Ohlins paint

[LWC82PE]

Has anyone found a good match for the Ohlins bronze/brown shock paint? I bought a few cans of what is ment to be colour matched paint from Husqvarna parts but i am quite disapointed  with the colour as it is too light and does not look right compared to the original colour. I tryed 2 cans, both bought from Husqvarrna-parts, one was 'made for ohlins USA by custom pak' and the other one 'made for husky products by custom pak' I tryed both side by side and could see a slight difference in the 2 but both were not dark enough like the original colour and are too light brown.

[Ji Gantor]

Hi Leith,
I don't know the colour but I have to paint my Ohlins soon so I will start looking and let you know what I find.

Ji

[RED ALERT]

Keep us updated, I need to paint the old ones off my Can-am too

[LWC82PE]

i had a look around and a few guys in France have used this colour Motip -51711 BMW - réf 281 - SIENAROT P. 2C and i found that colour in the Spies Hecker book and the colour is closer but its a bit too dark so still not close enough.

I have a feeling its going to be a 60's-80's car colour, you know something like on a old Chev or a Cortina or something like that, but i dont have any colour books that old and i only have colours used on 92-96 cars.

The thing is that i had seen shocks that guys have painted on the net and i could see the colour they used was just too light and not right but i was hoping that the paint they used was different to what i got or it was just like that because of the computer screen but when i tryed out painting one mount it turned out the same colour as what i'd seen on the computer photos. I tryed different colour primers but that made no difference.

[Ji Gantor]

You have to love Ohlins.
Most people will not pay the money for them and just say all shocks are the same.
I know I use to say it myself, right up till I installed a pair on my Maico.
What a difference they made to cornering.

Ji

[Billet YZ]

Hey guys,
              correct me if i`m wrong but any Ohlins stuff that i have seen is anodised in that gold color and not painted.  Peter.

[RED ALERT]

Peter, it's the older stuff, steel bodies and remote reservoirs that were painted the bronzy brown colour

[Billet YZ]

Oh ok i wasn`t aware of that, any reason you can`t take a sample to get color matched and then put into pressure packs.??

[RED ALERT]

Yeah, I think that might be the best way, the paint shop I use have a hand held scanner that can do close matches, but it only seems to work on flat surfaces. Worked well from 83 CR and RM -B guards when I needed frame and tank paint. I will take an old shock and see if it works. You get a printout of the formula if it does. Otherwise it will have to be an 'eye match'.

[LWC82PE]

No theres no reason you cant do that. As a last resort i would send an original shock to Adelaide to see of they can match it and i will get a tin of it to put in a spray gun. But if anyones already had it matched and has found a good colour that would save a lot of work. I just like the look of the gold reservoir against the bronze/brown so i want it to look right.

[paul]

i think ive seen spray cans off ohlin touch up paint

[LWC82PE]

In what country? The stuff in USA is not the right colour as mentioned in the top post.

[paul]

 

[PEZBerq]

I found a Subaru colour (Shanghai something) from Super Cheap Auto in the small Duplicolor spray cans to be the closest match. Maybe slightly darker than original.  I am surprised they would allow a spray can to be shipped from the US.  Air freight of spray cans is a no no I thought.

[LWC82PE]

Thanks, do you have any idea what year subaru? Is shanghai the model of subaru or the name of the colour?