Painting time at the shop! The 1974 CT70 Dax custom bike received a coat of a rich, deep purple House of Kolor “Wild Cherry” over black base. Still stacking on some layers of clear and blocking in between, but the color is starting to get deep. The original plan was to paint the lower part of the bike white, like the CT117, but the color is so sleek, it is giving me second thoughts. There are still graphics to be added: a “Honda” logo will be going on the neck. The guy who owns the bike picked this color to match his early Ford Bronco. Good choice!
The color really accents some of the contour nicely.
When the sun shines directly on the paint, it takes on more red to pink shades. The metal flake in the candy coat really pops out as well.
In lower light, the color goes to a dark wine color, even looking black in some instances.
The paint chip was ever present, to keep the match as close as possible.
With a single coat of clear, it looks a little less rich.
A little orange peel on the first clear coat. Each layer is blocked out smooth before the next coat goes on.
