Teak Red

[burch]

I am restoring a 1934 Harley Davidson VL. I am looking for the formula for the paint, teak red. Thank you, Doc Burch

[JoJo357]

Doc, Type in...'Pierce' at the above right 'Advanced Search'. There are many members comments in regard to your dilemma on Paint & Painting. Good Luck.

http://www.hdpaint.tk/ *John Pierce

*M.A.D.*

[Steve Slocombe]

My UK painter matched a nos paint sample of Teak Red to ICI Spectrum code ME21B, it's in my VL restoration book. You may be able to cross-reference this to a modern US paint code.

[burch]

Thanks for the information.

[JoJo357]

My UK painter matched a nos paint sample of Teak Red to ICI Spectrum code ME21B, it's in my VL restoration book. You may be able to cross-reference this to a modern US paint code.

I believe that H-D used the same *Paint Code--(ICI Spectrum code ME21B) for the 40's 'Flight Red' Also.

*M.A.D.*

[Steve Slocombe]

Yes, some of the civilian VL colours from the 1930s were re-badged for wartime, and you can tell from the 1934-36 paint part numbers used for the later incarnations. Skyway Blue, Clipper Blue and Squadron Gray should be among them.

[Chris Haynes]

H-D would often change the name but the part number remained the same. See the paint chart on pages 803-806 in Palmer's Second Edition.

[burch]

The Flight Red looks real good. Thanks for the help.