2001 YZ 250 rebuild, paint color?

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sold my CR450 last month and am using the money to put towards rebuilding my '01 YZ250 back to original condition. going to get the motor soda-blasted and try to get all new frame, swingarm, and subframes. not to mention all the other goodies i plan on putting on her.

my question is, what is the exact color match for the 2001 YZ's? it has a dark blue metallic finish, but i've seen re-paints that look horrible.

if anyone can point me in the right direction i would appreciate it.

also, for those of you that have restored bikes, do you guys try to get original oem stuff or aftermarket? i've had mixed results on pricing just looking into some of the parts i need to replace/upgrade.
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Frodad78 2/25/2013 10:39am
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I use OEM, unless the part's aftermarket equivalent is actually an upgrade in performance or quality.
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I've had to look for OEM colors recently and was directed to Color-Rite. From what I can tell, these are the OEM colors. You can search any year and model and for MXers it gives you the plastic color and the frame color. I don't know who would paint their plastic, so that seems worthless. The frame swatches seem like they would be useful for your project.

The 01 YZ250 frame color pulls up Deep Purplish Blue Metallic C (DPBMC). The link at the bottom of this page shows a list of what other bikes the color was used on. It looks like the same color that was used on the frames up until 2005.

I don't have any experience with Color-Rite. I didn't buy the paint for my project, but from what I've heard the paint is pretty spot on with OEM if you follow the instructions for each paint. Some require a base paint to get the right color. But I've also heard it's pretty expensive. That's all I got. Good luck with the project.

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peelout 2/25/2013 11:33am
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motoBRD wrote:
I've had to look for OEM colors recently and was directed to Color-Rite. From what I can tell, these are the OEM colors. You can search...
I've had to look for OEM colors recently and was directed to Color-Rite. From what I can tell, these are the OEM colors. You can search any year and model and for MXers it gives you the plastic color and the frame color. I don't know who would paint their plastic, so that seems worthless. The frame swatches seem like they would be useful for your project.

The 01 YZ250 frame color pulls up Deep Purplish Blue Metallic C (DPBMC). The link at the bottom of this page shows a list of what other bikes the color was used on. It looks like the same color that was used on the frames up until 2005.

I don't have any experience with Color-Rite. I didn't buy the paint for my project, but from what I've heard the paint is pretty spot on with OEM if you follow the instructions for each paint. Some require a base paint to get the right color. But I've also heard it's pretty expensive. That's all I got. Good luck with the project.

Link to the page.
thanks for the response, this was very helpful

cheers!
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IceMan446 2/25/2013 11:42am
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Peely have you thought about powder coating the frame?

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motoBRD wrote:
I've had to look for OEM colors recently and was directed to Color-Rite. From what I can tell, these are the OEM colors. You can search...
I've had to look for OEM colors recently and was directed to Color-Rite. From what I can tell, these are the OEM colors. You can search any year and model and for MXers it gives you the plastic color and the frame color. I don't know who would paint their plastic, so that seems worthless. The frame swatches seem like they would be useful for your project.

The 01 YZ250 frame color pulls up Deep Purplish Blue Metallic C (DPBMC). The link at the bottom of this page shows a list of what other bikes the color was used on. It looks like the same color that was used on the frames up until 2005.

I don't have any experience with Color-Rite. I didn't buy the paint for my project, but from what I've heard the paint is pretty spot on with OEM if you follow the instructions for each paint. Some require a base paint to get the right color. But I've also heard it's pretty expensive. That's all I got. Good luck with the project.

Link to the page.
peelout wrote:
thanks for the response, this was very helpful

cheers!
Color Rite has a good match but yes it is expensive. The "base color" is only used for the tri coat (candy) finishes and not required on the YZ color. Let me check and see if I can cross reference to something your local paint supplier or body shop can mix for you. Or are you planning on spraying it yourself? Too bad the YZ250 and YZ250F subframes and airboxes don't interchange.....I have spares in ti and carbon.Smile
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IceMan446 wrote:
Peely have you thought about powder coating the frame?
Didn't Olympic Powdercoating out in Ca. do all the team bikes back then???
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newmann 2/25/2013 11:48am
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Strip the swingarm and leave a brushed finish on the aluminum like the factory bikes had.
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peelout wrote:
sold my CR450 last month and am using the money to put towards rebuilding my '01 YZ250 back to original condition. going to get the motor...
sold my CR450 last month and am using the money to put towards rebuilding my '01 YZ250 back to original condition. going to get the motor soda-blasted and try to get all new frame, swingarm, and subframes. not to mention all the other goodies i plan on putting on her.

my question is, what is the exact color match for the 2001 YZ's? it has a dark blue metallic finish, but i've seen re-paints that look horrible.

if anyone can point me in the right direction i would appreciate it.

also, for those of you that have restored bikes, do you guys try to get original oem stuff or aftermarket? i've had mixed results on pricing just looking into some of the parts i need to replace/upgrade.
Take a painted part to Home Depot, have them throw it in their color analyzer, then grab a roller and a couple of gallons and you're set!

