Topic: 500/4 tank paint scheme

[Cevan]

My 500/4 is Candy gold.  Looking at using VMR paint for the gold part.  What was used on the black portion in terms of sheen?  I've got some singlestage non-metallic black but not sure I can clear over it.  What do people typically use here?  My plan is to clear over everything. 

[bryanj]

My memory says normal gloss black, BUT its 20+years since i did one

[Ozzybud]

The basecoat I use is either PPG DBC9700 or Omni MBC9300. Omni is made by PPG and it half the price. It'll be a perfect match.

[Ozzybud]

I have found you can Clearcoat over anything. Even rattlecans. I have never had a lifting or reaction using Omni/PPG Clearcoats.

[HondaMan]

VMR also sells a Black to spray over the gold, I just bought some. Haven't used it yet, though: it was what they recommended for the 550K1 I'm doing now that looks like your avatar bike.

[Cevan]

VMR also sells a Black to spray over the gold, I just bought some. Haven't used it yet, though: it was what they recommended for the 550K1 I'm doing now that looks like your avatar bike.

I am not a fan of any VMR paint. It's way over priced and thinned down 100 percent. It's like water. Buy a pint(8 oz) and you are really getting 4 oz of actual paint!
My local Wesco can match any sample I present. Very close match

The paint on my bike is very faded so I have nothing to bring them to match. I’ve used a local automotive paint store for other projects and it’s never cheap.  How hard is it to match a candy type paint?

[bryanj]

Almost impossible, its a 3 stage process
1 mettallic base
2 transparent colour the changes with number of coats
3 laquer

All 3 are normally isocyanate paints which need air fed mask

[Cevan]

I've got a '74 CT70 that I could paint too. 

[Ozzybud]

I've got a '74 CT70 that I could paint too.

1971 CT70'H I restored a  couple years ago
Candy Topaz Orange three stage.

Silver metallic base/ 3 coats candy midcoat/ clearcoat

[Stev-o]

I've got a '74 CT70 that I could paint too.

1971 CT70'H I restored a  couple years ago

For you guys with CT70's or similar, what do you do with them? 

My buddy has one sitting in his barn and thats what it does, justs sits there.  He says it's a "wall hanger", plans to put it in his mancave [when it gets built]

[Ozzybud]

I've got a '74 CT70 that I could paint too.

1971 CT70'H I restored a  couple years ago

For you guys with CT70's or similar, what do you do with them? 

My buddy has one sitting in his barn and thats what it does, justs sits there.  He says it's a "wall hanger", plans to put it in his mancave [when it gets built]

All three of mine are street legal. I ride them often around town. Every friend I have when they come over they ask if we can go ride around. Like we were 12 again.
They haul my 220lbs around just fine.
People ask what I do in retirement.. I say " Burn Gas"

[Cevan]

I’ve got a title for mine, but I mostly rip around my property with it. It’s a ton of fun in the snow. I had one as a kid so it’s nostalgic.

[Stev-o]

Good to hear they get ridden.