I bought a new rear fender for my bike but the denim fender doesnt match the rest of my denim bike. Is there anything i can do besides repaint the whole bike to try to get my new fender to fade a little before i put it on? I was thinking of leaving it out in the sun for a week or two or maybe put it under a high output lamp. Or am i just being crazy and theres no options? Thanks

 

Sunlight will eventually fade it but it may take time. Much cheaper than a re-paint though.

 

Leave it outside for a couple of weeks in the rain and sun and keep bringing it in to compare to the rest of the bike. Unfortunately no way to emulate the effects of time.

 

I don't like denim colors for this reason, you can can compound and polish gloss clearcoat to cut off the oxidation and make it match new paint, no dice with denim/flat

 

Just put it on and let the weather take its toll. Only you will notice. I had a rear fender painted flat black. It's definitely not the same as the factory denim but only I can tell and even then it's hard to notice. Both front/rear have been painted. Gas tank is factory. You'd have to take the fender(s) off and hold them next to tank to see.

 

put it on and ride it! nobody but you and now us (haha) will know. i replaced the tank on my dyna yrs ago and it was a different shade than the fenders. i could tell but no one else could.