BMW motorcycle paint 

One of the parts of the fairing of your BMW motorcycle has suffered a small impact or has been scratched and you want to touch up the paint while respecting the color codes of European motorcycles, in other words, the color codes of the manufacturers ? For this paint job, we can supply BMW motorcycle manufacturer paint, either in pots or in spray cans.

To order the paint, it is necessary that you know your BMW motorcycle color code. It will not really be possible for us to know your color code, simply by knowing the year of your BMW motorcycle or even the model, because BMW color codes exist by the hundreds and it is therefore impossible to know which will be the correct one. coded.

Go to the BMW motorcycle paint product page below, then spend the time necessary to discover all the characteristics of the paint, its mixing, its application, until varnishing. It is essential to know the paint well and all the details of its application to paint successfully like a professional.

You can obtain perfect results, both with a spray gun and with an aerosol, provided you scrupulously follow each of the technical instructions for the preparation of the parts before painting, for painting and for varnishing.

If you plan to carry out the work at home, i.e. in your garden or garage, make sure to choose a windless day, choose an ambient temperature between 15 and 25 degrees, spray the surroundings (floors and walls) in order to capture dust (for the varnishing phase) and above all check that you have sufficient air circulation.

BMW motorcycle color codes

The paints we offer are solvent-based paints. They are monocomponent, that is to say they are made of a single component and do not need a hardener. The thinner, sometimes delivered separately for large packages, is not included as a component, but rather as a viscosity adjustment additive.

BMW motorcycle solvent-based paints offer advantages over the modern water-based paint that body painters are required to use in their professional installations :

In addition to easier application, faster drying, better formation of the pearlescent or metallic effect, easier working and sanding, solvent-based paints above all have the well-founded reputation of having better durability over over 10 years.

In addition to your BMW motorcycle color code, you will need a clearcoat. We are talking about a professional 2-component bodywork varnish. Do not use polish purchased from mainstream stores. Only a 2C varnish can ensure perfect resistance to abrasion and bad weather, and above all to fuels.

The 2 stages of painting and varnishing must be linked together. You cannot varnish the paint for more than 30 minutes without sanding the BMW paint.

The application of the BMW color code paint must be done with a paint sprayer with several thin layers quickly linked, or with an aerosol with quick layers. Absolutely avoid the application of thick coats.

If your BMW motorcycle color code needs a particular background, i.e. gray primer, then our colorist will notify you : This may be of different shades of grey.

The history of the manufacturer BMW

BMW starts building motorcycles from 1919. The company was founded in 1916 by Gustav Otto and Karl Friedrich Rapp.

The adventure of producing BMW motorcycles began in 1921, with the production of combustion engines as a subcontractor for other companies. The BMW motorcycle brand really started 2 years later in 1923 with the first BMW R32, which was powered by a flat-twin engine. This type of engine still exists in the production range of BMW motorcycles with peak production in 1949 to the present day. However, BMW produced many other types of engines on these motorcycles.

At the origin of the history of BMW motorcycles, there is the Treaty of Versailles which took place at the end of the First World War and where the Germans were asked to stop their production of planes. In order to be able to continue and make the company survive, it was necessary to find a conversion and the German know-how led it quite naturally to what it knew how to do best, the engines.

As early as 1922, the first motorcycles were able to reach speeds close to 95 or 100 km/h with their small half-litre engines. During these pioneering times, the various motorcycle manufacturers around the world competed in innovation and ideas to develop their engine, in particular with their oil circulation system.

With the return of the war in 39-45, the company was asked to the maximum by the German government to produce motorcycles and participate in the war effort. BMW models have inspired many other global manufacturers, including Harley-Davidson! Yet after the war, most of the factories were completely destroyed, American control was total and the company was going to be asked to start from scratch! Despite this, the know-how is intact and the power of German work will allow them to quickly return to a maximum level of production, with nearly 20,000 motorcycles produced each year.

Where to find the color code of your BMW motorcycle ?

There is no need to look on your car registration document or on the registration document of your motorcycle, because you will not find the precious BMW color code you are looking for there.

Try phoning your nearest dealer and asking them for your color code. If you are persuasive, then this dealer can undertake the search to give you the corresponding color codes for your era and your model. If it's a modern motorcycle, it will probably be easier.

Your last resort is to go on the Internet, browse the various search engines in your language and especially in English, to discover in the discussion forums, information about your possible color code.

You can also always contact us by giving us different elements in your possession and we will give you a list of possible color codes corresponding to your BMW motorcycle.

The emblematic colors of BMW motorcycles

The color codes of BMW motorcycles are made up of numbers, between 2 and 5 numbers.

Sometimes there are so-called tri-coat tints, which require not just one paint, but two paints to form the final color. The 3rd layer is naturally made up of clearcoat.

The first coat is always named "FIRST COAT".

Of course, you are not aware that there can be such 3-layer colors, but don't worry about that because our colorist will warn you and inform you of the details.

BMW motorcycle colors are raw and elegant colors that reflect the rigor of the German brand. Here are some examples of the composition of the color codes of BMW motorcycles, accompanied by their trade names, or more simply the name of the color, which is in German for the BMW brand (do not search for a name in French or in English, because you do not not find it this way) :

17     GREY MATT                  BMW MOTORCYCLES
175   DOLOMITGRAU            BMW MOTORCYCLES   1983 - 1990
18     GRAU MAT F800GS      BMW MOTORCYCLES   2008 -
183   CARIBIC BLAU MET     BMW MOTORCYCLES   1995
190   GRAUOLIV                    BMW MOTORCYCLES   1984 -

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