I am getting near the point in my 74 550 restoration project to look into having the tank and side covers painted. I know nothing and have no skills in this area so will farm it out to a local shop that does custom work on motorcycles. For nostalgic reasons I am going with Flake Sunrise Orange since this was the color of the first Honda I owned. I figured to purchase the paint ahead of time and maybe decals too, then supply them to the shop so I ensure I get factory paint color.
Question 1: Do any of you have a favorite site to purchase the paint? From my research it looks like vmrpaints.com is a good source.
Question 2: How much paint should I order? Looks like 1 quart is the standard size.
Question 3: I am looking for the original look, so should I order the decals for the tank or let the shop paint them in by hand if they are confident they can do a good job?