1. Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

70 Tank color

Discussion in 'Vintage Restoration Projects' started by dave400, Nov 18, 2014.

  1. dave400 Husqvarna
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    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1970 400 cross
    Other Motorcycles:
    '02 Kawasaki KDX 220r
    This may have been asked here before but want to ask anyway. I built a '70 Husky 400 to ride and race. I have a Hi-Point aluminum tank that I would like to paint as close to original as possible. Does anyone know of a rattle can color that comes reasonably close.
  2. dartyppyt Husqvarna
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    Location:
    Illinois
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    17 TE 150, 82CR 500
    Other Motorcycles:
    82 125,250,430&500 79 390 83 250
    Don't use rattle can! Paint will come off soon as you spill ethanol fuel on it.
    Color code is in some of the old husky club news letters.
    You can get auto paint/clear down to pints. Just mix and spray.
    There are a lot of generic lines out there like Nason etc.... That are cheaper than Dupont, Ditzler, etc.....
    I use a lot of these for small jobs: cheap and you buy refill cartridges:

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  3. dave400 Husqvarna
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    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1970 400 cross
    Other Motorcycles:
    '02 Kawasaki KDX 220r
    Thanks. Seems simple enough. I'll look in that direction.
  4. jimspac Husqvarna
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    Location:
    Connecticut
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    82 250WR, 82 430WR, 84 250WR, 85 400
    Other Motorcycles:
    86 400WR, 82 Montesa Cota 349
    You can also get yourself an HVLP touchup gun from Harbor Freight that does nice work and is commonly under $30.00. That of course is if you have access to a 1hp air compressor or bigger
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  5. dave400 Husqvarna
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    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1970 400 cross
    Other Motorcycles:
    '02 Kawasaki KDX 220r
    Thanks for the advice. I do have said compressor.
  6. dartyppyt Husqvarna
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    Location:
    Illinois
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    17 TE 150, 82CR 500
    Other Motorcycles:
    82 125,250,430&500 79 390 83 250
    This is the gun I use. I run it at 40 psi so it lays down a nice finish with no orange peel.
    Mine is about 10 years old and I used it doing inside door jams and hard to reach areas.
    Works great up in the tunnel areas up under tank because your paint cup isn't sitting on top of gun.
    Use cheap lacquer thinner from home improvement store to clean after use.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/330647584338?lpid=82