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    Looking to repaint some of the original brake and clutch pipes to factory colour , does anyone know the paint code for the green pipes?





  • #2
    Hi Dave. If it’s green. Which I can’t tell from your photo it might be a type of plating it was on jap bikes years ago some type of cadmium
    If you want to paint go to a good quality paint shop and they can actually scan the. Oli ur now and mix to suit. And either give you a pot or do it in an aerosol
    Hope that helps
    [GROWING OLD IS COMPULSARY ---- GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL

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    • #3
      Originally posted by ragerover View Post
      Hi Dave. If it’s green. Which I can’t tell from your photo it might be a type of plating it was on jap bikes years ago some type of cadmium
      If you want to paint go to a good quality paint shop and they can actually scan the. Oli ur now and mix to suit. And either give you a pot or do it in an aerosol
      Hope that helps

      Its a really dark olive green but as you say difficult to see in the picture, I will try and get it scanned when paint supplies are back open

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      • #4
        It's like the same colour that BMC used to paint A series engine blocks!

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        • #5
          here's another picture I found online,


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          • #6
            Dave, it is most likely a grey of sorts. The automotive industry uses dark greys on lots of components. Axles we use come in black or grey and generally we don’t specify a RAL colour.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by gam88a View Post
              Dave, it is most likely a grey of sorts. The automotive industry uses dark greys on lots of components. Axles we use come in black or grey and generally we don’t specify a RAL colour.

              Thanks and welcome to the forum.


              I found another picture from an E30 build by a UK garage,

              colour looks different to the new pipe I have which appears darker. I cant see a ral colour that's as dark but the nearest appears to be 6006



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              • #8
                Saw this picture that Randy had posted up on US forum,

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                • #9
                  Ral 6006 looks close to the above

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