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Title: Light Ruby Red
Post by: JEZZAIRONBRIDGE on October 05, 2025, 06:41:01 PM
Question sure to have been asked previously.
1977 400/4.
Have prepared Tank and Side Panels for painting.
Local Bodyshop unable to obtain mixing formula for Light Ruby Red.
Can anyone advise of nearest matching Solid Red colour.
Appreciate help.
Title: Re: Light Ruby Red
Post by: Bryanj on October 05, 2025, 07:30:18 PM
Honda colours dont have a standard match, they can buy paint from RS
Title: Re: Light Ruby Red
Post by: ozzybud on October 05, 2025, 07:44:00 PM
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=89936.0

This is from the US forum. I have seen this posted multiple times.

If you need varnish blue.
  Its a 1995 Toyota color code 8A1
Its what I used on my bike
Title: Re: Light Ruby Red
Post by: XS850 on October 06, 2025, 10:54:10 AM
That’s interesting this should just come up - I’m just about to start the process of re-painting my 75 CB400F the “Light Ruby Red”. Searching through the previous forums & information it seems that Honda “Milano” Red is a close match - I’ve just bought a touch up can of this to do some comparisons. General consensus it’s a one step colour rather than vase coat/top coat process - can anyone confirm maybe?
Title: Re: Light Ruby Red
Post by: taysidedragon on October 06, 2025, 11:15:22 AM
Quote from: XS850 on October 06, 2025, 10:54:10 AM
That’s interesting this should just come up - I’m just about to start the process of re-painting my 75 CB400F the “Light Ruby Red”. Searching through the previous forums & information it seems that Honda “Milano” Red is a close match - I’ve just bought a touch up can of this to do some comparisons. General consensus it’s a one step colour rather than vase coat/top coat process - can anyone confirm maybe?

Yes. I sprayed mine with rattlecans, just primer then Honda Milano Red topcoat finished with petrol resistant clearcoat. Not a professional job but the colour is good.
Title: Re: Light Ruby Red
Post by: Laverda Dave on October 06, 2025, 01:02:55 PM
When I took the tank from Ratty to be painted I took with my my original Parakett Yellow tank to get a close match.  The painter and I went through a lot of yellow swatches and eventually settled on Chevrolet Yellow as the colour to use.
Have you removed all the paint from your red tank? If you have left any paint on the underside ths will provide an excellent colour match as it will likely be original and it will not have been bleeched by sunlight.
Title: Re: Light Ruby Red
Post by: JEZZAIRONBRIDGE on October 06, 2025, 02:52:57 PM
Many thanks for help/advice.
Will go with Milano Red as a near match.
Painting tank and Side Panels so all should be good.
Would anyone recommend getting the Tank lacquered after fitting of Decals.
My Fuel Tank has previously been painted, Decals not lacquered over, no issues with them peeling.
Thanks again.
Title: Re: Light Ruby Red
Post by: JEZZAIRONBRIDGE on October 16, 2025, 06:07:58 PM
Just got to let DVLA know now.