single stage or base/clear paint?

[steven113]

Does anyone know if honda paints their bikes with a single stage paint or a base coat clear coat finish. I have a few parts that could get by with a little blending if it is single stage. The bike needing color is a 1998.

[derstuka]

Base coat clear coat.

[MarkBartels]

My 94 is a three stage. That is what two body shops told me......

[betarace]

some are 2 and some are 3

if you go to colorite paints and put in your year, you will find that some are base+color+clear and others are color+clear. I dont know what honda did originally, but the "approximation" from CR on colors is pretty close.

My granite blue metallic 92 (color and clear) is a perfect match (flecks actually blue) with the OEM colors and believe it or not you can get a clean finish with rattle can, 1200 wet, lots of prep time and patience.

[steven113]

Thanks guys. I really just needed to know if it might be a singe stage paint. if it was I could have spotted and blended a few small areas but since it seems like it is not I will just have to spray a few entire panels no biggie! just hopeing to save some $s on paint.