I found a '77 seat at a swap meet that I'm going to restore for re-sale. One of the items to be refreshed is the seat's HONDA logo. I happen to chat up a Web-based dealer (Beatrice Cycle Inc.) asking if they had a stencil to match the '75-'79 logo. They didn't, so I sent them photos and dimensions of mine. The are now producing one (here) and gave me one free for my assistance.
My problem is that I can't seem to find a commercially produced vinyl spay that will correctly reproduce the color of the Honda logo. I've looked at SEM and VHT but, neither of them have anything in the gold range. I contacted Cool Retro Bikes (the guy that sells the million dollar early GL seats on eBay) but, he wouldn't give me any advice on sourcing paint unless I bought one of his $50 stencils. So, my next thought was to go to a local auto paint shop and see if they can color match vinyl spray for a Preval or one of their own cans.
Before I do this, does anyone have any source for the color I need?
My problem is that I can't seem to find a commercially produced vinyl spay that will correctly reproduce the color of the Honda logo. I've looked at SEM and VHT but, neither of them have anything in the gold range. I contacted Cool Retro Bikes (the guy that sells the million dollar early GL seats on eBay) but, he wouldn't give me any advice on sourcing paint unless I bought one of his $50 stencils. So, my next thought was to go to a local auto paint shop and see if they can color match vinyl spray for a Preval or one of their own cans.
Before I do this, does anyone have any source for the color I need?
