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    Sonic Blue Pearl..your opinions

    As you know i am hoping to find a mix code or have someone scan an OEM 78 1000C Blue piece. In the mean time I got a can of a Ford color called Sonic Blue Pearl to shoot a test spot.

    I think its just a little too blue. Maybe my paint guy can tweek it to be a little more darker..sort of like a grapish blue?? What do you guys think?? Maybe just a tad more on the purplish side maybe??? This is with 2 coats of clear so its representative of exactly what the Sonic Blue would like like on my bike.

    3
    Regular Sonic Blue Pearl
    66.67%
    2
    Black " tinted " Sonic Blue Pearl
    33.33%
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    The poll is expired.

    MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
    1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

    NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


    I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.
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    Should note this is in direct sunlight. The little bit at the top in the trees shade is darker of course. I will take the panel inside and post another pic out of the sun for comparison.

    Out of direct sunlight...........little fuzzy but you get the idea.



    Last edited by chuck hahn; 05-30-2016, 03:52 PM.
    MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
    1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

    NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


    I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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      #3
      Sonic Blue was used by Ford around 2003 -2004. It's a gorgeous color that really can't be appreciated in pictures. I had a friend with a Sonic Blue Cobra. One of the rarer of the colors Cobras came in.

      If you want an identical color to what Suzuki put on the bike, by all means keep searching. If you don't mind it being off a bit, you can't go wrong with Sonic Blue.

      https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4442/...678005be58.jpg

      1982 GS1100 G converted by Motorcyclist magazine in 1986 to be a tribute to the Wes Cooley replica. 1982 Honda 900F. 1997 Yamaha VMax.
      Also owned: 1973 Kawasaki Z1 900, 1972 Honda 750 K, 1976 Yamaha XS 650, 1980 Kawasaki KZ 1000 MKII, 1978 Kawasaki SR 650. Current cage is a 2001 Mustang Bullitt in Dark Highland Green. Bought new in Sept. 2001.

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        #4
        Im gonna see if my buddy that manages our local paint supply house can tint it a bit darker. Obviously the ideal thing would be someone has an OEM part that they will scan for me..and a few others that I know are looking for the same color.

        I just remember the OEM color being sort of in between this Sonic Blue and a slightly Grape like color.
        Last edited by chuck hahn; 05-30-2016, 06:39 PM.
        MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
        1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

        NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


        I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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          #5
          So I had the idea to spray a bunch of the Sonic Blue Pearl into a mix cup and add a dose of black to deepen the blue a little. Loaded the gun and shot it on a well cleaned old real estate sign. Not quite a grape color..more of a deeper purplish blue. Looks real close to what i remember the blue C model to be. Definitely darker than the untinted Sonic Blue.





          Untinted..



          The sign laying on the shop floor out of the sunlights influence.....

          Last edited by chuck hahn; 05-30-2016, 07:39 PM.
          MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
          1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

          NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


          I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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            #6
            Many auto paint stores can use a paint scanner to record the color and then come up with a recipe and mix the shade you need. This process doesn't work too well on 3 part paints where there is a base coat, like silver, then a candy or metallic coat and then the clear. (hope I got the terminology right on the paints). I had this done on a Kaw Nomad as I put a trunk on it and the color got scanned and didn't come out exactly the same as they just mixed a single part base coat. If your paint is a single part base it could come out fine. Another way to get the color is to go into a dealership auto body and get them to let you sit there and match a paint swatch (you bring in) to their paint chip books. The downside here is that when a vehicle is in the sun, its paint often looks different than the chip.

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              #7
              Look at early 80's Ford midnight metallic blue, I had my 78 tank painted with it in 86 and it was a near perfect match. This is going off my memory so no promises! It was the body man at a Ford dealership I worked at who choose the Color and sprayed it For me.

              That Color above is way to light.

              HTH's
              1978 Gs1085 compliments of Popy Yosh, Bandit 1200 wheels and front end, VM33 Smoothbores, Yosh exhaust, braced frame, ported polished head :cool:
              1983 Gs1100ESD, rebuild finished! Body paintwork happening winter 2017:D

              I would rather trust my bike to a technician that reads the service manual than some backyardigan that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix things.

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                #8
                They both look good to me...

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                  #9
                  Man, I would love to come across a Was Cooley, always loved that bike. hmm, need to paint my 550, naw, would'nt do the original justice.

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