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royhall:
I am 95% through painting a Black Bomber engine and have run out of paint. I am using the usual Simoniz SIMVHT31C thats a really good dull silver match for the original Honda colour. Unfortunately Simoniz have stopped making it and moved on to SIMVHT31D, the difference here being the C & D. Simoniz say it's the same colour. which it may be, but it is not the same finish. The D variant is a really smooth bright (and frankly horrible) finish that resembles cheap kids plastic jewellery. So anybody about to re-paint an engine beware.

Now to the problem. The C variant is advertised still (and I have even emailed sellers about this) but they always send the D variant thinking its the same. I now have 6 cans of the crap. So, does anyone have a spare half can of SIMVHT31C so I can finish this engine. The alternative is to have everything re-blasted and start again with something else. Simoniz have really dropped the ball with this one. Thanks all.

Nurse Julie:
I will have a look in the workshop later to see if we have any 'C' left Roy. We have been using the 'D' for almost a year now and have noticed no difference whatsoever in the finish or the colour.

Nurse Julie:
Here is a 'D' painted about 10 days ago

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And a 'C' from last year

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royhall:
Thanks Julie. You need to paint two items from the same engine and put them side by side. There's two cam cover plates on the 450 that are nearly the same casting that I painted with each type and the difference really is miles out. It may not look too bad if the whole engine was painted with D but it's no match. The C variant appears to show all the casting imperfections etc below it, and the D variant appears somehow thicker and covers everything to a smooth almost gloss like finish that hides the casting marks etc. I don't like it at all, the next engine I may use Ceracote.

It's hard to tell from photo's but those two you posted don't look the same? Hopefully someone has half a can left over.

Nurse Julie:
This is a better comparison, this is 'C' [ Guests cannot view attachments ]

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