We spent maybe 2 years working between the 3 projects. Do some here for a while, do some there for a while, go back, etc until it was time to do some painting. Now, I looked around for long time because I wanted something different. You saw the motor, right? Not the typical Pontiac blue scheme. I went to car cruises, car dealers, lots of places and I bought some paint samples to try but nothing pleased me. Then, at another cruise, I saw a motorcycle that really caught my eye. A Honda Goldwing, mid 2000s. Before I left that night I had the code for the paint, R274M. Now, where to find it. I checked at the local paint stores but they had no cross reference for Honda motorcycle colors, so I went to the internet and found it at USPaints in Texas. We called and found they were supposedly the only supplier other than Honda. After talking with the chemist we found that it was a candy, but a 2 stage candy called either Durango Red or Candy Red. Tom of course was a little skeptical and tried to talk me out of it. Why? Although the paint is great to look at, it is a B**** to paint. The basecoat goes on alright but the problem is with the clearcoat. It has an additive in it that reacts with the dye in the base and draws it to the surface. The chemist said they had never had anyone paint a car, just smaller areas. We found out why. Don't buy any, you will regret it.
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