yellow or gold edging?

[rustynuts]

1-is '37 delphine blue with teak red striping edged in gold or yellow?
2-what is a good modern paint for said edging?
3-is anyone willing to share a nice photo of this paint scheme? thank you!

[Perry Ruiter]

1-is '37 delphine blue with teak red striping edged in gold or yellow?
2-what is a good modern paint for said edging?
3-is anyone willing to share a nice photo of this paint scheme? thank you!

Here's photos of the paint scheme on the 37 at the factory museum ... Perry

[Eric MATHIEU]

How come the factory bike does not have a matched oil tank? Is it supposed to be unrestored?
Eric

[pete reeves]

Eric.

Late 1937 had black oil tanks as standard.

Pete Reeves. 860

[Chris Haynes]

[rustynuts]

Perry- thanks for the photos. Pete- I didn't know about the black oil bag.

All- I should have specified EL in my original post. This is my 1st EL restoration. I know (think) the ELs and ULs shared the same paint schemes. Does that include the black oil bag on late year models?

1- Would an EL judge please confirm (what Pete wrote) that I should paint the oil bag on my late '37 EL black??? I would like to get it right the 1st time out! I believe you Pete, it's just that I haven't heard this before. And I certainly haven't been around the circuit enough to know for myself.

2- Do we have a correct paint code for the GOLD edging???

thank you.

[Chris Haynes]

Late model '37's did indeed have black oil tanks. You can see this by looking at photos of bikes in the late 1937 Enthusiast magazines.
As for the true gold pinstriping I can't tell you were to find it. All I have been able to get for many years is a mustard gold color.

[rustynuts]

thanks Chris- John P of Colorwright recommends One Shot brand gold for the edging. Have you tried it?

[Eric MATHIEU]

Didn't know about the black oil tank in late 37 thanks for the info.
Eric