said that Honda offered the 350 Four in two colours for the first two years — Flake Matador Red and Candy Bacchus Olive.
Someone somewhere will surely know if there is a modern equivalent.
I'd ask Mr Google ....

[Tiny Tim]

I came across this today Roy.
http://www.ct70paint.com/honda-cb.html

[mike the bike]

That's an American site, Try RS paints

[Tiny Tim]

That's an American site, Try RS paints

Tried RS paints twice and both times the paint they supplied was c*#p, never again.

[royhall]

Well here's the decals  http://www.cb-4zylinder.de/cgi-bin/shop/__Tankzierstreifen-Honda-CB-350-F-in-orange-weiss-f%FCr-roten-und-gr%FCnen-Lack__370065024391-06d_01.09.html   I can do all the prep work, whats needed now is somebody with a bit of skill that can shoot red or green metallic and clear coat. Anybody.

[mike the bike]

Tried RS paints twice and both times the paint they supplied was c*#p, never again

That's worth knowing.

[royhall]

Not made that much progress in the last week due to illness and commitments, damn it. The engine is nearly finished, just need the polished parts fitting. Polishing is the part that I really hate doing, such a time consuming and messy job.

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Finished painting the yokes and idiot lights and got them mounted in the headstock. Even took the time to grind the lettering off the top of the stainless handlebar clamp bolts and polish the heads.

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Swing arm went in no problem, fitted with new phosphor bronze bushes and new lower shock mounts. The new chrome on the shocks looks really good against the shiny powder coating.

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The picture from behind makes it look like the frame is bent, it's just the camera angle though honest.
Got the battery/electrics/air filter box fitted. I found I've got no indicator flasher unit (something else to add to the growing list for Silvers). Also discovered that the ignition coils are damaged, does anybody know if the pattern coils that Silvers are selling at £29 plus vat are any good?

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The oil pump is still missing, am waiting for a new seal kit for it that's taking a while to get to me.

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That's all I managed to get done for this thrilling episode. Really need to knuckle down and get the polishing done this week. Wheels are next on the list, have found a local-ish chap that will rebuild them for £35 a wheel. Was going to learn to do them myself, hey maybe next time.

Chroming is finished (Mark at RS) and on it's way back. Will post some pictures when it arrives.

Bye for now.

[Johnwebley]

looks good,

 about DSS coils,I fitted two 703 ?   style coils to my 500,they fit and work well,with lots of HT lead length,

[royhall]

Thanks John. Will go for them then, as they are a superb price. Cheers.