WOW, that is a beautiful color selection.
Well done 👍
Two Million Mile Rider
Exploring the World in Comfort
WOW, that is a beautiful color selection.
Well done 👍
I always liked the Wineberry that Honda offered back in the late 70's-80's but wanted something a bit different. This is called "Sparkling Merlot". Sprayed just the color, its so dark a maroon it almost looks black. Which to me, when I did trials, I did not like. The way I sprayed it, it changes shades of maroon based on how the light hits it.
This spray was 2 coats of primer silver, topped by 2 coats of the Merlot. Then 4 coats of clear, wet sanded, stripes I did by hand but in the similar scheme as seen on the 75-79 GL1000's, then 4 more coats of clear. Its a Goldwing, there has to be some Gold. Will 3000 grit color sand and buff after it fully cures for about a week.
My Motorvation side car and Vetter Fairing will follow the same design. Both painted but still have to stripe/clear. Slow go as I do still have my daily property chores, that and its incredibly hot here in the deep south, but slowly getting there.
The paint is TCS brand, Urethane Silver Metallic primer/sealer, Urethane Sparkling Merlot Pearl Top coat. Decal material is Lime Line brand Spin-able gold leaf.
Mike
1976 Honda GL1000 & Motorvation Formula II
2009 Honda GL1800 Roadsmith
2022 MotoGuzzi V85TT
Sounds like it didn't come out of a rattle can....
Got to admire that.
If you want it to last a very long time, rattle cans just wont cut it....MV frame is basic black, but still not rattle can. I learned to autobody grade paint when I was still a late teenager, have refined my skills over the decades with every restoration project I took on. Having the right tools helps, but yes, just the supplies to "Do it right the 1st time" is quite pricey, and always has been.Sounds like it didn't come out of a rattle can....
Got to admire that.
Mike
1976 Honda GL1000 & Motorvation Formula II
2009 Honda GL1800 Roadsmith
2022 MotoGuzzi V85TT
You lucky you can still get the good paint. Here the pull the good stuff out of the paint and the places that have the good old paint are not allowed to sell it will send it in. You have to drive to get it anymore.
I mostly now for over 20 years have sprayed base/clear Urethane. But on rare occasion will still do an acrylic enamel or lacquer based if the color I choose is ONLY available that way. And yes on a very rare occasion will drive to get it. BUT, with the amount of time that prep work takes, many times days if not a week or more, I usually opt to order online, save some $, and get it in a few days. BCU is and always has been a VOC product (the good stuff as you call it) that if you value your life, you better wear good respiration protection.
99.9% of the time I have been using Online TCP global out of California for over 30 years. If your over a certain $ amount the shipping is free. If you know anything about this type of painting, you know it does not take much to easily rack up a few hundred $. Free shipping and $ spent is the same for just about any online provider. For this project I tried a new source called TCS (the coating store) why? well I was looking for a certain shade of Maroon, and try as I may I could not find what I wanted with TCP. TCS also is in the next state over so I had the order in just a few days. Prices were comparable, and the products were definitely as good a quality as Dupont/Valspar/House of Kolor/Sherwin Williams/etc... used to be and still is, but at about 30% less the price. I will definitely use them again.
Anybody can buy any product they offer from either of these sources, shipped straight to your house. And done so at a much better price than the local paint mixing shops, if you even still have one. IF you happen to be in a state that has federal limited VOC restrictions, they will still sell you any product, but offer a mix @ lesser % of those ingredients.
Mike
1976 Honda GL1000 & Motorvation Formula II
2009 Honda GL1800 Roadsmith
2022 MotoGuzzi V85TT