From:Dave Molnar e-mail:davemolnar@sympatico.ca
Subject:Maroon paint code and painting the cases Date:Tue May 22 08:21:37 2007
Hello all,

I have a few questions if anyone can help.

1) Does anyone out there have the paint code and source for the maroon color offered in '28?

2) Would it be appropriate to paint the cases with the maroon? I have seen various old pictures of Deluxes where the motors were painted along with the rest of the bike. My (cut-off) cases appeared to be painted a dark blue or black originally. I was amazed at how hard it was to get off.

3) What would be the best paint to stand the heat on the cases? I would not call it a "high heat application" but there will certainly be some heat. I was thinking of first priming the outside of the cases with glyptal after a good sandblasting. My experience so far in Getting good adhension to aluminium: it's a tough go without the chemical alodine process commonly used in the aerospace/military industry.

Thanks very much in advance, Dave