I'm debating. My local dealer has both a Fat Bob and a Low Rider on the floor that they really want to sell me vs. bringing in one from another dealer, because I don't want either paint colors.
I'm considering taking one if I can get enough of a discount to cover a paint job. Question is, what is a paint job going to cost. Nothing fancy. A single color of the same quality as a new bike. Any ideas?
Thanks.
Check ebay!!!! I got my paint job in '07 for only $650. The painter was a young kid from Utah looking to make his name in the biz. My friend just found a guy for $850 last November ('14). You do have to take your own tins off and send them out, but if you're mechanically inclined this is pretty easy, even your gas tank.
Just make 100% sure the guy you choose has solid ratings & good reviews. Make sure he sends you a mock up drawing as well as pics throughout the process just to be sure.
Regarding my bike, I had gotten in an accident and had a dent in the tank. The guy in Utah fixed it no problem and didn't charge me extra. It has been nearly 8 years later and his paint job has held up extremely well!
For a tank and 2 fenders? Over a factory fresh paint job? That's a crazy price. It's a scuff and spray job with no bodywork that can be completed in a couple days easy. I've had complete cars painted for less than the price you're saying. Man I need to get back into the paint business and start charging WAY more
I guess prices vary based on location, but i just had my tank, fenders, fairing, can spoiler painted with PPG paint (Harley Charcoal Pearl) for $500. The quality was just as good (if not better) than coming from the factory.
In the past I had the same place repaint my tank vivid black (again using PPG) and that cost me $200.
I know another place around by me that was going to do the tank and 2 fenders for $300 (But they only had a couple of codes that matched the harley paints and couldn't replicate the other ones).
If you can and don't mind doing the work yourself, then I would have no hesitation about buying the bike I want, having them knock the money off the sale price, and using that to get my tins painted.
Had this '93 bagger repainted in 2001. Originally a Shriner white. I pulled all the tins and fairings, removed all the trim and supplied the Harley decals for the painter. $1,000. The artwork not included, that was another $1,000 to the Scarecrow When I sold it in 2010 the paint was in mint condition.
02-23-2015, 08:16 PM
