CB 500 Four Gast Tank Painting

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Ash is AshimotoKO on here.

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[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

500 tank by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr



Lines are 3 mm & 2 mm thick - can't say it's like the original for concourse purposes others here might chip in with whats wrong.

I left it to the painter, I'm happy with how it looks, only person I need to please is me. Hope it helps.
I know nothing about the various Honda Colours - I asked for a nice looking high gloss black.

[AshimotoK0]

Flavio the original poster PM'd me but I can't really help him with a match for Candy Jade (Jet) green. Menno did my 500K0 ages ago and it was a bluish metallic basecoat with a green candy top coat + clear coat over that. Not an easy colour to paint I would reckon.

I dare say a paint factors that has a spectrophotometer could scan a NOS part and get a metallic paint close (ish) match but he's in Italy and so can't point him to anyone. 

[Primadonna]

Hey guys!

Thank you both so much for your help!

If I don't find another reference for the lines, I'll do them 3 and 2 mm.
@Ash, thanks for the reference. It surely would be complicated. I'll try to find a pantone reference that is closest to the original, as it would be risky to paint like the original.

Cheers,
Flavio

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

This is my tank befor painting I believe it was the original paintwork - re-painted due to a bit of a dent in the tank plus a side panel needed replacing. The first 500 I sat on was black & I liked the colour.

.Ted's CB500 project bike by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr

This was a bike at a show probably Stafford..PXL_20221016_105939722 by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr

[Bryanj]

You keep asking for a pantone reference, never heard of that so dont know what you mean but i can tell you that none of the honda colours have industry standard codes.

[AshimotoK0]

You keep asking for a pantone reference, never heard of that so dont know what you mean but i can tell you that none of the honda colours have industry standard codes.

I think Pantone lists a lot of metallics Bryan. A metallic is never going to 'pop' like candy paint but I have had a couple of Honda candy paints scanned and matched to car metallic colours (for other people, not used myself) and they have come out pretty good.

https://colorconfidence.com/products/pantone-metallics-coated-replacement-pages?variant=32173943062598&currency=GBP&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpP63BhDYARIsAOQkATYzyoHHeidAg-ns55dBMR36-0ngdAGowDRJs2RIxQVbJ8bBQXOwbWQaAswmEALw_wcB

https://www.dcpaintsolutions.com/pantone-metallics

[Primadonna]

You keep asking for a pantone reference, never heard of that so dont know what you mean but i can tell you that none of the honda colours have industry standard codes.

I think Pantone lists a lot of metallics Bryan. A metallic is never going to 'pop' like candy paint but I have had a couple of Honda candy paints scanned and matched to car metallic colours (for other people, not used myself) and they have come out pretty good.

https://colorconfidence.com/products/pantone-metallics-coated-replacement-pages?variant=32173943062598&currency=GBP&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpP63BhDYARIsAOQkATYzyoHHeidAg-ns55dBMR36-0ngdAGowDRJs2RIxQVbJ8bBQXOwbWQaAswmEALw_wcB

https://www.dcpaintsolutions.com/pantone-metallics

Hey @Bryan!

Yeah, i know. I was asking for a pantone reference as it's a complete catalog of colour for printing.
But it's just as a last resource, if anyone would have that.

I'm aware the ideal would be a colour reference that is used for paints. But I have no idea of which..
There are two ways, one is the original painting that uses the yellow gold from the yellow 500 four + A tone of blue.

I need a green paint colour reference that would be the closest to the original, and the kind of finish of the black (satin, matte, gloss etc).
Then I can chase someone in my country that does that kind of paintings/finishings.

[Primadonna]

You keep asking for a pantone reference, never heard of that so dont know what you mean but i can tell you that none of the honda colours have industry standard codes.

I think Pantone lists a lot of metallics Bryan. A metallic is never going to 'pop' like candy paint but I have had a couple of Honda candy paints scanned and matched to car metallic colours (for other people, not used myself) and they have come out pretty good.

https://colorconfidence.com/products/pantone-metallics-coated-replacement-pages?variant=32173943062598&currency=GBP&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpP63BhDYARIsAOQkATYzyoHHeidAg-ns55dBMR36-0ngdAGowDRJs2RIxQVbJ8bBQXOwbWQaAswmEALw_wcB

https://www.dcpaintsolutions.com/pantone-metallics

Hey @Bryan!

Yeah, i know. I was asking for a pantone reference as it's a complete catalog of colour for printing.
But it's just as a last resource, if anyone would have that.

I'm aware the ideal would be a colour reference that is used for paints. But I have no idea of which..
There are two ways, one is the original painting that uses the yellow gold from the yellow 500 four + A tone of blue.

I need a green paint colour reference that would be the closest to the original, and the kind of finish of the black (satin, matte, gloss etc).
Then I can chase someone in my country that does that kind of paintings/finishings.

Hey Ash!

Good point on the Pantone metallics. It could work too, I didn't think of that before.
But a normal Pantone Green colour reference would already work if the shade is the match for the original, then I can only order the metallic finish.
Anyway, worst case scenario I could save a digital image from the original Honda photos from the 70's, and take it to a paint business and they can find a match.

But it would help if anyone in the forum would have that reference.
I'll chase more in the forum.

Thanks for your help so far! If I find a good match, after I paint it I'll post the photo here and leave the Green Ref code.

[Primadonna]

What I have found today is this "explainer" of the process, but it doesn't give much info (like, the base coat "blue" should be wet when applying the yellow/gold from the other model, but in this video he uses another green colour over a metallic light blue, then the result is "close", but still it seems a little on the bright side.

I'm leaving below for any Forum member that could use this reference to help:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuIXVnUvSs8&t=98s

"A description of the paint process and steps for Honda Candy Jade Green using VMR Paints spray gun products.
This is not a paint spraying tutorial.
The Honda Motorcycle paint code for Candy Jade Green is simply "KB".
1975 Honda CB550 Candy Jade Green consists of Candy Gold (Yellow) Midcoat HC-16-600  and Mariana Blue Metallic Basecoat HM-16-504.
Earlier year Honda  Motorcycles used a different formula for Candy Jade Green (sometimes referred to as Jet Green) consisting of Candy Jade Green Midcoat HC-16-904 and Candy Silver Basecoat UC-16-100.
*This video is not sponsored or endorsed by VMR Paints."

[Primadonna]

But the best pics I found that are the closest to the Jet Green are the below:

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

It might be an optical illusion - that side panel badge looks a tad on the hight side?

[AshimotoK0]

Pretty sure I know that K2 bike .. my mate still has a small amount of the paint it was painted with in his shed .. paint was from
RS Bikepaint.

[Sesman]

You do Ash. The picture posted by Primadonna is the k2 from your neck of the woods. The picture is from my garage!!!!! Not sure how he got hold of that?

[AshimotoK0]

You do Ash. The picture posted by Primadonna is the k2 from your neck of the woods. The picture is from my garage!!!!! Not sure how he got hold of that?

You did a post way back with that pic on !


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