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[taper]

Hi all due to the inclement weather ,I have decided to do some paintwork on my bullet, the petrol tank has some scratches on it and I have decided to re paint the whole tank as opposed to patching up, here lies the problem I don't know the exact colour match and I was wondering if any of you fine gentlemen would have any sugestions on how to identify the colour and where to obtain the paint, the bike is a 1965 bullet and it is a shade of green, not quite olive but very nearly, sadly I think a previous owner did some touching up of the paintwork so the colour may not be original.

[grunda 12]

hi taper ,take the tank to your local refinishing suppliers who will be able to do you a colour match to your tank i would advise painting the lot as the newly painted tank will outshine the rest of the paintwork good luck ,let us know how you go on atb paul.

[PeteF]

As Grunda says. There are places that will match the paint and supply it in rattle cans. It's not the best weather for spraying; you want it a bit warmer and drier really. Moisture in the atmosphere can ruin the finish.

[Chris Tindal]

Taper RS paints is a good on-line shop for original factory paint colours. They do original Redditch colours in cans but not sure about Indian, worth taking a look.

[taper]

thanks for all the advice gents, I would like to do the re paint myself so all information from yourselves is helpful, I intend to contact some of my local auto motive paint suppliers
and take the tank for matching, if I get a good match then my brother has a heated garage and I will try my hand at spraying there, I will let you know how it goes after completion.

[taper]

Tried RS paints but they do not seem to have a paint match,I will cary on with plan B and check out local paint suppliers.