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Offline Don R

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Candy Blue Green
« on: May 17, 2012, 11:53:18 AM »
The Sherwyn Williams rep. shot my NOS side cover with the paint matching gun and it came up 1970 Honda motorcycle candy blue green. Imagine that! I was always told no one had the mix for honda paint codes. Maybe they don't have the number but they have the formula.
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Re: Candy Blue Green
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2012, 11:55:43 AM »
That's perty darn good!
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Re: Candy Blue Green
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2012, 11:56:36 AM »
Cool!  Are you purchasing paint from them?
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Re: Candy Blue Green
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2012, 12:50:07 PM »
I got a price from my local body shop to shoot my K0, the paint guy was coming anyway so I left the NOS sidecover. My wife says I need to wait until after my daughters wedding however. It seems they need a limo worse than I need a paint job.
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Re: Candy Blue Green
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2012, 03:29:42 PM »
So the color is a match but will it have the "candy" look?
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Re: Candy Blue Green
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2012, 03:31:45 PM »
Did the Sherwyn Williams rep. give you the new number in case we want to try it?

I like that colour.
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Re: Candy Blue Green
« Reply #6 on: May 19, 2012, 09:15:34 AM »
I got the sheet from the body shop and it's PPG sorry my error. I do have the formula sheet and it is a three part paint. The painter asked if I knew that, I said yes that's why I was talking to him and not doing it myself. I have to wait until fall due to my daughters impending wedding and college graduation.
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Re: Candy Blue Green
« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2012, 12:14:35 PM »
Curious, what was the price from the body shop?  Gauging if I should be scared off or not. 
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Re: Candy Blue Green
« Reply #8 on: May 19, 2012, 12:55:00 PM »
Quote from: Don R on May 19, 2012, 09:15:34 AM
I do have the formula sheet and it is a three part paint.
When you say a three part paint do you mean primer, then silver base coat, the blue/green candy coat?
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Re: Candy Blue Green
« Reply #9 on: May 19, 2012, 05:13:21 PM »
Also interested...
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Re: Candy Blue Green
« Reply #10 on: May 19, 2012, 08:48:00 PM »
Quote from: markb on May 19, 2012, 12:55:00 PM
Quote from: Don R on May 19, 2012, 09:15:34 AM
I do have the formula sheet and it is a three part paint.
When you say a three part paint do you mean primer, then silver base coat, the blue/green candy coat?

Primer is generally not referred to as a coat, its probably the silver coat, color coat, and clear coat
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Re: Candy Blue Green
« Reply #11 on: May 19, 2012, 10:07:03 PM »
I'm assuming primer sealer or whatever their favorite product is, then the three layers of color. He estimated $550 for smoothing the tank, it has previous bondo, plastic additive for the new airbox, headlight bucket  and sidecovers. My headlight ears are chrome K2's modified to fit small reflectors I will blast the chrome with something so the paint will adhere. I have the printout now, maybe I can take a picture  and post it.
  The problem spraying candy paint is the thickness of the mid color coat, the thicker the darker, so a sag or run will be that much worse than a solid color.
« Last Edit: May 19, 2012, 10:09:05 PM by Don R »
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