| Author | Message | ||
     Molly_hatchet |
ok so are the paint codes for the newer buells some sort of super secret classified information ya'll never cease to bicker over the silliest matters and put ur 2c in on every subject from water cooling to who's got the hottest wife ....ive seen threads with pictures of girls get over 900 msg's i need some freakin help here people...i cant find the paint code for my 059R, hence sunfire yellow....really i work in a body shop and my sikkens rep has nuthin for me ..i want to paint some parts on my bike this week and i got nuthin....anybody out there that knows the code or where to find id be indebted to...this is making me nuts. | ||
| Spiderman |
well... it isn't painted. it is molded in color plastic. it is made out of a pigmented derlyn that is the same color the whole way thru. so there is no paint, so no paint codes. you may be able to take a piece to a local paint shop and get the color scanned for whatever project you need | ||
| Molly_hatchet |
ya i get the fact that its colred all the way through but other bikes have paint codes that have color molded plastic if theres a color theres a code..they named the color....theres a code somewhere even if its color molded plastic someone has to know what colors to put into it....i appreciate the input and i can color match myself just fine but shooting in the dark leads to bad things most of the time its hard enough to get plastic to match with a code....im rethinking the color scheme and will go back to black if i cant find it or color match...... | ||
| Gentleman_jon |
Brian, Interestingly enough, there is a paint that is extremely close to the Buell Yellow. It is Krylon Fusion Yellow, in the rattle can. This is a hybrid type of paint, so you need to be careful with primers, (they say it doesn't need any), and especially with clear coats, which will often react with it. Krylon can give you a recommendation for a clear coat that won't react, but it is an art store product. Sorry I forget the name. I had good luck with this paint on small parts by baking the part at around 200º for about an hour in my kitchen oven. Hardened the paint and brought up the shine. Hope that helps, I know pros just hate using rattle cans.  | ||
| Molly_hatchet |
thanx jon...hate using rattle cans my ass id use one on my mom for 1$ ....i can krylon a mirror or bumper so u would never know it was out of a can....how u think we started paintin....rattle cans hloooo  painted my first schwin silver from tires to handgrips at age 7 it was suhweeeet . | ||
| Spiderman |
ya i get the fact that its colred all the way through but other bikes have paint codes that have color molded plastic don't these bikes also have steel tanks that require paint? Buell doesn't have anything to paint, so they do not need to make a paint the same color so no need for paint codes. all other Buells that were were painted have the codes, i have codes for all the painted bikes from s2 to x1. no paint no code... | ||
| Molly_hatchet |
well aint that a bitch....im gonna do what i can to get close if anybody wants what i come up with let me know ..we had an 06 Z06 vette in the shop that is yellow i thought that might be close ..but too damn orange..all our painters are gonna take a crack at it and see what happens...thanx to those that actualy tried to help..thats what i get for thinkin the frame might look good the same color as the bike. | ||
| Aldaytona |
No paint code, but if you look real closely on the back of the molded plastic part, you can see the plastic molded in color code from Du Pont. | ||
| Raceautobody |
Molly, Can't your sikkens rep bring out a scanner. I shoot Dupont and it is never a problem to get a formula form a Chromavision. If Sikkens can't scan it ask your local Dupont supplier or PPG supplier to scan it and get a code then cross it to sikkens. | ||
| Cycleaddict |
had the local auto paint store scan my flyscreen and painted my carbon fiber rear fender yellow ! BTFOOM what the "code" was cuz it was a custom mix | ||
| Molly_hatchet |
i didnt try takin the plastic off and looking for any codes yet we got busy so i had ta put the one important project on hold for the day.....ya we thought about trying the scan but our reps spend a lot of time dealing with other stuff one of these days i might get scanned..i might go to another shop that uses ppg and have them scan it ....il try the plastic code and see if dupont can cross it for me....thanx guys i was gettin a litte frustrated...i knew someone would have a decent suggestion if i found a way to garner some attention  | ||
| Molly_hatchet |
i called sikkens and they are going to scan it when they come to the shop il post the details when i get'em ..... |
