Hi,

Although I am not thinking about selling it for a long time, I am considering an airbrush design on my deep cobalt blue paint on my 2000 Fatboy. One of the designs I am considering is a lightning and cloud design, considering Central Florida is the lightning capital of the world.

One of the reasons I want to do it is because the guy who owned my bike before me was a judge in an antique motorcycle association and did extensive customizing on the bike down to the chrome swingarms.

I was thrilled about it until yesterday. I pulled up to Orlando Harley to get a few items and one of the salesman asks, "Did you buy Hank's Fatboy?" I replied, "I guess so, i got it at another dealer on a trade." I am thinking it might be nice to do some of my own customizing and was wondering if a custom paint job could hurt the resale if it isn't too radical, or possible even help?

 

I like a good custom paint job, but from an artwork standpoint. I'd never buy another guy's work of art. I'd have my own done.

I hate airbrushing over stock paint. IMO, it looks cheesy. I would never buy a bike with it, unless the price was cheap enough for me to get the bike repainted.

 

I've had some custom paint done on my bike, I plan to ride it until it's wore out anyway, in my opinion, if deep down inside you think you will trade soon I would not mess with it,(alsogood paint is NOT cheap) if not then go fer it!

 

I will never again have an expensive paint job.The last muscle car we had done the first month out,getting ready to do a carnuba wax,the nicks and dings were everywhere.It is just not worth the worry and agony of the damage.Now we have great looking utilitarian paint,much more easy to deal with.