Topic: S65 paint

[bwaller]

Hi all. I'm restoring my 1966 Honda S65 and I need to find paint to match. I've searched around without much luck for this old model.

Any ideas where to look?

[Johnie]

That was my first ride back in 1970...mine was white. Good luck with yours.

[Goofaroo]

I had a 1965 model S65 when I was about 13 years old (around 1977). I bought it for $5 from a friend's dad who had abandoned it beside the garage.  I took various items out of the gas tank including a tooth brush and a tennis ball. Then I cleaned the carb and gave it a going over and got it fired up.  I rode that thing like I stole it on the street and the dirt. It didn't handle sand whoops like my fire-breathing 1972 Yamaha LT100 but it was a luxurious ride on the cow trails.    I later sold it for $65.  Of course now that I want another one, the prices are high and they are VERY hard to find.  You will really enjoy it and it is great to hear that someone is restoring one. Now that you've let the cat out of the bag, you have to post some pics.   

 I can't answer your question about the paint but I can tell you to refrain from putting a tennis ball in the fuel tank. It will not be easy to remove.   Also, steer clear of the whoop sections.

[Johnie]

I think I put like 25 cents worth of gas in there and it would run for weeks!!! I cruised all over the city on that bike.

[bwaller]

This one we bought new and it's an amazing little engine seeing as how I tortured the poor thing. It deserves a new start as my pit bike. 

This is a red model, but I'm stumbling trying to find colour info. dondirtbiker couldn't help. I've seen places that offer this type info & even paint ...... someone must know.

[HondanutRider]

Rustolium makes a gloss red that matches almost exactly the original red colour that Honda used on many of their early models from that era.  I also have a S65 that is red, and a few years ago I restored a Supecub to go with it.  For the Supercub I resprayed all the metal parts using a similar rust paint from CTC (The CTC version was just a touch better than the Rustolium at matching the undisturbed, hidden parts that weer still original.  Note that these original red paints were notorious for fading out very badly in sunlight, and would tun an orange shade which I always found disgusting.)

Be warned: these paints may not be very fuel proof and any gasoline spilled on them might cause them to run.

[bwaller]

Rustolium makes a gloss red that matches almost exactly the original red colour that Honda used on many of their early models from that era.  I also have a S65 that is red, and a few years ago I restored a Supecub to go with it.  For the Supercub I resprayed all the metal parts using a similar rust paint from CTC (The CTC version was just a touch better than the Rustolium at matching the undisturbed, hidden parts that weer still original.  Note that these original red paints were notorious for fading out very badly in sunlight, and would tun an orange shade which I always found disgusting.)

Be warned: these paints may not be very fuel proof and any gasoline spilled on them might cause them to run.

Thanks, I'll check out the Rustoleum, if it closely matches the front fender I'll be stoked! I'm not so concerned about the gas/paint deal, it won't get a whole lot of use I expect. I did pretty up the engine with paint so leaving it that old faded red just won't cut it.

[HondanutRider]

You can't really go by matching the fender colour, as that is a plastic piece and they also fade,  What you have to do to make a proper match is find some part that has not been exposed, like on the frame under the tank, or beneath a label.

[bwaller]

There are lots of other paints available I've used, so I'll take a sidecover with me to try to match as closely as possible the existing fade of the plastic parts. In reality this isn't meant to be a factory restore.

With this in mind I really don't care to match the Honda Scarlet Red on all the metal  parts if the faded plastic sticks out like a sore thumb. For sure the plastic bits have faded less then the exposed steel frame etc. so I'll likely end up with something between factory Scarlet Red & sunbaked orange. 

[tomkimberly]

Here is another source:  http://www.ct70paint.com/


Tom