Originally Posted by
Fairview
For me, the best approach is to take the bike to an automotive paint supplier. They can use their scanning tool and come up with a formula. A good supplier can put the custom mixed paint into a spray can, touch up bottle, or in a can for professional spraying.
This is what I've had the best luck with too. I'm fortunate to have a local shop that can do scans and will fiddle around to get a good match. It doesn't hurt to catch them on a slow day when they don't have any high priorities!
This is a bottle that I got for my Hetchins... about $25, IIRC. The label has all the info that will let them quickly provide a second bottle, if that should be needed. I've never used up a bottle of touch-up paint, but it does seem to go bad after many, many years.
Steve in Peoria