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Offline LesterPiglet

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What colour is this?
« on: March 09, 2010, 07:22:44 AM »
A bit of confusion on various sites.
Candy Sapphire Blue or Flake Sapphire blue.

It's Flake Sapphire Blue.
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Re: What colour is this?
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2010, 07:33:42 AM »
Doesn't have the decal, so it's probably not stock paint. 

More info on the bike it's from would help.  It looks like from a 550F.  '75 had Candy Sapphire as a color option, '76 had Flake Sapphire.  But again, those would be stock colors. 
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Re: What colour is this?
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2010, 08:00:15 AM »
Sorry, it's from a CB550f bought new from Dave Silvers a few years ago.
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Re: What colour is this?
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2010, 08:15:07 AM »
If it is actually stock paint and it's from a '75, then that would be Sapphire. 
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Re: What colour is this?
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2010, 08:18:19 AM »
I do believe it is stock and sapphire but flake or candy? I need to get my tank painted to match.
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'Then' and 'than' are completely different words and have completely different meanings. Same with 'of' and 'have'. Set and sit. There, their and they're. Draw and drawer. Could care less/couldn't care less. Bought/brought FFS.


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Re: What colour is this?
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2010, 08:29:12 AM »
Lester:

From the pictures in your photobucket album: 
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v337/LesterPiglet/blue/

I would (dare) say you have the flake sapphire blue due to the presence of flakes but I'm no expert.

Honda did list two separate "sapphire blue" paint codes:

PB-3C-C Candy Sapphire Blue
PB-3C-F Flake Sapphire Blue

CB550 paint colors:
http://www.spookytoms.com/CB550-PaintColors.html

CB550 model year, serial numbers and colors:
http://www.spookytoms.com/CB550-IDPlates.html


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Re: What colour is this?
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2010, 08:42:13 AM »
Looking at your colours link I'm inclined to think it's flake.
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Re: What colour is this?
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2010, 08:56:20 AM »
its blue ;D
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Re: What colour is this?
« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2010, 09:12:55 AM »
That's 100% flake sapphire blue.
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Re: What colour is this?
« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2010, 08:50:13 AM »
Thanks guys. Now to find someone to match it.
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Re: What colour is this?
« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2010, 09:14:43 AM »
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Re: What colour is this?
« Reply #11 on: March 10, 2010, 04:17:50 PM »
Two problems bistro, I can't see flake and I'm in the UK. Just have to see if i can find a custom sprayer who can match it.  ::)
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