What brand of paint did the factory use?

scuderia

scuderia

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anyone know if they used a specific brand of paint or ??? circa '72-'75 I see RAL mentioned but the color i'm looking for doesn't seem to be one of theirs... anyone know any other European paint companies that were around at that time??
Cheers,
 
Hello,

they used Lechler paint, from Lechlers catalog. Not specifically manufactured for Laverda.
See also Jlos website: http://laverdamania.net/paint.htm

hth

Ernesto
 
RAL is a paint specification, not a company name.

The RAL # specifies a precise colour/shade of paint, should be available from all major paint manufacturers, ie, RAL 5004 from Dupont should exactly match the same from any other manufacturer.

Of course all the motor vehicle producers brew their own colours, long ago when you could have any colour you liked as long as it was black!

You can find out more about the RAL system here;   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAL_(color_space_system)  The german page shows an overview of all RAL colours.

piet
 
Forgive me for asking ....  Why paint with 50 year old paints when those same colours could be replicated so easily TODAY ?...... This is plain daft ! 


          A half decent art student could PISS a REMBRANT ... Given a bag of aerosols.



                              Banksy Sowerbutts

     
 
I'm just trying to find a paint code, formula or accurate chip to have it matched.. i've struggled with getting colors matched exactly in the past and it gets expensive quickly if it comes out different than the original.. anyone that has tried to match reds can feel my pain.. hell forget red, how many jota's have you seen in the wrong orange!
but i do agree using 50 year old paint would be pretty silly...
cheers,
 
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