--- In r5yamaha@yahoogroups.com, "bittedogmaprod"
<bittedogmaprod@y...> wrote:
>
> has anyone painted an 72 r5 and know the paint codes. its the
orange and black. or does
> anyone have any orange paint left over that they would like to
sell. david
>


There are no codes! House of Color has paint that will get you
there. here is a link
http://www.hokpaint.com/scripts/depot.exe?pgm=hokgate.bbx&c
ustnum=WEB-CUST++&password=&sesid=1012045741
I have restored many early Yamahas and the orange you need
is a candy shot over a silver base (fine grain) black is black as
long as all the black body parts are the same black . I.ve gotten a
dead on match to this color on my 71 R5 and I've matched the
candy red on my 65 YDS3 and the candy blue on my 66 YM1
using these paints. the color varies depending on how soft or
heavy you spray it on.Thats how candies work,all the metalics
are in the base coat and the color coat is translucent so more =
darker. I hope this helps. Ed