Planet Minis

chalkinblue · 08-21-2009, 08:31 AM

Where can I buy paint? Is there a site that sells small quantities? Any touch up paint?

I don't want to spend $128 for a few spots that I want to touch up!

Thanks.

Z · 08-21-2009, 08:54 AM

It's Candy Blue Green.

Realize to touch up Candy paint, you are not going to have an easy time.

You have to apply a silver base coat then the translucent candy color and it's not just a touch up of paint. Getting to match is not an easy task unless you are painting the whole bike.

If you go out and purchase a NOS piece in the correct color, it still probably won't match your bike.

z50 chopper · 08-21-2009, 02:46 PM

Z it is actually Candy Riviera Blue if it is on a CT70

no idea about the colour on the z50 though

Z · 08-21-2009, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by z50 chopper

Z it is actually Candy Riviera Blue if it is on a CT70

no idea about the colour on the z50 though

Candy Blue Green was the CT70HK0

I didn't catch the bike was a 1974 model. DOH!

chalkinblue · 08-22-2009, 08:19 AM

Right on Chopper - you're correct Candy "Riviera" Blue!

I didn't think there would be an easy solution for patching up a few stops, oh well.

Thanks anyway!

z50 chopper · 08-22-2009, 03:18 PM

ya matching candy colours is a PITA, if the bike had reasonably new paint job like only a couple years old then matching would be a bit easier, but after 35 years of paint fade that is pretty much impossible. Even if it was kept in a room with no windows and never ridden the paint would still fade, though not as bad as being out in the sun the whole time.

08-21-2009, 08:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
chalkinblue PM Newbie Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 28	1974 ct70 - GREEN-BLUE PAINT Where can I buy paint? Is there a site that sells small quantities? Any touch up paint? I don't want to spend $128 for a few spots that I want to touch up! Thanks.

08-21-2009, 08:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
Z 5th Gear Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: KANSAS Posts: 8,540	Re: 1974 ct70 - GREEN-BLUE PAINT It's Candy Blue Green. Realize to touch up Candy paint, you are not going to have an easy time. You have to apply a silver base coat then the translucent candy color and it's not just a touch up of paint. Getting to match is not an easy task unless you are painting the whole bike. If you go out and purchase a NOS piece in the correct color, it still probably won't match your bike.

08-21-2009, 02:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
z50 chopper 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada Posts: 504 My Mood:	Re: 1974 ct70 - GREEN-BLUE PAINT Z it is actually Candy Riviera Blue if it is on a CT70 no idea about the colour on the z50 though

08-22-2009, 08:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
chalkinblue PM Newbie Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 28	Re: 1974 ct70 - GREEN-BLUE PAINT Right on Chopper - you're correct Candy "Riviera" Blue! I didn't think there would be an easy solution for patching up a few stops, oh well. Thanks anyway!

08-22-2009, 03:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
z50 chopper 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada Posts: 504 My Mood:	Re: 1974 ct70 - GREEN-BLUE PAINT ya matching candy colours is a PITA, if the bike had reasonably new paint job like only a couple years old then matching would be a bit easier, but after 35 years of paint fade that is pretty much impossible. Even if it was kept in a room with no windows and never ridden the paint would still fade, though not as bad as being out in the sun the whole time.

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