1993 Suzuki-Motorcycle Touch Up Paint (3 OEM Colors)

The 1993 Suzuki-Motorcycle Vibe

1993 was a year of "mechanical aggression." Suzuki was dominating the street with the water-cooled GSX-R750WP and the sharp-edged Katana, moving away from the neon splashes of the late '80s and toward a more industrial, "terminator" aesthetic. We've focused on the survivors of this era-the high-metallic tones like Sonic Silver and Oort Grey Metallic that gave these machines the look of solid billet aluminum. When a bike wasn't shimmering in metallic, it was draped in Shadow Black, a color that looked fast enough to catch a radar ticket while parked in your driveway.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the peak of "The Peeling Era." By 1993, Suzuki was leaning hard into basecoat-plus-clearcoat technology to get that deep, showroom shine. The problem? Clear coat adhesion in the early '90s was still a bit of a dark art. If your bike has spent its life outside, you're likely fighting "delamination"-that's a fancy painter's term for the clear coat flaking off like a bad sunburn. Between UV rays and the occasional fuel splash near the filler neck, these clear coats are often hanging on by a prayer. Once that clear starts to lift from the base, the clock starts ticking.

Restoration Tip

You have to seal your chips immediately. On a 1993 Suzuki, the clear coat is like a protective shell; the second a stone chip or a dropped wrench breaches that skin, moisture and fuel vapors will start to tunnel underneath. This causes the clear to lift and peel in sheets. Don't wait until the fairing looks like it's molting. Use a precision touch-up to fill the void and lock the edges of the factory clear coat down. It's the difference between a minor localized repair and having to strip the whole cowl back to the plastic.