2024 Honda-Motorcycle Touch Up Paint (3 OEM Colors)

The 2024 Honda-Motorcycle Vibe

Pull up a stool and let an old hand tell you about 2024. This was the year Honda decided that if it wasn't Red, it wasn't worth riding. We're talking about a lineup-from the cross-country Gold Wing to the Africa Twin-that looked like it was dipped in liquid rubies. Our database shows the heavy hitters of the era: Cabernet Red Tricoat, Candy Alizarin Red Tricoat, and Medium Red Tricoat. These weren't just simple "slap-it-on" colors; they were complex, deep, and designed to catch the light at 70 mph. In 2024, if you weren't turning heads with a high-depth scarlet finish, you were just part of the scenery.

Paint Health Check

Now, here is the cold, hard truth about "The Thin Paint Era." By 2024, factory robots had become so efficient they could stretch a thimble of paint across an entire fairing. The finish looks like a million bucks on the showroom floor, but it's applied with the thickness of a soap bubble. While the factory enamel is tough, it's brittle. You'll find that a single stray pebble from a semi-truck will punch right through to the primer. And because these are "Tricoats," you aren't just dealing with a surface scratch-you're dealing with a multi-layered optical illusion that loses its "soul" the second the clear coat is compromised.

Restoration Tip

If you're fixing a chip on one of these 2024 beauties, listen close: build layers slowly; don't blob it. Modern factory finishes are microscopic, so if you try to fill a hole in one shot, it'll look like a mountain on a flat plain. You need to mimic the robot. Apply your base, let it flash, and then build your mid-coat and clear in thin, patient passes. It takes longer, sure, but that's the only way to get that Candy Alizarin depth back to where it belongs. Patience is the only tool the robot doesn't have.