OR ANYONE ELSE THAT CAN ANSWER THIS
Ref... Deep pearl blue (01 color blue) and the silver (also 01 color).
TWO PART QUESTION.
Need the paint codes for a stock 01 blue/silver (both colors).
Also
Is color rite all I have to choose from that will match?
If I take the paint codes to a PPG rep will I get a match?
I have a pint of color rite 01 blue and wonder if they can Match the paint close enuff to repaint my main side panels L & R?.
Im sure you have solved this problem. Just dont want to spend the $$$$ on color rite unless I have to.
JD
Hmmm... as for part one of your question, the only place I know of to get the paint codes online is color-rite and they don't show the '01 blue/silver for some reason. I'm sure they could give 'em to ya if you call 'em. They've got 'em all.
Part two... I have tried to get Suzuki bike color formula info through my local PPG and Dupont stores but they say they don't have access to bike formula info. Unless your local dealer knows something mine don't I'm afraid all they can do is find something close and tint it to try and match your bike.
From my experience, ( and as MSF mentioned
) PPG color matches better than Dupont so if your local PPG store is good at matching they might be able to hook you up with a very close match. It'll be hit or miss, though, since you're only painting panels and not the whole bike. Sometimes there's a BIG difference between a blendable match and a panel match where a painted panel butts against a factory painted panel.
I'd be weary of letting the PPG store tint color-rite paint with PPG tint bases, man. You'd be mixin' chemistry and that doesn't always work out very well. You might get away with it, but then again you could have all sorts of problems. One of the biggest problems I've seen from mixin' systems is clearcoat adhesion problems. I've seen people mix systems and appear to get away with it until the clear cures and delaminates and comes off in sheets. Not good!
As for me having already solved this problem, not yet. I plan to go further with it by callin' PPG from the paint store like I work there (I know the manager and he'd let me do it... if he wants to keep my business
) and seein' if I can squeeze anything more out of the formula hotline people regarding bike color info. I'm off tomorrow and have a relatively loose schedule so I'll see if I can get by there to give it a try. I'll post here if I find out something. Give me a day and see what I can come up with for ya, bro.