single stage or base/clear paint?

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    steven113 New Member

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    Does anyone know if honda paints their bikes with a single stage paint or a base coat clear coat finish. I have a few parts that could get by with a little blending if it is single stage. The bike needing color is a 1998.
     


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    Base coat clear coat.
     


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    My 94 is a three stage. That is what two body shops told me......
     


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    some are 2 and some are 3

    if you go to colorite paints and put in your year, you will find that some are base+color+clear and others are color+clear. I dont know what honda did originally, but the "approximation" from CR on colors is pretty close.

    My granite blue metallic 92 (color and clear) is a perfect match (flecks actually blue) with the OEM colors and believe it or not you can get a clean finish with rattle can, 1200 wet, lots of prep time and patience.
     


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    Thanks guys. I really just needed to know if it might be a singe stage paint. if it was I could have spotted and blended a few small areas but since it seems like it is not I will just have to spray a few entire panels no biggie! just hopeing to save some $s on paint.
     


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