Gsx1100f Paint

[bigkat1100]

Where can I buy paint for my 1993 Katana GSX1100F its a purple and gray color.I tried ColorRite but they dont seem to have it anymore.. Also whats the color codes for 1993 Suzukis?

[Aussie Steve]

Japan would be my guess and as for the colour codes only Suzuki will be able to tell you. If you are touching up it will be almost impossible to match as some colours are now two-pac.

I could be wrong and there may be a way of matching colours ex OEM but it is news to me.

[karlfitt]

I repainted my '95 Suzuki RF900.

I went to an auto paint store, and they matched it. Also put it in rattle cans for me.

Be careful though.
While they color match looks excellent in the shade, when you are in the sun the metalflake in the new paint is so much brighter, I am repainting my tank as well just so it will look as good as my plastic.

[pinky44]

You could have a look here for color codes.

Alpha Sports - Suzuki Motorcycle Parts Catalog

[bigkat1100]

Originally Posted by karlfitt

I repainted my '95 Suzuki RF900.

I went to an auto paint store, and they matched it. Also put it in rattle cans for me.

Be careful though.
While they color match looks excellent in the shade, when you are in the sun the metalflake in the new paint is so much brighter, I am repainting my tank as well just so it will look as good as my plastic.

[bigkat1100]

Originally Posted by karlfitt

I repainted my '95 Suzuki RF900.

I went to an auto paint store, and they matched it. Also put it in rattle cans for me.

Be careful though.
While they color match looks excellent in the shade, when you are in the sun the metalflake in the new paint is so much brighter, I am repainting my tank as well just so it will look as good as my plastic.

KARLFITT Who was the bodyshop, was it a well known shop. Like MAACO.

[karlfitt]

Originally Posted by bigkat1100

KARLFITT Who was the bodyshop, was it a well known shop. Like MAACO.

No, I did NOT go to a body shop.
I went to a paint supply store.
If you have a bodyshop in town, there should be a paint store too.

I have a friend here at work who I was talking to about doing the painting for me. He was the one to recomend getting the paint myself.
I was surprised they were able to put the paint in rattle cans for me.
My friend, who is the painter, can not believe how good the paint looks. he does not believe it came out of rattlecans.

It was not cheap, but WAY less than paying someone or getting new plastic from Suzuki.

For the paint, putting that in rattlecans, sticker remover, sand paper, fume mask (not just the paper ones, but an actual filter) was about $250.

But I repainter the whole MC with that.

If you are not doing the whole thing, you could save some money on the paint (not having it all put in the rattlecans)

[DrBob]

Did you call colorrite, or just check their website? They re-did their website a couple years ago, but never did finish putting everything on it. I've called them and gotten things that they still make but don't have on the website.