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Are these a Bargain?
Bryanj:
Wel done Ken, you did well.
AshimotoK0:
I was hovering over buying that 500 tank but I couldn't determine whether it had slight 'tiger-striping' or not. I reckon that it was probably just the lighting/photo but Ken must have bought it and made the decision for me ;D. Well done mate I reckon it was a bit of a bargain, even if the paint doesn't turn out to be perfect.
Interesting the way the painter didn't candy gold coat the corner underside 'ledge' under tank seam ...not that it matters much. Of course, Honda applied minimal paint on the underside of their tanks anyway.
Does anyone know a source of 'Starlight Gold' paint, other than RS Bikepaints? I just got my mates CB250K4 in 'Gentle Maroon Metallic Custom' matched locally from a NOS side panel ..... it cost less than £30 for 1 litre, when mixed, of paint .... RSBikepaints charge £117.50 plus around £10 delivery. I was sceptical but I sprayed a panel with it yesterday and it's an almost perfect match for the NOS panel.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Does anyone list the RAL number for the Honda colours?
If you have that anyone can mix the paint to match?
Trigger:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on January 15, 2023, 09:28:49 AM ---Does anyone list the RAL number for the Honda colours?
If you have that anyone can mix the paint to match?
--- End quote ---
RAL is just a colour chart. Most Honda paint is a build up of layers to get the correct colour starting with a base coat. The only paint code that honda still use is NH-1 Black. ;)
Moorey:
RS paints use Lechler paint, my local paint shop told me any Lechler supplier should be able to make up anything RS can supply. He was
struggling to make up Antares red for me until i said RS can make it up. Onto the computer and job done and far cheaper than RS.
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