Here is something I found years ago on this board that may give you some help.
Subject: Sunflake Orange Paint
Author: Tim Feusi (cacheflowl.sasknet.sk.ca)
Date: 10/17-2000
Retyped by Brian Hoover from printed copy 1/15/04 ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] )
Well as promised here is the instruction for duplicating Flake Sunrise
Orange from the 1973 production year. It matches perfectly to the new side
covers I received from Honda. It may be a fairly safe assumption that for
the other candy colors ( except brown) that a correctly chosen shade of
candy would work. I feel the base components are the same, especially the
size of the metal flake. These are instructions for Sunrise Orange though.
I made a mistake on the last posting and the company that makes the product
is "House of Kolor". ( Phone 612-729-1044 Picayune Mississippi, they have
distributers all over Canada and the USA).
Product Required:
1 pint (pt) BC-02 silver base
1 ounce MF-2 mini flake ( trust me 1 oz will do test panels, tank, and side
covers)
1 pt UK-8 tangerine candy
1 pt UC-01 clear coat
1 pt KU-100 hardener
2 Quarts medium reducer
Tech sheets for above
What follows is copy of the instructions as written out by my painter ( he
is an autobody instructor at the local tech college and is very picky) .
1- Reduce BC-02 two parts base to one part reducer, apply two full coats of
BC-02 silver or until full hiding
2- Reduce BC-02 at a ratio of one part paint to one part reducer.
3- Add one gram of mini flake to every 10 grams of reduced BC-02. (He used a
digital scale)
4- Apply two or three coats of mini flake and BC-02 mixture to complete
panel.
5- Allow recommended recoat time, usually 30 minutes.
6- Mix and apply two coats of UC-01 clear coat.
7- Allow clear coat to fully cure.
8- Lightly block sand clear to level flake alignment with 600 wet or 800p
wet.
9- Apply 4 up to 6 ( mine was 6) medium wet coats of the UK-08 tangerine
candy onto panel allowing each coat to flash. NOTE: Always make test spray
out panels when spraying candy for matching.
10- Always check for correct6 match between coat of candy.
11- Allow candy to flash for one hour.
12- Apply two coats of UC-01 clear coat onto panel.
13- Allow to fully cure.
He then added the black panel and 3M ( perfect match) trimline striping to
the tank and one more coat of clear and the results are just like factory
except for one small detail. If you are shooting for concoures points omit
steps 6,7 and 8 as Honda originally was kind of bumpy ( my new side covers
are not perfectly smooth) as they didn't smooth out flake like we did. My
tank looks great and is perfect match to the factory side covers. If you
have questions, you can email me. Lots of luck and remember, it's not what
you ride but if you ride that counts. It doesn't hurt to have a classic to
ride either.
