I have merlot and cherry on my limited.
Merlot is the predominant color and yes it will show green.
Clear day with sun low on the horizon morning or evening it shows a green tint off the metal flake and tint in the color.

It's got a bunch of fine metal flake.

 

I have a 2011 Merlot Sunglo Road King... Its definitely got metal flake and your right about the look in the sun (red from most angles but a definite flash of green/gold from just the right angle). Out of direct sun tho it almost looks like a metallic root beer brown.

 

Merlot Sportster here. I also have noticed the red/brown appearance, depending on the light, but will be looking for green in the future (throwing down with rain at present!). I also own a candy hi fi blue Glide. These paints are wonderful in the 'flesh' but are also one of the reasons our bikes cost so much when new. Getting them to look right is quite a skill.

Your painter needs to get the lowdown on your paints and how to apply them from someone who knows how to paint them, in 'painter-speak'! I don't see him getting things right by chance.

 

I have shot a lot of cars and this is correct.

 

Bdyman, Does the mid coat paint come with the metallic already in it when you buy it, or do you have to add it. Also, how is it that the metallic looks red or green depending the angle at which the sunlight hits the surface of the paint.

 

no
mid coat clear is its own product and its reduced with a base coat reducer
example
ppg dbc system
dbc 500 dt reducer
1:1
then you add either mettalic or a tint we use to mix paint with
the more you spray the more the color will change along with the mettalic
so lets say im doin a custome tri coat white
ill spray the base coat
then ill mix my mid coat. with lets say blue pearl
now
pearl is a very very highly concentrated product and it does not take allot of it to achieve color or the effect your looking for
so
if i want it more bluer ill spray more mid coat if i want it whiter ill spray lets say 2 coats if mid coat
see wut im saying
now
color and or mettalics and candies look like its changing color is due to the different pearls and mettalics that are mixed into the base coat
see above for explination
a good painter is a dyin breed
any more questions feel free to ask

 

Many of these colors are a two coat paint job. My 2013 Red requires two different colors a base coat then the top coat. One way to find out fast is look at the touch up paint you can buy from HD. If it has two bottles there is your answer

 

The green comments are interesting. I have never noticed any green tint at all in my merlot:

 

My Merlot Sunglow 11 FLTRU showed a lot of green..

Of course I don't have a picture that shows it...

 

Read somewhere that Harley does not use a Metal anymore for flakes, but a plastic or polymer that gives the same sparkle effect. Much more consistant than metal.