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Motorcycle Discussions => British Bikes => Topic started by: bobanderson on March 12, 2010, 06:38:13 AM

Title: Paint colours
Post by: bobanderson on March 12, 2010, 06:38:13 AM

I am restoring a 1955 Ariel 350 Red Hunter and I am searching for the colour details (for example the paint colour code number etc) to suit the correct factory colour which I understand to be Deep Claret
Bob Anderson
email            bobanderson3@bigpond.com

Title: Re: Paint colours
Post by: Revband on March 12, 2010, 09:13:15 AM

Hi Bob

Try this link these people have most colours available.

http://www.rsbikepaint.com/en/


 

Title: Re: Paint colours
Post by: lila2905 on March 12, 2010, 11:46:18 PM

very intressting web site, but where we can find just the paint reference ???
regards
john

Title: Re: Paint colours
Post by: Revband on March 13, 2010, 09:09:06 AM

Hi John

These people have done their homework regarding matching bike colours covering many years, they now want to get a return on this work by selling paint and who can blame them?. They are not about to tell everyone which paint code they need, as you will have seen on the RS Paints website they do charge top price.

Some specialist marque parts suppliers can give paint codes and some owners clubs also have colour lists, but yes it can be a problem.

I have always found on bikes I have restored, if you keep asking people someone will eventually know a colour match.

Sorry but I don't know of one source for the info, I guess if you are stuck you just have to pay the RS price, lets be honest the cost of the small amount of paint needed compared to the total restoration cost wont break the bank.

Regards
Dennis

Title: Re: Paint colours
Post by: lila2905 on March 14, 2010, 08:08:43 AM

Hi,
Thanks for your Answer.
For me it's just a shipping Problem. Because i am from Switzerland, and maybe, toxic paints import is difficult.

Reggards
John