1979 GS1000S Wes Cooley Paint Codes Required

[sealpup]

Greetings all,

I'm towards the end of restoring a 1979 GS1000SN Wes Cooley Replica, and it has come time to advise the spraypainter of the colours I need.

The Suzuki Parts Catalog lists the colours as:
White - "Egret White" - Suzuki colour code 189
Blue - "Racing Blue" - Suzuki colour code 08Y

I showed the spraypainter the above info and it didn't help him at all.

I've seen in a forum somewhere an owner who used "Grabber Blue", a colour used over the years by Ford USA on Mustangs etc. Being located in Australia, I only ever seen it in photos. It's a great colour but I don't know how close it is to the real thing.

Any and all advice would be appreciated.

[Kiwi Canuck]

Greetings all,

I'm towards the end of restoring a 1979 GS1000SN Wes Cooley Replica, and it has come time to advise the spraypainter of the colours I need.

The Suzuki Parts Catalog lists the colours as:
White - "Egret White" - Suzuki colour code 189


Blue - "Racing Blue" - Suzuki colour code 08Y

I showed the spraypainter the above info and it didn't help him at all.

I've seen in a forum somewhere an owner who used "Grabber Blue", a colour used over the years by Ford USA on Mustangs etc. Being located in Australia, I only ever seen it in photos. It's a great colour but I don't know how close it is to the real thing.

Any and all advice would be appreciated.

Try this courtesy of Mr. Chuck Hahn

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?212117-Cooley-original-paint-scans-found&highlight=cooley+paint+scans

[sealpup]

Thank you Mr Canuck, you're a champion!

[nvr2old]

Chuck's formula is the best way to go. Scanning the original paint is what I always do, too. The Ford Grabber Blue from the late sixties and early seventies, and Ford's Wimbledon White are also a really close match, especially the white. If anything, the stock Ford blue is a tiny bit lighter, but that can be tinted a bit to make it right.

Are you able to have your own parts scanned possibly? It makes it a lot easier for the paint store to have their own scanner for their paint codes, all to work with the product they sell.

[sealpup]

I probably could get it scanned, but the previous owner applied the most recent layer of paint, and did it so poorly that I don't have much faith in it being correct.

Chuck Hahn's codes are the way to go for me.