You can thank me later.
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IceMan446 2/25/2013 12:01pm
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newmann wrote:
Didn't Olympic Powdercoating out in Ca. do all the team bikes back then???
Im not sure newmann...I do know they were powder coated not painted though.

I have never asked to get that specific color, but that might be an option for Peelout.
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newmann 2/25/2013 12:04pm
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newmann wrote:
Didn't Olympic Powdercoating out in Ca. do all the team bikes back then???
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Im not sure newmann...I do know they were powder coated not painted though. I have never asked to get that specific color, but that might be...
Im not sure newmann...I do know they were powder coated not painted though.

I have never asked to get that specific color, but that might be an option for Peelout.
I just remember a lot of people getting their 4 stroke frames powdercoated and the oil reservoir in the frames getting filled with blasting abrasive!!Woohoo

Edit: Not that they had them done there.
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peelout 2/25/2013 12:16pm
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newmann wrote:
Didn't Olympic Powdercoating out in Ca. do all the team bikes back then???
IceMan446 wrote:
Im not sure newmann...I do know they were powder coated not painted though. I have never asked to get that specific color, but that might be...
Im not sure newmann...I do know they were powder coated not painted though.

I have never asked to get that specific color, but that might be an option for Peelout.
i had powder-coat done on my 04 years ago and liked the turnout. however, i just went with a matte-gray finish. i would like to keep this color as close to original as possible...

regarding that air-box.... that thing is TRICK!

on a side note, just ordered a full FMF exhaust system for $324 shipped.... suck on those eggs 4-turd lovers
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BAMX 2/25/2013 12:47pm
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Since you are so far away from Olympic, they may just give you the powder type info and you could have a local shop do it.
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I went with black yo.

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you going about it all wrong peely. monster green and black all the way like megs tatt....every bodyshop has that hooked up. braaap!
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40Plus_922mx wrote:
I went with black yo. [IMG]http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j77/factorydad/200fee80ba0a36b2a3c0794f4aaaab41.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j77/factorydad/ae9dc7aa22b0af83eb54b1d8dc300c49.jpg[/IMG]
I went with black yo.

Nice ride buddy! That looks great!

I've seen a few guys with YZs/RMs cut down their side number plates, or cut up, almost along the bottom of your number there, looks a little cleaner if you get it right...
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jtomasik wrote:
Take a painted part to Home Depot, have them throw it in their color analyzer, then grab a roller and a couple of gallons and you're...
Take a painted part to Home Depot, have them throw it in their color analyzer, then grab a roller and a couple of gallons and you're set!

You can thank me later.
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peelout wrote:
sold my CR450 last month and am using the money to put towards rebuilding my '01 YZ250 back to original condition. going to get the motor...
sold my CR450 last month and am using the money to put towards rebuilding my '01 YZ250 back to original condition. going to get the motor soda-blasted and try to get all new frame, swingarm, and subframes. not to mention all the other goodies i plan on putting on her.

my question is, what is the exact color match for the 2001 YZ's? it has a dark blue metallic finish, but i've seen re-paints that look horrible.

if anyone can point me in the right direction i would appreciate it.

also, for those of you that have restored bikes, do you guys try to get original oem stuff or aftermarket? i've had mixed results on pricing just looking into some of the parts i need to replace/upgrade.
Peelout I just painted my 01 yz 250 use Dupli-Color Perfect match bfm0378 sonic blue pearl its a ford color got mine from the auto parts store.Its so close almost a perfect match.
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Peelout could you post pictures of your bike and where you get new plastic if you change yours. I also own a 01 yz250 and am having a hard time getting plastic for it.
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Peelout could you post pictures of your bike and where you get new plastic if you change yours. I also own a 01 yz250 and am...
Peelout could you post pictures of your bike and where you get new plastic if you change yours. I also own a 01 yz250 and am having a hard time getting plastic for it.
No problem, I bought all new plastic on Rocky Mountain ATV a couple weeks ago using Acerbis. It looks just like the original and a good cost.

BILL, thanks for the heads up
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That Peelout avatar freaks me out every time.
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used PJ1 when i ran the blue frame.... used krylon when I changed to the black frame
scrubbin627 2/26/2013 9:37am
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Cool project! Im a body man by trade so Ive always used two stage automotive paint on my frames. Anyone with a paint machine can match Yamah blue metallic - or any other color without a code.

Do you have a build thread anywere?
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That Peelout avatar freaks me out every time.
No shit.... I figure he shaved the chin so the Jofa mask dont get so tangled in it.......
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Painted my sons old 96 yz 80 with the PJ1 basecoat clearcoat. Looked great! its frame was white. and I did primer it grey.

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