07-11-2013, 10:17 AM
I thought you guys might like to know what I found out about that beautiful red paint. I have mentioned before my friend and I are putting sidecars on CB's. My friend Mike is having his painted red on the top half and silver on the bottom half.
The red couldn't be matched by the best experts because it is so exotic. So, they had to order the paint from Honda (in NYC).
First Honda said they couldn't get it yet because it was too new in this country. Then they decided to cross check the paint code and found that the same color was used on the 2012 Goldwing (someone may need to know that sometime for touch-up).
The painter said he would need almost exactly one quart for the sidecar. Here's what gets me: The paint costs $240 a quart!
FWIW
The red couldn't be matched by the best experts because it is so exotic. So, they had to order the paint from Honda (in NYC).
First Honda said they couldn't get it yet because it was too new in this country. Then they decided to cross check the paint code and found that the same color was used on the 2012 Goldwing (someone may need to know that sometime for touch-up).
The painter said he would need almost exactly one quart for the sidecar. Here's what gets me: The paint costs $240 a quart!
FWIW