Getting desert yellow paint

[bumpy]

I want to colour up my white helmet to match the bike. Is it posible to buy a can of desert yellow paint or something that is pretty well matched?

 

[Rob Farmer]

http://www.anchorsupplies.com/paint.htm

 

[bumpy]

Are you sure?

 

[Davy F]

Get your dealer to give you the paint code.

Go to your local body repair business (or Halfords even) and they'll mix said paint in quantity of your choice.

Prepare to spray.



Easy really.

 

[bumpy]

Get your dealer to give you the paint code.

Go to your local body repair business (or Halfords even) and they'll mix said paint in quantity of your choice.

Prepare to spray.



Easy really.

Cheers. Will they put it in an aerosol can?

 

[xbootie]

Paint code may be on top of the fuse box - mine is

Get your dealer to give you the paint code.

 

[Davy F]

Cheers. Will they put it in an aerosol can?

I think Halfords will, but your local bodyshop won't.

 

[bisbee]

http://www.cara-match.co.uk

Have a look here they do bespoke colours

 

[bumpy]

http://www.cara-match.co.uk

Have a look here they do bespoke colours

Thanks for the link, but at £21.13 for a single aerosol can (inc P&P) looks like a supplier of last resort

 

[bisbee]

have a look here http://www.paints4u.com

 

[(RIP) MOTÖRHEAD]

I want to colour up my white helmet to match the bike. Is it posible to buy a can of desert yellow paint or something that is pretty well matched?

And lets remember kids, If your not a professional paint sprayer and don't understand the properties of your helmet or the paint you are about to use - You may damage the shell of your crash helmet.

I'm no safety nazi but just wanted to point that out.

 

[Rob Farmer]

I thought you meant proper desert yellow. I didn't realise it was a BM colour

The code under the seat is the sceme colour not the paint code. On the 1200 the scheme colour is 953 but the paint code is 952.

Have a look here:- http://www.bmbikes.co.uk/paintcodes/yellows.htm

 

[Magwych]

The code under the seat is the sceme colour not the paint code. On the 1200 the scheme colour is 953 but the paint code is 952.

Ermmm , other way round I according to the link. Scheme Code = 952, Paint Code = 953.

BTW, I prefer Anchor Supplies Desert colour myself ...

 

[bumpy]

And lets remember kids, If your not a professional paint sprayer and don't understand the properties of your helmet or the paint you are about to use - You may damage the shell of your crash helmet.

I'm no safety nazi but just wanted to point that out.

I was told by the dealer that my helmet it fibreglass not polycarbonate and is OK to spray for a colour change. Was I sold a dummy?

 

[bumpy]

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Have a look here:- http://www.bmbikes.co.uk/paintcodes/yellows.htm

Great site. I hadn't seen that before

 

[Davy F]

I was told by the dealer that my helmet it fibreglass not polycarbonate and is OK to spray for a colour change. Was I sold a dummy?

Yes, fibreglass is fine to re-paint. Just make sure you strip out as much of the interior as possible and mask the rest up well before you attack it.

 

[bumpy]

Yes, fibreglass is fine to re-paint. Just make sure you strip out as much of the interior as possible and mask the rest up well before you attack it.

Thanks for the re-assurance

 

[Rob Farmer]

Ermmm , other way round I according to the link. Scheme Code = 952, Paint Code = 953.

BTW, I prefer Anchor Supplies Desert colour myself ...

Doh!

You got the jist though