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Clubroom => Bike Talk => Topic started by: mainline on September 08, 2014, 06:01:41 pm
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Can anyone recommend a silver spraycan paint? I'm looking to paint an rl250 frame and the couple of silver options I've tried so far are too silver (beginning to look a lot like christmas) . I can't find an aluminium shade of paint anywhere.
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White Night "Aluminium" Epoxy Enamel is what I use
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Any of the wheel paints (silver wheels) sold in auto accessory shops are a good start.
K
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you'll be surprised as to how un "christmas" the bike will look when you start to bolt other parts back onto it...
or you could go yellow...
it is a Suzuki after all...
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Thanks guys, (not you Vandy) I'll give those ideas a try.
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Make sure to apply a good coat of clear over the top or the first time you wash it it will start to look a lot like yuk.
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Make sure to apply a good coat of clear over the top or the first time you wash it it will start to look a lot like yuk.
you're assuming I wash my bikes :)
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Thread hijack , while we are on the topic of silver paint , What is the early Yamaha silver used on the YZ's and 72 mod dt2mx's thanks guys . Iain
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Tsk Tsk, if you have time to lean there is time to clean. :o
It is competition silver Yamaha used on YZ's (78 79 80 81 swing arms) Ian. Is the early Yam silver your after the same as YZ A Tanks/guards? More of a silver grey.
Silver sheen by dulux is a perfect match for early suzuki engines like TS and RV - for what it is worth.
I can ask my tame spray painter neighbour what the paint code he used on my YZ arm is, it is very close to the low fleck silver (competition silver) he so graciously painted my swing arm in if you like.
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" crystal" silver Iain......do you have a sample?.
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Yes its the YZa one I have a DT2MX sidecover nos to get a match .
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Thread Hijack of a thread hijack ::) ::)
Anyone know what the code is for TY250A hubs and frame :-\
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What about the price of diesel lately 8)
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What about the price of diesel lately 8)
Shouldn't you be busy flying around the world in your cape and undies freeing alloy swingarms from persecution?
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Last can of White Knight "aluminium" I bought was a lovely shade of Houso Chrome. >:(
Complete rubbish.
Had a fair bit of luck with matching silvers by using the cans of colour matched paint from SuperCheap. More expensive, but seems just as durable (despite my fears).
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What about the price of diesel lately 8)
Shouldn't you be busy flying around the world in your cape and undies freeing alloy swingarms from persecution?
I was until i got nicked for freeballing
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Holts Silver Wheels . tuff as :)
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I use Duplicolour "Mercury Silver"..it is a Mitsubishi colour.. then some clear over the top.. great match for the Swedish bikes frame silver...
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Last can of White Knight "aluminium" I bought was a lovely shade of Houso Chrome. >:(
Complete rubbish.
This is the only pic I have of Houso's Chrome on the rear hub...I must have got the Aluminium version. ;D
Dries slow unless you cook it, tough stuff though for rattle can product.
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d14/photos2u/XL250/P1010023.jpg)
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I give my vote to generic Wheel Silver as suggested previously. It's a good match for most engine cases and your frame I'd say. Coxy
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Last can of White Knight "aluminium" I bought was a lovely shade of Houso Chrome. >:(
Complete rubbish.
This is the only pic I have of Houso's Chrome on the rear hub...I must have got the Aluminium version. ;D
Dries slow unless you cook it, tough stuff though for rattle can product.
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d14/photos2u/XL250/P1010023.jpg)
Yep, that is the good stuff. Hope that I just got a mislabeled can, and they haven't actually ruined a good product.
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I ended up with a "Motospray" brand Aluminium from the local independent auto parts store. I didn't have too many options in the end as I'd already given the bike a coat in enamel so had to continue with another enamel product. The colour looks the same as that on the rear hub in the previous photos, so another option if people need it?
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Paul, bit late now sorry but Power Plus touch up acrylic 'Tungsten' PJ6260/194351 is pretty close to the original ;)