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Offline 547

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Is it wrong to just pick the color?
« on: November 15, 2008, 04:40:11 PM »
i am painting a '75 750four super sport tank and a '72 450twin tank both black. i will be removing the emblems and want to
replace them with Honda motorcycle logo decals. what i want to know is are there standard colors for the Honda logo?
is it wrong to just pick the color i like best on it? any thoughts?
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Re: Is it wrong to just pick the color?
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2008, 04:56:36 PM »
If it's a custom (vs. restoration), that's the whole idea.  Go for what you like.  My tank decal reads Honda in gold Norton lettering.
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Re: Is it wrong to just pick the color?
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2008, 07:15:43 PM »
i'm gonna do some one off side badges on my cb650c (from a local vinal decal maker(like those cheesy graphics as seen in the fast and furious movies)) just a simple design with model info all in either brushed aluminum or chrome finish
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Re: Is it wrong to just pick the color?
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2008, 02:56:04 PM »
what kind of life expectancy is there for those color graphics? i thought about chrome but want something that will last.
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Re: Is it wrong to just pick the color?
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2008, 04:04:47 PM »
Paint it the color you want. I have done some in correct colors but is more fun to try new colors.

My 78 CB550 is getting Candy Ruby Red like my 71 SL175. Not correct for the 78 but I like the color.
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Re: Is it wrong to just pick the color?
« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2008, 07:03:24 PM »
exactly! paint it whatever colors you like. i did my k4 750 with a blue frame/silver tins
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Re: Is it wrong to just pick the color?
« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2008, 08:31:51 PM »
Quote from: 547 on November 16, 2008, 02:56:04 PM
what kind of life expectancy is there for those color graphics? i thought about chrome but want something that will last.
the graphics won't ever fade, but they are a "sticker". i'm gonna apply them after paint, but befor i'm finished doing clear coat. so they'll last pretty much forever that way. the place i get mine can do most anything you can come up with in any colors your computer can come up with.    also i've had a chrome colored vinal on the back window of my blazer for 6 years now and it still looks like new(except where i nicked it with the window scraper)
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Re: Is it wrong to just pick the color?
« Reply #7 on: November 17, 2008, 05:28:38 PM »
i like the frame Fuzzy- 
I am going to keep everything mostly black including the tanks and i am either gonna go with chrome or white for the
logo.
thanks for the input
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Re: Is it wrong to just pick the color?
« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2008, 05:55:27 PM »
Vinyl decals will fade and age with time if it is cheap vinyl. You can buy it in different grades and from different manufactuers (avery,oracal,3m,lg, and more). You can get most of them in a 4 year, 6year, 9year outdoor vinyl. If you use something good like a 9 year vinyl it should last on you tank for a long time since it will not be abused by the weather as an outdoor sign would. Also some vinyls are made for surfaces with curves and some are made for flat surfaces.
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