1978 GS1000c midnight blue paint

[grumburg]

Although the tank and tail paint on my 78 GS1000c is near perfect, the side covers appear to have been painted black with a Shop Vac. Does anyone know an auto (or Suzuki paint) that will match? ColorRite only goes back to 86.

[rustybronco]

What do you mean by painted with a shop vac? Are you referring to the fact the surface is textured, like if they had been sprayed on with a gun that was set up with too low of pressure?

That's the way they came.

http://s32.photobucket.com/user/rustybronco/media/IMG_2587.jpg.html?sort=3&o=188

[grumburg]

Dirt, orange peel, and no gross

[rustybronco]

Will have orange peel and will not be glossy. I'm not saying that's what you want them to look like, just how they came from the factory.
I do suspect if they are heavily orange peeled and with a fair amount of dirt in the paint, somewhere along the line, someone re-painted them.

[SVSooke]

Mine looked pretty bad to.Did this thread to try to figure out what to do.http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=187775

In the end all it took was a bit of polish to make them look quite good.

[grumburg]

Thanks!!!!!

[Thomsenc]

Post some pictures so we can appreciate the finished product.