Paint codes

hi folks. i have managed to get hold of an st70 resto. the wheels have been hand painted, i am going to rub them down and treat them to some silver paint. i had some silver hammerite left, is this recommended? i know it might react to oil and petrol ingress so what do you guys recommend?

also does anyone have a paint code and recommended/cheap make of paint for the hubs/rims/flywheel cover?

lastly, i was wondering what colour to do the mudguards. i was thinking a type of old english white/rover white, what colours do you recommend? thanks all.

Just started a resto on a very original 74 lady dax.

This came with white wheel rims same colour as the frame.I have not seen another one like this.Is it a known variant?

Frame colour ceramic white

I don't believe it another very very very rare Lady Dax those had silver hubs,rims and mudguards it was the Chaly which had
White mudguards and silver hubs and rims. Are you building a show pony (say goodbye to mega bucks) or a rider. There are lots of colour codes etc on various posts on this site it is just a matter of searching. Where are you based, and do you realise what a very very very rare bike you have and please post some pics as is.
Regards Tufty
PS look on the gallery

There has been indeed a version with white wheels / hubs.
But that was a NT (12v Dax)

have you got the 3 or 4 spoked hub?

Waynus wrote:NH-35M Cloud silver metallic

Doing a '73 ST50 restore here. Working on the engine.

I was told that only the covers were painted; the engine block itself would be left in 'bare aluminium'-condition.

Hmmm... Bare aluminium requires some sort of maintenance to stay good looking, right? So, is the block itself covered with e.g. clear lacquer, is it supposed to turn 'grey' with time - or was i misinformed.

Could anyone elaborate on the engine colour choice, so that I can 'get it right'

You're right about the covers and the bare alu.
But... I have no idea the cases where lacquered or not.
And yes, they do age quite fast.

if you were powder coating the engine casings what colour code would it be to match the exsisting as near as possible

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thanks had read that but was expecting a powder coat colour to begin ral xxxx . please exscuse me newbie but trying to catch up fast !!

No problem, no pun intented. I just like short clear answers myself.
Official brand colours are hard to convert into RAL colours. You can have the paint specialist to read out a painted piece to find out the correct mixture.
With the manufacturer code you can order the correct paint.