Match for Metallic Orange

[Biscuit]

Hi, I'm looking for some help to match a color. Short of candy orange, does anyone have a suggestion for a good match for a medium orange metallic (the base color)?

(trying to attach a picture, but it doesn't work like it explains in the FAQ? the manage attachment screen appears scrambled or not fully loaded?)

[Biscuit]

switch browsers and it seems to work now...

[JCJay]

That's a nice-looking RD!
I didn't find a formula in Akzo Nobel (Sikkens) for any Yamaha bikes made before 1980 or any from around 1973 in Matrix. I don't know if there may be a formula available in DuPont or PPG.
If not, most paint jobbers can either use a color-matching "camera" to get a formula for you, or some have books (such as the Akzo Nobel ColorMap book) showing all kinds of shades and values of various colors.
Your gas tank, if it is not too scratched, looks like it is flat enough to get a good reading with a "camera." Otherwise, the books would be used.
Are you trying to get a "butt match", or are you just wanting to paint a bikini fairing or something like that?
As long as you are not expecting to have an invisible repair (no blending), these methods should get you very close.

[Biscuit]

luckily, I don't have to match it. just repainting an entire bike (similar to the picture). The guy I have painting it told me to pick out the orange I liked, so I was trying to stay away from a true candy for two reasons; have never seen his work using it, and not sure I want to pay for the extra steps and supplies involved.

I'm sure I'd be happy with just a metallic orange but most I've noticed on newer cars leans towards a copper/burnt orange.

my painter mentioned the newer Hemi orange but I haven't seen it up close. in pictures it appears too 'hugger' or chevy orange?

Thats why I was intregued by the HOK Kandy Base Coats. They make it sound more like a regular base coat, but say you still have to shoot it over something like silver metallic or something like that for best results.

anybody tried these and can give any feedback?

[Phil V]

That RD definitely has a candy type paint on it. You don't have to use an HOK product which can be relatively expensive. PPG, Dupont etc have their own line of custom colors that are candy apple. If the guy is an experienced painter then the odds are he as some extra silver base coat in his paint cabinet that would work fine for the silver base on the bike. That silver base does not have to be the silver base that the paint company says you need to use. It should not cost that much more money for the painter to spray it in candy as opposed to base clear paint. Candy just requires one more step (spraying silver first). If you're concerned that your painter may not have the expertise to spray candy then have him do a test panel first to see how its going to look finished (a really good idea any way before you spray the paint on the bike parts).

[Biscuit]

ok...as expected, my painter does want more to shoot a candy finish....which I understand.

so can someone recommend a single stage orange metallic that comes close? I'm not interested in it looking a mile deep like a candy...

[Len]

ok...as expected, my painter does want more to shoot a candy finish....which I understand.

so can someone recommend a single stage orange metallic that comes close? I'm not interested in it looking a mile deep like a candy...

I doubt that a single stage will give you the look you want but a base/clear is probably available that will do the job. Go to an auto body paint supplier in your area and look at their color chips to help you decide which color you want. You should be able to find a paint supplier in the Yellow Pages under "auto body supplies", give them a call and tell them what you're looking for and see if they can help. Looking at colors on a computer screen can be deceptive and a paint supplier can give you a better idea of what the finished product will look like.

[7tonemonte]

http://www.dennispi.com/gallery/d/1656-2/IMG_2197.jpg
Atomic Orange from GM, newer Vettes have it. Hard to tell from pics but it might be close enough without having to have someone with a camera shoot it.

[jdscustoms]

ok...as expected, my painter does want more to shoot a candy finish....which I understand.

so can someone recommend a single stage orange metallic that comes close? I'm not interested in it looking a mile deep like a candy...
I suggest you visit the paint supplyer store where your painter gets his paint and look at base-coat-clear-coat paint cards. If this place should have generic paint cards with a large selection of orange tones. The base-coat/clear coat system is the easiest to spray and leaves some room for error in case the painter has a bad day. I reccomend a RM BASF base coat and a transtar "speed clear signature series Clear coat. I owne custom shop that specializes in bikes. Hope this helps!

V/r,
JD

[gtome]

2004 PT Cruiser Tangerine pearl. Base/clear
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[another2centsworth]

What about tangelo?

[70fastback]

2004 PT Cruiser Tangerine pearl. Base/clear
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That is one odd looking PT Cruisier...someone stole the engine!!!!

Love the color...a co-worker wants me to paint his bike the same color. Which brand of paint did you use?

[gtome]

Haha! The paint is from a PT Cruiser!!
It is PPG that I used. I will say it was pretty pricey. If you dont mind a little more work, HOK kandy tangerine is a little better looking. Here is the HOK kandy over orion silver course metallic base.
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[gtome]

Here is one close up. I wouldnt use the course metallic again....I would use fine. It was bordering on 1970's speed boat look with the course silver.
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