When I first got my '82 Standard about five years ago I wanted to bring it back to it's original colour which is Wineberry Red :lust: . So I bought some nice sides cover off EBay and looked but never found a decent shelter in Wineberry. I did buy a shelter that looked pretty good on EBay but not so good when I got it. :nea: So the side covers and shelter stayed on the shelf.
I read recently that there is a Duplicolor paint called Dark Garnet Red that is very close the Honda Wineberry. So I figured I could paint the shelter with this paint then I could use those nice side covers. When I went to Canadian Tire and looked at all the Duplicolor paints I thought Vintage Red Pearl looked closer so that is what I got. It was $14 for a rattle can of that colour, $7 for a can of black primer and $7 for a can of clear.
One can of colour was enough for the shelter and I went and got another can of clear. Here is how it looks.
In garage it looks like a good match between the shelter and the side covers.
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Outside in sun you can see the difference between the shelter that I painted and the side covers.
Not a close enough match but I could paint the side covers with the same paint.
Comments? Thanks for your indulgence.
I read recently that there is a Duplicolor paint called Dark Garnet Red that is very close the Honda Wineberry. So I figured I could paint the shelter with this paint then I could use those nice side covers. When I went to Canadian Tire and looked at all the Duplicolor paints I thought Vintage Red Pearl looked closer so that is what I got. It was $14 for a rattle can of that colour, $7 for a can of black primer and $7 for a can of clear.
One can of colour was enough for the shelter and I went and got another can of clear. Here is how it looks.
In garage it looks like a good match between the shelter and the side covers.
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Outside in sun you can see the difference between the shelter that I painted and the side covers.
Not a close enough match but I could paint the side covers with the same paint.
Comments? Thanks for your indulgence.