Vespa paintwork – all about paint
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The best ideas often arise out of necessity. In early 2012, Moritz Hämmerlein wanted to completely rebuild his rather battered Vespa V50 and then have it painted. However, the sheer number of options and the lack of clear information nearly drove him to despair. Would the paint match the model? Is every other rider riding around in that colour? Original paint, RAL paint or car paint? Red, yellow, blue… which is best? Powder coating or standard paintwork?
A new paint job is, after all, a significant expense and involves quite a bit of effort (complete dismantling, preparation, sandblasting, hammering out, painting, …). So you naturally want a colour that you like 100 per cent and that really stands out on the Vespa’s relatively small surface area. Moritz did find photos of painted Vespas online – but without the corresponding paint codes. So Moritz actually always carried a RAL colour chart in his backpack. Whenever he liked a paint finish, he’d immediately check the colour code and take a photo. He started collecting these photos and, bit by bit, built up a small archive. That’s how the idea forvespafarben.decame about.
Moritz hopes that his website will help other Vespa enthusiasts make decisions.
“Given the huge interest and the many ‘thank-you’ emails, I believe I’m on the right track here and have already been able to help many people choose their colours.”
The aim is to be able to offer ‘at least’ one photo of each original paint finish on vespafarben.
Would you like to support Moritz with his website? Do you know for certain what colour your Vespa is painted in, whether it’s the original Piaggio code or a RAL shade? Send a photo of your Vespa and the colour details to[email protected] andsupport this website.
