Paint Codes for VFR 800 Rothmans RWB 2007

Hi there

Anyone know the paintcodes for 2007 Rothmans VFR? Under the seat shows NH-341P (which I assume is the white), but there is no codes for the blue or the red.

Also if anyone has some recommendations for where to get paintwork done in Victoria (good quality but cheap!) for my Givi panniers, pls shout out.

Thanks
Sean

 

Hi there

Anyone know the paintcodes for 2007 Rothmans VFR? Under the seat shows NH-341P (which I assume is the white), but there is no codes for the blue or the red.

Also if anyone has some recommendations for where to get paintwork done in Victoria (good quality but cheap!) for my Givi panniers, pls shout out.

Thanks
Sean

 

Straight from the color rite site.


Code Paint Name Comment Color Chip ColorRite Top ColorRite Base
R134 Fighting Red 2163 1090
NH138 Shasta White 2045
PB127 Candy Aleution Blue 2075 1000

www.colorrite.com


Larry

 

Hey Larry

What details did you enter for model?

I just entered 2007 Honda Interceptor and got these results:

R101CU / Candy Glory Red
PB308M / Pearl Spencer Blue
NH341 / Pearl Fadeless White (which is the code shown under the seat)

Im assiming this Red/White/Blue are for the Rothmans, although I believe there was a straight red VFR in 2007 too.

Tks
Sean

 

If all else fails, take it to the paint shop you decide on and have them figure it out using their paint cbips. They were spot on with mine. If the shop doesn't have the paint chips, move on.

 

Paint codes are codes. They vary from country to country and from manufacturer to manufacturer. Some mixes start with bases to which pigments are added. Names are used in some places but even these vary greatly.

The names are sort of meaningless. Black as one example can be metallc, pearl, or be of carbon, lampblack or a brown hue (bone black) . Titty pink is another.

Color chips run in the thousands and can vary to the human eye depending on the light.

A way to compare and contrast the various codes would be too view the paint codes on an identical year and model of bike from one country to another.

Computer scanning and "matches" are great up to the point of paintwork that is several layers of coatings as in candy colors and iridescent coatings.

 

Hi Sean

Yes that paint code relates to the base white - see here

http://www.vsource.org/VFR-RVF_files/BHondaPaintCodes.htm

As for the other colours - someone at Honda Racing will know. I doubt your local dealer will know but if you are lucky they may be willing to help you find out. I take it they are not simply a decal pack overlaid onto the base colour? Another option is browsing through websites such as this.

http://www.colorhunter.com/tag/rothmans

Good Luck




SkiMad

 

Very impressive badbilly.

A computerized automotive shop will have access to Honda's parts catalog and will be able to look the colors up from the bike's VIN. This may not be the shop you want though based on your requirement of "cheap." The reason being, automotive paint is expensive because of its quality and ability to withstand the weather. It sounds like you want the panniers to match the bike but the quality of the coating is not high on your list.

I suggest when you find your shop, see if you can get a sample of their color match before it is applied. Put it up against the bike and do a visual check with several people. Color accuracy is based on agreement of various people with different eyesight. A double check can be the difference between, "Hey those look like they're Honda factory!" vs the panniers being two shades off and sticking out like a sore thumb. A little attention to detail, a small adjustment to the color, even in a "cheap" paint can give you a spectacular result.

 

These are the correct codes and names for the 2007 RWB. I had a 2007 that was all red (candy glory red, same as the red on the RWB).

 

I did a small repair on my 07 rwb and have the cans from Colorrite, I didn't have to go into the red though. The white says, Honda 2748 NH341P requires base 1748 and the blue, Honda 2840 PB308P. The colors are spot on and no one can tell there was a paint repair even when I point out where it is. Best of luck.
John

 

The OP is in OZ. If the bike was originally shipped to OZ from Japan to be sold in OZ, the names of the colors and the codes that indicate the formulas should be a match. OTOH the same bike landing on US or Canadian soil may have names and codes that are different.

The question seemed to be once the actual colors were found, a shop that could or would do the paintwork well and at a reasonable cost would be the next step.

The amount of paint (s) needed is not all that much. Different paintmakers have limits on amounts. Some only sell quarts some lesser amounts. Paints are mixed from bases. Some colors cannot be mixed in small amounts. Lotsa tech shit here that is best explained by the dude who sells the paint..

If these panniers are to be done in one color and at a quality level of a factory paintjob on a Honda, then we go to the old but true axiom of a shitload of prep is necessary. Same deal if the panniers are to be RW&B.

Basic stuff.. The more complex the codes which are numbers that translate to mix formulas, the colors since some pigments are more and sometimes much more than others, the layering of necessary to achieve the "match", the in between prep, masking and labor time is not going to be cheap. Even then a "perfect" match is a tough issue.

Different countries have different rules aboot paints. Paint technology does not change as fast as the change in electronics occur but they do change. Sometimes for the good and bad, not including the tricks of the trade. Case in point. For those bags, they could be done in automotive grade lacquer and topcoated with automotive grade two component clearcoat avoiding the waterbourne clearcoats seen failing on many automobiles of Japanese manufacture. The stuff looked great for awhile..

I were in OZ and had a RW&B Rothmanns paintjob. I would do those bags up like the OZ flag..or maybe a dull or matte black to minimize the damn things so a good looking bike does not have to look like its aboot to give birth or advertise that "Hey look we got a lot of stuff so we need these bigass bags"

Titty pink is oot!

My two centavos worth..

 

d

No one?

 

My red celica has the clearcoat peeling GRANTED I got tired of cars and went the opposite direction, from washing and waxing all the time to not washing the car in a decade. Good care of the paint may have saved it. But now I wonder, do I do spot fixes? Do I repaint factory red? Do I change the color to yellow, orange, electric blue? I was thinking of seeing my paint guy and just asking what my options are. But it is all money I do not think I want to spend.

For another neutral color, how about a tan or a dark brown to try and resemble leather?

 

Nicest RWB I've ever seen OJ.....

 

Sorry, was on the road.

Those paint codes were from the only Rothmans I knew, the 1986 VF1000R Rothmans. I have no idea if they match, but I would think Colorrite can match yours pretty exactly, if you use their stuff. Or as suggested, use the paint match system at your auto painters.

Good luck,

Larry

 

Thanks a lot! I always wonder why there is no mechanism to entirely remove a clear coat? Fastback Mustangs are some of my favorite cars but in a google I found you are talking snowmobile Mach 1. Hrm! I never have the time or energy outside of work so rather than study it up like you suggest I think I will refer to "my guy". He can do this

http://www.cherrybodiescustom.com/

but still be very reasonably priced with average Joe projects.

 

Recently repainted a saddle bag with Color Rite paints (aerosol). The Color Rite color is PB308M Pearl Spencer Blue as previously stated. In my case the Color Rite blue wasn't a perfect match but it was damn close. I did use their primer & clear coat as well.



Side by side you can see the difference. Anything more than a few feet away & you don't notice it.

 

Nicely done Arnz, like you, my saving grace is that the newly painted piece is not adjacent to a stock panel. I remember reading in Colorrites instructions to spray in coats until you've achieved the desired hue of the color. That's why the pros get paid the big bucks I guess.
John