Looking for some blue paint help :)

[gambit07]

Hey guys, found a paint I really like and now I'm trying to figure out how to achieve its look! As you can see in the pictures, the bike is a seemingly very dark blue when not in the sunlight, but in the sunlight it brightens up quite a bit. If anyone has any suggestions as to what this color might be I would greatly appreciate it! I'm guessing it's some type of blue pearl? I asked the guy who had it done and he knew it was a gsx-r blue variant of some sort but couldn't tell me anymore.. any help is greatly appreciated!

 

[TAZ]

Looks like just a tri-stage candy blue, or HOK Tru-Blu. Both get a little darker out of the sun, and light up in the sunlight.
There are also some auto factory colors that will achieve this effect.

 

[TAZ]

Looks like just a tri-stage candy blue, or HOK Tru-Blu. Both get a little darker out of the sun, and light up in the sunlight.
There are also some auto factory colors that will achieve this effect.

 

[gambit07]

Looks like just a tri-stage candy blue, or HOK Tru-Blu. Both get a little darker out of the sun, and light up in the sunlight.
There are also some auto factory colors that will achieve this effect.

Hi thanks for the reply! It's funny I've actually been looking into both of those, I think my preference is for the Tru-Blu but I've seen a lot of pictures of it ranging from really dark to really light blue. I'm assuming the more coats you put on of the pearl the darker it would get? Also, the tru-blu is designed so it can be used as a base correct? Should I just be using that or would you go with a white or silver base as well? Thanks for the input!

 

[Old-Nail]

Looks like the same tri-stage blue that is used for the Mazda RX8

 

[dixiethedog]

Could that be 32c phanton blue (mazda code).

 

[gambit07]

Thanks for the suggestions guys, that tri-stage does look very similar, how would I go about getting that paint though? Do you just go to a shop and tell them the paint code or something? The Trublue is easier to get because you can just order online. I'm not familiar with painting, I'm having my buddy paint it who's done quite a bit but he's busy so I'm trying to get all this stuff together before having him paint it. Anyway if anyone could answer my question to TAZ as well I'd really appreciate it. Thanks guys!