It looks fairly close to me

[68R/T]

A couple of years ago while I was recovering from rotator cuff surgery, I got bored. So I went out in the garage to see what I could do one handed. I finally decided that if I couldn't ride the bike, I might as well paint it. Well, eventually I painted mine, the one that Jr rides, and the one my daughter rides. I've always been kinda jealous of the outcome on the one that Jr rides. So, for the past couple of weeks, since my baby sisters passing, I've been engrossing myself in projects to keep my mind busy. One of these projects was repainting my bike to get similar results as the one Jr rides. That one isn't here right now for a side-by-side comparison. But, I can give an idea what my goal was. I love the color of my Coronets. In 68 the color code was Q1, similar to B5, but slightly different. Well yesterday I re-assembled the bike to get a comparison to my cars. The tone of blue that I ended up with is probably closer to B5, but I still like the outcome.

Now, a plain color on a bike can very easily look plain & drab. So, it has to have a little something to make it "pop". The process I used was to start with a silver base, then add a bunch of holographic metalflake, clear coat, wetsand and finish with blue tinted clear. Here is a comparison of the bike between the Coronets;



The color on the tank looks kinda "blotchy" because of how the light hits it. Here some pics of some individual parts to give a better idea of the outcome;







The camera and artificial lighting doesn't do it any justice. Being in the sunlight brings out the "pop" that I was after.

 

[Jester]

Wow. Love the colour of the bike and love the Coronets. Fantastic work, 68!

Is that a metal garage?

 

[68R/T]

Is that a metal garage?

One of two 1,000 sq. ft. garages I had built. One of them is in this pic with a portion of the other showing;

 

[71ChargerRT]

Wow! That looks great! I like that color.

 

[restoman]

Nice job!

Custom paint work... my favourite kind of paint work.

 

[69.5CUDA]

ooo dats purdy..your right about bikes needing to "pop"..as for the color..i know all too well about the "green tinge" that the earlier cars have vs b5...what you have is a happy spot in the middle....it doesnt look "dark" or blue enuff to be b5 but deffinatly too blue to be a match of the others

i quite like it....is it just me or is painting a bike almost more satisfying than a car with it being easier...for the most part

 

[Jester]

One of two 1,000 sq. ft. garages I had built. One of them is in this pic with a portion of the other showing;

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Nice looking garage and cars :xl:

I am looking to build a small garage (24×12 or so), to use as a workshop, but just the cost of a concrete pad is turning me off. I was thinking a large shed might work, but probably not big enough. Hmm... :doh:

 

[68R/T]

....is it just me or is painting a bike almost more satisfying than a car with it being easier...for the most part

I can't really say that it's "easier" because everything is more compact and all of the different curves in a small area. In that respect it is harder. But it is easier because it's a lot less area. You can do a gorgeous, but "straight" paint job on a car and it will look stunning. Do that same paint job on a bike and it looks so-so. Bikes need that extra "pop" because of the small area that gets painted.

Custom paint work... my favourite kind of paint work. [smilie=::[/quote] I do too. It's more involved, more work, but the satisfaction when finished is a major pat on the back. I'll do it on my own stuff, but I don't know if you could pay me enough to do it so some one else can collect the glory.

 

[69.5CUDA]

Nice looking garage and cars :xl:

I am looking to build a small garage (24×12 or so), to use as a workshop, but just the cost of a concrete pad is turning me off. I was thinking a large shed might work, but probably not big enough. Hmm... :doh:

the "pad" is always the big expense..that said tho ..if you want to do something on the cheep...look into industrial racking....you can get it for cheeper than you can the main frame of ANY size building..and then you can pretty well just slap walls and a roof onto it with minimal effort and in the end you end up with something thats 10x stronger, removeable/portable, and can be modified with minimal effort..do it in steel roofing/siding and youll have something that will last forever...its how i built my "shelf",,,the only real limitation is that most main stringer wont come in anything longer than 12 ft..tho they do they dont spring up often and arnt cheep...however the trick here is if you want/need say 25 ft you get a "compact" shefl upright and weld on the stringer ends onto it and you now have a freespan rafter...the local racking supply house has a building built like this..no code requirements as its not perminant and in the end its just a shelf

 

[restoman]

I can't really say that it's "easier" because everything is more compact and all of the different curves in a small area. In that respect it is harder. But it is easier because it's a lot less area. You can do a gorgeous, but "straight" paint job on a car and it will look stunning. Do that same paint job on a bike and it looks so-so. Bikes need that extra "pop" because of the small area that gets painted.

I do too. It's more involved, more work, but the satisfaction when finished is a major pat on the back. I'll do it on my own stuff, but I don't know if you could pay me enough to do it so some one else can collect the glory.

Most people won't pay enough for any custom work - body or paint. They'll see something they like and tell you the must have it, but when prices start getting bandied about... they find they don't quite want it bad enough.

 

[dodgechargerfan]

Nice!

I like that colour a lot.