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CB 500 Four Gast Tank Painting
Primadonna:
Hey guys!
I've chased in the forum about CB 500 Four Tank Painting, but couldn't find anything about the white stripes.
I'm the happy owner of this wonderful piece of art from 1972.
I've already paid someone to paint the gas tank, it won't be like the original paint style, combining yellow and blue to make the jade green, but it will be close to it.
My problem atm: the WHITE STRIPES of the tank.
I'm putting together an illustrator file as reference for the guy that will paint the gas tanks. And after chasing online for the specs of the THICKNESS of the white stripes, so far I haven't found anything.
I could "guess" and it could be made by "eye", but I'm looking for "near perfection" results here.
Do you guys have any reference about the thickness of the stripes by any chance?
It would help me loads.
Thanks in advance!
Flavio
Bryanj:
They were not painted but decals laquered over, Piki on here does them i think
Primadonna:
--- Quote from: Bryanj on July 11, 2024, 12:24:15 AM ---They were not painted but decals laquered over, Piki on here does them i think
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THanks Bryanj, I'm aware of that.
But painting will have a more long-lasting result.
Primadonna:
I'm looking for both the "thickness" of each line. And the best colour reference (a pantone ref. already helps), in order to choose the closest to a Jade Green for the Honda 500 Four 1971.
Every little help is much appreciated.
Nurse Julie:
--- Quote from: Primadonna on October 01, 2024, 01:44:20 AM ---
--- Quote from: Bryanj on July 11, 2024, 12:24:15 AM ---They were not painted but decals laquered over, Piki on here does them i think
--- End quote ---
THanks Bryanj, I'm aware of that.
But painting will have a more long-lasting result.
--- End quote ---
How long do you want them to last? 😁😁😁😁 The original lacquered over decal stripes have lasted over 50 years and still going strong on a lot of tanks.
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