I posed a question to the group, asking about the use of a Mazda red that I saw out in the wild to replicate the tricky Candy Glory Red that we all love on the 79 and 80 twin-shock CBX. Answers came flying out of everywhere, most helpfully by long time community member Steven Hudson and also another gent named Bill Warner. This comment by Bill pretty much summarizes the salient part of the discussion:
As with the original Honda formulation, this is still a three-stage process, involving a metallic base coat, then the semi-transparent red, then a clearcoat.There are two Soul Red Crystal colors. Code 46V (the brighter and cleaner one) and 41V which is not as bright , alittle more subdued. There is also a difference if it is waterborne vs. solvent base. Waterborne is also cleaner. This paint is generally XXXpensive!
Steven also offered this:
Steve also specifically referenced the 46V variant, and showed some beautiful examples of his use of it, so I would venture that the 46V variant is the one that is best suited to replicate Candy Glory Red.It’s Mazda Soul red. That’s what I’ve been using for a while now. It’s a metallic base coat followed by a pre-mixed candy red mid coat, then finally clear coat. The number of candy mid coats is what determines the final color.
So, for the sake of the search engines, paint code 1979 Honda CBX Candy Glory Red, step right up!
With thanks to Bill Warner and Steven Hudson for sharing their knowledge and experience.
