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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Zimmermichaels1ea on November 24, 2025, 08:09:29 PM

Title: color matching Centennial livery gray and green
Post by: Zimmermichaels1ea on November 24, 2025, 08:09:29 PM

Here's my little off-season project:  I want to custom paint a new helmet in the color scheme of my 2021 V9  Bobber in Centenario livery.

For my '23 V7 Special I wear a Diamond White Arai helmet that matches the white tank on the V7 well.
So I thought "why not customize a helmet for the Bobber?"  I know, how vain!  Regardless, I think it will be neat!
In the USA I't familiar with Duplicolor paints, but maybe there are other brands recommended?
I can't find any source that gives a paint color code, so I think I'll have to color match with some existing colors. 
Has anyone found a Duplicolor spray paint that matches the Guzzi pale green?  Or the shade of silver?

Thanks in advance!

Title: Re: color matching Centennial livery gray and green
Post by: Moparnut72 on November 25, 2025, 08:15:27 AM

Find an auto parts store that sells Duplicolor paint. Take your bike and get their color chart, it is quite extensive. My store will let me take it outside to find a match. You should be able to find something fairly close. I have read that MG won't release their paint codes. One nice thing about Duplicolor spray cans is that the nozzles are fairly decent. They spray in a fan which can be adjusted from horizontal to vertical and anything in between.
kk

Title: Re: color matching Centennial livery gray and green
Post by: ridingron on November 25, 2025, 01:48:10 PM

I had some paint work done. Several painters (and I use that word loosely) wouldn't touch the job because they didn't have the color codes. I found a guy that kinda grinned and giggled when I told him there were no color codes. The paint matches better than the factory paint.

Title: Re: color matching Centennial livery gray and green
Post by: Zimmermichaels1ea on November 25, 2025, 02:15:46 PM

Thank you gentlemen!

I will try to match up the paint and see if I can make my helmet look like a nice OEM Moto Guzzi helmet.
If I don't screw this up, I'll post pictures here in the coming months.

Title: Re: color matching Centennial livery gray and green
Post by: RinkRat II on November 25, 2025, 05:51:24 PM

  I've used these guys twice on older projects and the match was near perfect. My $.02
     
       https://touchupdirect.com/

    Paul B :boozing:

Title: Re: color matching Centennial livery gray and green
Post by: Moparnut72 on November 26, 2025, 09:10:16 AM

Any auto paint shop worth their salt should be able to match your color with no problems. They should have a computer that can come up with a formula.
kk

Title: Re: color matching Centennial livery gray and green
Post by: Dr. Enzo Toma on November 26, 2025, 05:10:26 PM

I know one can get paint mixed to match, but if you find an off the shelf color that does already match any of the colors I'd be interested to know the details as that's likely a cheaper and easier paint to get a hold of :)

I almost pursued this on my own when I bought Hepco & Becker's new design of Flash 30 panniers with the color panel inserts, as I thought it might be nice to match them to the green on the bike, but when I fitted the brushed aluminum panels they offer those were a close enough match to the Centenario gas tank that I stuck with them and liked that match better than my mocked up digital image of the panniers with matching green panels.

For the helmet, I would be cautious and do your due diligence on how and if it can safely be painted. I would think that some paints might compromise the shell of the helmet, similar to how cleaning a clear helmet visor with certain products can lead to spiderweb cracks in the plastic.