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Motorcycle Discussions => Japanese Bikes => Topic started by: emilios on November 23, 2008, 07:21:58 PM

Title: cb500 four colour ?
Post by: emilios on November 23, 2008, 07:21:58 PM

Hi
Im rebuilding a CB500 Four 1971 and i want to paint the candy jade green but i cant find the present code...i know the old one but companies here dont match it..
Can someone help?
Thanks  :'(

Title: Re: cb500 four colour ?
Post by: Bumblebee on January 13, 2009, 04:49:31 PM

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Hi
Im rebuilding a CB500 Four 1971 and i want to paint the candy jade green but i cant find the present code...i know the old one but companies here dont match it..
Can someone help?
Thanks  :'(

Howdy - first post here...

Here is a list of Honda motorcycle paint colors with the codes.  The ones I have tried work.

ftp://http://www.vsource.org/VFR-RVF_files/BHondaPaintCodes.htm

Some of the early 70's vintage Honda candy colors (or should I say colours) don't really have a paint code; they were created with several layers of paint, metallic, tint and clear coats.  The result was a beautiful finish - but hard to recreate in a run of the mill paint shop-although I was able to fine one here locally that did it for me (Lunar Orange Metallic) with a perfect match; it wasn't cheap though.