1979 GS1000S Wes Cooley Paint Codes Required

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    1979 GS1000S Wes Cooley Paint Codes Required

    Greetings all,

    I'm towards the end of restoring a 1979 GS1000SN Wes Cooley Replica, and it has come time to advise the spraypainter of the colours I need.

    The Suzuki Parts Catalog lists the colours as:
    White - "Egret White" - Suzuki colour code 189
    Blue - "Racing Blue" - Suzuki colour code 08Y

    I showed the spraypainter the above info and it didn't help him at all.

    I've seen in a forum somewhere an owner who used "Grabber Blue", a colour used over the years by Ford USA on Mustangs etc. Being located in Australia, I only ever seen it in photos. It's a great colour but I don't know how close it is to the real thing.

    Any and all advice would be appreciated.
    Tags: code, colour, gs1000sn, paint
    • Kiwi Canuck
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      • Jan 2013
      • 1750
      • Langley, BC
      #2
      Originally posted by sealpup
      Greetings all,

      I'm towards the end of restoring a 1979 GS1000SN Wes Cooley Replica, and it has come time to advise the spraypainter of the colours I need.

      The Suzuki Parts Catalog lists the colours as:
      White - "Egret White" - Suzuki colour code 189


      Blue - "Racing Blue" - Suzuki colour code 08Y

      I showed the spraypainter the above info and it didn't help him at all.

      I've seen in a forum somewhere an owner who used "Grabber Blue", a colour used over the years by Ford USA on Mustangs etc. Being located in Australia, I only ever seen it in photos. It's a great colour but I don't know how close it is to the real thing.

      Any and all advice would be appreciated.
      Try this courtesy of Mr. Chuck Hahn

      Cooley original paint scans found - The GSResources Forums
      http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?212117-Cooley-original-paint-scans-found&highlight=cooley+paint+scans
      Put any information that you have to make your bike look great in here.
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          Thank you Mr Canuck, you're a champion!

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            • nvr2old
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              • Jan 2009
              • 2134
              • Sandpoint, Idaho
              #4
              Chuck's formula is the best way to go. Scanning the original paint is what I always do, too. The Ford Grabber Blue from the late sixties and early seventies, and Ford's Wimbledon White are also a really close match, especially the white. If anything, the stock Ford blue is a tiny bit lighter, but that can be tinted a bit to make it right.

              Are you able to have your own parts scanned possibly? It makes it a lot easier for the paint store to have their own scanner for their paint codes, all to work with the product they sell.
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                  #5
                  I probably could get it scanned, but the previous owner applied the most recent layer of paint, and did it so poorly that I don't have much faith in it being correct.

                  Chuck Hahn's codes are the way to go for me.

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