Kawasaki Triples Club

Hello all
H2C - Candy Purple
Malc Anderson sold me the perfect bike and I am delighted. Unfortunately and I do not know how it happened, but a piece of paint right on the top curved edge of the tank where it is sculptured in to contour the headstock, has come away. About 20mm x 3mm right on the edge. I know the local mobile paint repair guy, I have used him before and he is very good - he does not feel he can do this.
I have tried to upload a photo but it has too many pixels and the instructions on how to do this are not understandable for me - I am a Luddite.
If you know someone that could make this repair, please let me know. The bike is mint and I am really gutted this has happened. Thanks in advance, Simon.

Take your tank to your local nail bar. They have thousands of colours of nail varnish and will probably have a very close match to your tank that you can use as a touch up. It even comes with a brush !!! Seriously don't knock it till you've tried it

Give Richie at MotorcycleFX a call (not that far from you in Ormskirk)

Done several classic Kawasaki paint sets for me inc touch-ups and very well known on the Zed forum.

Richie. 07769977294

Wolfie wrote:
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Hello all thanks for your help and advise - really appreciated. I have contacted Ritchie and sent him photos. In the meantime, my wife is going to her nail bar with a side panel under her arm! Will cost me a nail paint but might be money well spent. Will let you know how I get on. Thanks Simon.

g6mow wrote:

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http://www.kawasakitriplesclub.net/foru ... re#p122969

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g6mow wrote:Take your tank to your local nail bar. They have thousands of colours of nail varnish and will probably have a very close match to your tank that you can use as a touch up. It even comes with a brush !!! Seriously don't knock it till you've tried it

There is a varnish spot on for H2 purple.
http://kawasakikhregister.myfastforum.o ... sc-100.php
first picture.I'll the Jackie what make it is.
The tank was painted using RS paints products(by a pro not me).

fieldsheer wrote:

g6mow wrote:Take your tank to your local nail bar. They have thousands of colours of nail varnish and will probably have a very close match to your tank that you can use as a touch up. It even comes with a brush !!! Seriously don't knock it till you've tried it

There is a varnish spot on for H2 purple.
http://kawasakikhregister.myfastforum.o ... sc-100.php
first picture.I'll the Jackie what make it is.
The tank was painted using RS paints products(by a pro not me).

I'll ask Jackie , yer right that old chestnut

kas750 wrote:

I did try it but the state my nails are in it looked terrible

fieldsheer wrote:

g6mow wrote:Take your tank to your local nail bar. They have thousands of colours of nail varnish and will probably have a very close match to your tank that you can use as a touch up. It even comes with a brush !!! Seriously don't knock it till you've tried it

There is a varnish spot on for H2 purple.
http://kawasakikhregister.myfastforum.o ... sc-100.php
first picture.I'll the Jackie what make it is.
The tank was painted using RS paints products(by a pro not me).

Yes I see RS paints can supply although they say the Candy Purple (dark) is a 2 paint + lacquer application where Kawasaki official colour is listed as a 3 paint process; gloss black + flair silver pearl + candy purple + lacquer. A bit confusing for me although I may have it wrong?

Hi Simon.

I had exactly the same problem with my bike which is also a purple H2c. I can also tell you that my chip in that place was caused inadvertently when I removed the tank one time and just got the angle wrong as I tried to lift it off the front rubber mounts. I'm sure this was the way your chip happened also.

I bought a three part paint touch up kit from a guy at Stafford show a few years ago. It has a black base, a purple mid-coat and a top clear coat. It's a very good match and although it took some time an patience to build up the layers you can't see the repair very easily.

I can't remember the name of the company but it's on the bottles so I will have a look when I'm next down at my workshop. They are a specialist paint matching company who sell all sorts of vintage match repair kits. Definitely sells them mail order so you can just get them sent through the post.

I just checked back through my earlier posts.

The company is called Bike Colours and the guy was called Mal. Kit cost £20.00

http://www.bikecolours.co.uk

Tel 01524 33700 9-5PM

Bic_Bicknell wrote:I just checked back through my earlier posts.

The company is called Bike Colours and the guy was called Mal. Kit cost £20.00

http://www.bikecolours.co.uk

Tel 01524 33700 9-5PM

Many thanks for your help, Appreciated, Simon.

fieldsheer wrote:

g6mow wrote:Take your tank to your local nail bar. They have thousands of colours of nail varnish and will probably have a very close match to your tank that you can use as a touch up. It even comes with a brush !!! Seriously don't knock it till you've tried it

There is a varnish spot on for H2 purple.
http://kawasakikhregister.myfastforum.o ... sc-100.php
first picture.I'll the Jackie what make it is.
The tank was painted using RS paints products(by a pro not me).

The varnish bottle details are
ESSIE
666
Sexy divide (really, not making it up)
806667 was the bar code

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ESSIE-nail-pol ... B001J2PD6E