Thanks Devin, just ordered 2 cans from Amazon. Only $12.49/can👍🏻

I want to paint my fenders and chain guard on my 1973 Yamaha CT3 175. Should I just have our local automotive paint store try to match it or does anybody have any suggestions on how to get a hold of a few cans of gray that would be suitable for a close match?

With regard to the Eastwood black. It's very temperature dependent. It's also heavy when you apply it but if you follow the instructions, it goes on a treat and is rock hard when it's dry. My mate who paints for a living saw it and said it almost looks like powder coat but a more original finish. The under coat is paramount to the finish of the top coat.

Single stage black gloss . 2 coats of primer, 2 off paint.

Today I have used the chassis black. 2 decent coats and it's looking good.

I'll post a pic when it's dry.

If you have a frame that's got pretty rough corrosion or where the battery has spewed acid out and eaten into it , powder coating will cover it but looks crap if it's any place it can be seen. So with heat, filler or lead isn't an option to tidy it up. Your then left with the option of filler or lead to sort it out and spray paint.

So, I'm going to give Eastwoods Chassis gloss black a go, under coating with their primer to go with the paint. I've tried the undercoat out already and it goes on in two light coats. Good coverage. Be warned, get yourself a proper respirator, it's bloody lethal on your chest. It came past my respirator and holy shit, it hurts!

So now I've bought a 3M 6300 full face mask.

I'd like to pass on some information regarding RS aerosol paints and a bit of how to. Unless you have experience with waterbased paints look for an alternative 2k aerosol paint. It's hard to use and get a good result.

Buying the paint in half litre and spray application is much better and easier to apply. Each coat needs 10 mins with a heat gun constantly going over it. Why ? To evaporate the water. No solvent you see. The Cob coat ( metalic) goes on in quick,light passes. Heat gun,pass two,heat gun pass three. The tint is where using the gun pays off. You don't get spitting as you do with the aerosol.

One light even pass,heat,second pass and you should be very close.

If you need to do another,make it finer or you will be too dark. Remember solvent and water wash the paint right off. Then put it in a heated area and at least 48hrs before your 2K solvent based top coat can go on.

Or simply buy 2k paint ,but you might not have a choice.

Dave.

1974 Yamaha DT360A Geneva Green Paint match credit: Mdscott

I took my DT360 to the paint shop for a color match, came up with this.

Nissan (5396) -Sierra Pine

The arrow points to the original color, I taped it off to see how close it was.

Another match by Akara1:

PPG color 45732 bright metallic green

1972 Yamaha DT2 Paint match credit: Bctrailrider

standard automotive primer and the House of Kolor Sunset Pearl then 2K clear coat, no base coat.

1978 Yamaha DT 175E & DT 100E Sunshine Red - Thank you Dave Henderson for sharing. order paint here: www.rsbikepaint.com/en-us/colours.php#ma...8&colourscheme=15444

1975 Yamaha DT 250B Portuguese Orange. Below is an amazing 1975 DT 250 painted by Mark C. The paint used was Chevrolet Orange. It is almost a dead ringer match. Several companies sell "Chevrolet Orange". it comes down to personnel preference for which brand.

Thank you for sharing Mark Campbell.

Early model enduro fender,fork tubes,engine cases, tail light bracket, + others. Duplicolor DE1615 Aluminum engine paint.

A close match to the 1968 Yamaha DT1 250 and 1969 Yamaha AT1 125 Peral White (thank you tomovich for sharing).

Item No.: AER-BC

Description: 12 oz Aerosol Spray Paint, 2013 Ford Explorer: White Platinum Pearl UG

Thank you Littlemilo for sharing. Brilliant Red is used on the following models: 1970 DT1C 250, 1970 DT1CM 250, 1971 At1MX 125, 1971 AT1C 125, & 1972 CT2 175, 1974 Yamaha GT80A. All paints were stock items at the local O'Reilly auto parts. The red, called anodized red, has to go over the special base paint to look right.

1973 Yamaha DT3 250 Competition Green

Shared by nunrleft:

Order here:

https://tcpglobal.com/products/hok_uk09-qt?currency=USD&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_5unBhCMARIsACZyzS3-klzJAcS_K3n6pdTaEzMF53IiZ2JeyELINm6u_ycSSS6Rcnh-q2saAmR8EALw_wcB

www.amazon.com/12oz-Aerosol-Shimrin-Meta...secoat/dp/B0082LGE1S

5 coats of House of Kolor KK09 ORGANIC GREEN over BC03 Galaxy Gray.

Another match by Dtfan:

Recently had my Competition Green DT3 parts painted in a 2012 Land Rover colour Wimbledon Green Pearl.

Pictures don't really do the colour justice, looks amazing in the sunlight and is very very close to the original colour

Color match discovered by Mark Campbell:

Competition Yellow 1975/1976 DT 400 B/C, 1970 AT1/AT1MX, all 1974 MX bikes, 1973 GT1, 1978 DT 125E & 400E, and 1979 DT125F/250F.

Order it here:

https://www.colorrite.com/product/yamaha-0386-light-reddish-yellow-solid-1-lrys1-1904.cfm