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[SneakyPete]

Does anyone out there know the PPG paint codes for orange pearl???

[tbinzo]

its mirage orange base coat with tint pearl 

[porthole]

Pete - check with Brian

[hdbrad03]

Pete - check with Brian

Brian sent Pete to me and I did not know.


 


   Brad

[porthole]

He told me yesterday he had all the codes - just couldn't find them 

[tbinzo]

I match the paint perfectly you have to base coat first then spray the gold tint to get the right amount of pearl on it then take the part outside in the sun match up the new part with old tins  it took three coats to get the right amount 

[tbinzo]

there is no code there restricted been there done that unless you work at the CVO PLANT in York PA. in the paint department

[SneakyPete]

Ok, I got a great match, combination of mirage orange as base coat then racing orange with pearl mid coat

[porthole]

unless you work at the CVO PLANT in York PA. in the paint department

Since they don't get painted there, working there wouldn't help.

[tbinzo]

excuse me Tomahawk facility Wisconsin

[porthole]

Hey Pete - have you ever seen what one of these paint codes look like?
For the  SEEG it takes up a whole 8.5 x 11 page.

[Twolanerider]

excuse me Tomahawk facility Wisconsin

Actually not a Harley facility at all.  The SEEG tins were painted by a third party contractor called Calibre.  They are in Wisconsin but in Grafton, close to 250 miles from Tomahawk. 

Calibre isn't the only third party vendor to do CVO tins.  Harley has shopped that contract a few times (with greater or lesser result).

[sadunbar]

Actually not a Harley facility at all.  The SEEG tins were painted by a third party contractor called Calibre.  They are in Wisconsin but in Grafton, close to 250 miles from Tomahawk. 

Calibre isn't the only third party vendor to do CVO tins.  Harley has shopped that contract a few times (with greater or lesser result).

As of a few months ago anyway, Calibre is still the third party CVO painter of choice for the MOCO.  And no, they won't paint for private individuals...  I've tried...

[Twolanerider]

As of a few months ago anyway, Calibre is still the third party CVO painter of choice for the MOCO.  And no, they won't paint for private individuals...  I've tried...

After the early SEUC disaster with the vendor in Colorado Mother Harley went back to Calibre.  It's seemed a wise choice as they've been there again for awhile now without nearly the drama that had bene the case previously.  Perhaps even Mother Harley finally figured out that cost crunching short sightedness can cost them more in the long run.  

Aside from Wisconsin and Colorado there was also a Mexican vendor in the mix.  Pre-SEEG.  Think I remember the history being they went belly up after biting off more than they could chew attempting SERK paint work.

[porthole]

And in MV one of the one rep was wearing a gunny t-shirt