[Ducati] Repainting - where to get paint

[john b]

When I worked at a Ducati dealership matching paint was always a  "Challange". Ducati used different primers, sealers and sometimes  repainted panels if they ran out of primed ones to make a bike. you  have to match paint to an existing panel. Kent Holt at Holt Design in  Athens, Ohio does a great job of matching.
  John Badeen

Scott Cloninger <scloninger at astecinc.com> wrote:Good  question, Ray. They were previously painted panels that were prepared  to accept the new paint. The decals were sanded off and the surface was  roughed up to hold paint well, but I'm not sure how deeply he sanded  the thing. I doubt he went to blonde fiberglass, though.

I'm not an expert on painting, but that could certainly affect the outcome.

S

-----Original Message-----
From: ray tubach [mailto:ra2bach at msn.com]
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 2:46 PM
To: ducati at ducati.net
Subject: RE: [Ducati] Repainting - where to get paint


Scott, was he painting over fresh panels or just top-coating already painted 
parts. I understand that Ducati uses a pink primer and that affects the 
final outcome. maybe not relevant here but thought I'd throw that out...

Ra2bach




>From: "Scott Cloninger" 

>John,
>
>The last time I had paint done on my '95 SS I ordered the colorrite paint 
>(at an obscene price, as you noted) and the paint DIDN'T MATCH.  My painter 
>ended up getting a computer paint match and I couldn't tell the difference 
>when comparing freshly painted and factory painted panels.
>
>I don't know whether the difference was due to fading over time or what, 
>but the painter said that the colorrite paint was "too orange" ...and his 
>test panel showed this to be true.  My advice, if you're matching any 
>existing panels, is to get a match done locally by a painter with a good 
>reputation.  If you're painting from scratch I don't see how it matters 
>exactly what paint you use as it'll definitely all match!  Either way, you 
>should save money with a local match.
>
>My 2 cents,
>
>Cloner

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