Ok, so I bought that old Honda. Thread Here The paint on the tank is in fantastic condition (save for that one dent). Now, I also recently bought some side covers in the correct matching color. However, they're faded and don't match well:
The sidecovers faded to a teal-ish color and don't match the tank anymore. I have a buddy who works at an auto-body shop who is willing to repaint all painted parts for $150.00. The only issue is, the paint-code is old and he cannot get an exact match, which means the sidecovers may not be *quite* right if I were to do them alone. My conundrum is:
1.) Do I leave it as-is, pocket $150.00, and be ok with how it is
2.) Paint just the sidecovers and risk that they don't match well
3.) Paint the entire bike the closest match of blue that we can find
4.) Paint the entire bike new formula red (same color as my S2000)
#4 was my original intention on the old bike since it was in awful shape anyways. However, the new bike is MINT, and Im having a hard time changing colors to something different from original. The bike would look sick either color, the red would be my preference, but I also like the idea of a mint (nearly all) original bike.
Red cafe'd Honda for reference:
^I would also paint the headlight bucket and stub the front fender like that bike, regardless of paint color.
Hrmph.
The sidecovers faded to a teal-ish color and don't match the tank anymore. I have a buddy who works at an auto-body shop who is willing to repaint all painted parts for $150.00. The only issue is, the paint-code is old and he cannot get an exact match, which means the sidecovers may not be *quite* right if I were to do them alone. My conundrum is:
1.) Do I leave it as-is, pocket $150.00, and be ok with how it is
2.) Paint just the sidecovers and risk that they don't match well
3.) Paint the entire bike the closest match of blue that we can find
4.) Paint the entire bike new formula red (same color as my S2000)
#4 was my original intention on the old bike since it was in awful shape anyways. However, the new bike is MINT, and Im having a hard time changing colors to something different from original. The bike would look sick either color, the red would be my preference, but I also like the idea of a mint (nearly all) original bike.
Red cafe'd Honda for reference:
^I would also paint the headlight bucket and stub the front fender like that bike, regardless of paint color.
Hrmph.