Paint colour code,,,,number

[MR.G]

Hey All,

I am restoring a 78 GS750C, Canadian bike.

I have the frame done, used Tremclad Professional gloss black. But first I sanded/wire wheel brushed most all of it, then washed it down with TSP. Then one coat of Tremclad Rust Reformer, then one coat Tremclad profession primer, then 2 coats of Tremclad Gloss Black Professional Enamel. Worked out pretty good. I hope it will be tough enough. Now, the tank. Side panels are good, tail piece is good, just the tank needs paint. Question, any idea of the paint code. It is a 78 GS750 (Canadian Bike) Dark metallic blue. Under the tank I see 25B stamped in it, could this be the paint code? It is the original paint.

Thank you

[Rover]

Canadian paint code bump.

[bccap]

I don't see that number, but here is a lest of paint codes.

http://www.alpha-sports.com/suzuki_parts.htm

[Nessism]

Problem with paint codes is they don't translate into anything you can purchase. What you need is a paint formula that replicates the paint code color, but those are not available.

[nvr2old]

You could take one of the side covers or the tail into a reputable auto paint store, and they can match the color. They just scan it. Even if it's not the factory color, it'll at least match the parts you're not going to paint.

[chuck hahn]

Ed...if you know the 3 digit Suzuki code, then Colorite has a pretty vast library and may be able to do a mix. Best bet though is your local auto paint supply for them to color match or run the analyzer on the paint.

[hampshirehog]

Color-Rite match:

http://www.troli.no/suzuki2.htm

Suzuki colours (farbcodes for those of us pretending to be multi-lingual):

http://www.gs-classic.de/download/Suzuki-Farbcode.pdf

[MR.G]

thanks for all your help Guys.
I think I will take it to a good body shop to match. One more question in regard to the gas tank.....Looking in the gas cap hole...it looks really clean, almost no rust....very little rust is visible. Do the gas tanks normally form more rust down at the bottom inside seams than what you would see bye simply looking in the filler cap hole. ? Thanks again