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Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 6:50 pm
by pknopp
Your yeller $400 bike looks great.
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 2:29 pm
by small dreams
The yellow is a 1967 Corvette color called "Sunrise Yellow". This was my first effort at a bike and didn't want to spend a pile of money on correct exhaust etc when I didn't really know what I was doing; so I just did it to please me. What really sets the bike apart (other than the color) is the pin-stripping done by a local legend, John Hannukaine. He tried to do it like it might have been done in the 60's. Glad you like it.
Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 8:29 am
by david lucas
Small Dreams, I spent months trying to find a color code or color match for my Candy O
range. I finally got a Dupont rep to take my tank and get a match for the paint under the knee pads which was much darker than the faded tank. I contacted the original owner who had a couple pictures of when the bike was new. It's almost a burnt reddish orange.
I had a Pro do my paint job and it looks fantastic. Let me know if you need the Dupont color.
Paint code
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 9:11 pm
by small dreams
Hi David, this is my third try at responding to your offer for the Candy Orange paint code. Yes, I would love to have the code. Not sure why my posts aren't making it out but I tried changing my profile to see if that will work.
Thanks, Gary
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 2:26 pm
by david lucas
Gary, I'm sorry I haven't been able to respond quicker but I'm a OTR truck driver and I left before your post last weekend and I just made it back home. The Dupont paint is called Hot Hues Sinful Cinnamon basecoat, part # 741512-HH. I used a silver under coat and 4 coats of clear on top. I had a pro paint it and I'm very pleased. I looked for months at paint chips PPG, Dupont etc and this is dead on compared to the color under the knee pads and a couple pictures the original owner had.
Good luck
David