Topic: Yellow Paint

[echilds]

The rebuild of the '78 CB550 is coming along slowly.  The motor is on hold right now due to a readily lack of cash.  So instead I am cleaning up the frame and touching up the paint.

  This bike is supposed to be my wife's, which is why I am working on it...

  She would like to paint the tank and side covers yellow while keeping everything else black.  Sounds OK to me but I am thick it can bot be just any yellow.

  Does anyone have a suggestions for a particular color of yellow.  I will warn you now, I will be painting with a "rattle can", see above about the lack of ready cash.

[dusterdude]

if you can buy dodge viper yellow in a spray can,that would be the ticket.

[StevieMac]

Just make sure whatever you use is somewhat resistant to gas.  Lots of rattle can stuff isn't.

[Bob Wessner]

Not to sidetrack this, but how resistant to fuel is lacquer?

[Vatch]

emmer,
If you're going to paint it yellow for her why not take her to look at rattle can colors. Yellows can be muted to safety yellow.  I'll bet she has an opinion about the color yellow.  She'll be happier in the end, and you won't have to repaint.

[GroovieGhoulie]

I've always been partial to the bright Ferarri "Fly Yellow" myself.  Not as dark as the "Mustard Yellow" on the Chevrolet Corvette and not as light or feminine looking as the "Pastel Yellow" on the early Porsche Boxster.  You don't wanna School Bus either.

Yellow is a hard color to get right, but when the shade is perfect. it just SCREAMS!!  Yellow = Obnoxious, which I love.

[echilds]

If you're going to paint it yellow for her why not take her to look at rattle can colors.

  Looking at the colors on the cans is alright, but how many times have you painted something only to have the tint of the color slightly different than the can, and yellow can be such a finiky color.  I know there are yellow bike out there whick is why I asked the question.  Nothing beats the opinion of someone who has seen it first hand.

  Thanks for all the input!!!

[puppytrax]

I know there are yellow bike out there whick is why I asked the question.  Nothing beats the opinion of someone who has seen it first hand.

I know I've seen a yellow avatar here; don't know whose...

But unless you jump on a plane and go out and look at that bike, you still won't know what it looks like. Browsers, monitors, OS's, etc, all distort images. And looking at old paint jobs isn't too good either - they fade. Your best bet is to check *new* car lots; find a nice color; go into the Service/Parts Center there, and get a couple cans of their touch-up...and make sure it's your wife who picks out the exact color, because you know who will be blamed if it's not right...   

[cbjunkie]

if only there was some way to "fade" the paint...one of the best colors i ever saw was on an Porsche 356...something like this one only without the gloss...

[puppytrax]

if only there was some way to "fade" the paint...one of the best colors i ever saw was on an Porsche 356...something like this one only without the gloss...

You don't like a glossy paint job?? 

Or...how about 1986 Corvette yellow??



E-Type Jaguars were painted a beautiful yellow...can't recall the exact name...but it was close to that Porsche color...

[cbjunkie]

nope.

[VitaminCB550]

Ingredients:

1 1987 VW GTI

15 Pieces Sandpaper

1 Bucket

Water

37 Cans Krylon "Sun Yellow"

3 Parts Youthful Ambition


Result:

An automobile that begs to be pulled over all while making small children scream and clap.


Conclusion:

Krylon "Sun Yellow" is the only way to go. I've never seen another yellow as bright and vibrant from a spray can.

About gloss: Many light coats, wetsand with fine grit, either clear or buff.

Good luck!

[Steve F]

Yellow is good..........   Mine's (I think) 2000 Corvette yellow.  Done with (again I think) DuPont with clearcoat. Had to pay someone to squirt it since I don't have a clue.  Just a note: I've found that most of the rattle can stuff is to "fragile" and scratches off too easily, and isn't fuel proof.

[OldSchool_IsCool]

Yellow and black?? Hmmmmm

Are you going to put original tank decals on or custom do you have something else in mind?

[Vatch]

If you're going to paint it yellow for her why not take her to look at rattle can colors.

  Looking at the colors on the cans is alright, but how many times have you painted something only to have the tint of the color slightly different than the can, and yellow can be such a finiky color.  I know there are yellow bike out there whick is why I asked the question.  Nothing beats the opinion of someone who has seen it first hand.

  Thanks for all the input!!!

Yeah, it's finiky. I recall a Datsun B210 my father had years ago.  In his attempts to match paint (add in fading from the sun) to repair rust spots from Pennsylvania winters the car must have had 7 different colors of yellow on it.  Shorty thereafter rust ate the frame through as discovered when trying to jack the car up to rotate the tires.