I was doing a little work in the shop today, and was looking at my collection of touch-up paints. My '75 GL1000 is painted in Candy Blue Green Special (paint code PB2CS),and it has one or three small chips.
I have a bottle of Dupli-Color 'NG GM 440 Bright Aqua Metallic', and tried it.
It's not perfect, but it's very close, AND you can get it at most auto parts stores, or at Wal*Mart. I wouldn't paint the whole bike with it, but for the small, pinhead size chips it's very good.
Off-the-shelf touch-up paint for '75 & '76: Candy Blue Green
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Re: Off-the-shelf touch-up paint for '75 & '76: Candy Blue G
Rattle canned my bags using same Duplicolor GM440 on a white base coat. Used white because that's what seems to be exposed at the OEM chips. Didn't seem to match very well until putting a couple coats of rattle can clear on top. Still not a perfect but close...
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Re: Off-the-shelf touch-up paint for '75 & '76: Candy Blue G
Nice Bike, paint looks good from here!!
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Re: Off-the-shelf touch-up paint for '75 & '76: Candy Blue G
How many coats of the Duplicolor GM440 did you put over the white base coat?
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When I die send my body to the scrap yard.
Two hips and a shoulder replaced.
1975 Blue/ Green (Now Black) My main ride
1975 Red Gone to my son! (Burned Feb 2013)
1979 Black (to be restored)
1979 Blue (Sold)
1978 Black (back in the fold) sold again. Bought it back, again
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Re: Off-the-shelf touch-up paint for '75 & '76: Candy Blue G
It needed about 3 or 4 coats to level the color...seems like there isn't much pigment in the paint. Painted outside on a nice warm day/no breeze so it only took about 20 minutes between coats. Light 600 wet sand to remove a few gnats and a sag and on with the clear.How many coats of the Duplicolor GM440
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'72 Honda 750K2 -> 836cc
'70 CB450K3
'65 CB160
'63 C110* ("Honda 50")
....*Prone on tank, downhill, wind at your back = 56 mph!"
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'70 CB450K3
'65 CB160
'63 C110* ("Honda 50")
....*Prone on tank, downhill, wind at your back = 56 mph!"
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Re: Off-the-shelf touch-up paint for '75 & '76: Candy Blue G
That really is close...Nice job.....I don't suppose you could post a pic of the front of your bike? I'm interested in adding running lights to my 75..
Thanks,
Bob
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Re: Off-the-shelf touch-up paint for '75 & '76: Candy Blue G
http://www.spraydosen-shop.de/Honda-Mot ... erosol-Set
http://www.motorradlack.de/en/brands/ho ... nv_search=
Both of these companies are in Germany. I don't know if they can ship aerosols to the States.
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Most candies require a silver (0r gold, depending on the top colour) base. Mine was done on silver and top coated with a Honda auto paint, but unfortunately Bill can't remember which one.
http://www.motorradlack.de/en/brands/ho ... nv_search=
Both of these companies are in Germany. I don't know if they can ship aerosols to the States.
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'Impossible' is just a level of difficulty! The only stupid question is the one you didn't ask first!
Most candies require a silver (0r gold, depending on the top colour) base. Mine was done on silver and top coated with a Honda auto paint, but unfortunately Bill can't remember which one.
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