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Old 02-25-2014, 09:29 PM
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I am looking at purchasing a tour pack and will need to get it painted to match. Does anybody know of any body shops close to New Orleans, LA that has access to Harley paint.
 
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You can buy HD paint and bring it to the shop or they can match the color with PPG paints.
 
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You can order it from your dealer as long as it's not a CVO color.

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Originally Posted by Bruin08
I am looking at purchasing a tour pack and will need to get it painted to match. Does anybody know of any body shops close to New Orleans, LA that has access to Harley paint.
It's a bit of a ride but there is a guy in Mobile that does a great job matching Harley paint...The guys at Mobile Bay Harley gave me his info. Can't find the card anymore though...
 
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Originally Posted by themouth!!!
It's a bit of a ride but there is a guy in Mobile that does a great job matching Harley paint...The guys at Mobile Bay Harley gave me his info. Can't find the card anymore though...

Bit of a ride, 2 hours.....thats a great ride on the hog. Ill just feel awkard driving a yellow bike with a blue tour pack lol. ill have to keep him in mind. There is a guy that does it locally for our HD shop, but he wants me to drop 350 just for the paint and then 150 labor. That was for a fender. I think thats kind of steep.
 

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i bought some suede blue pearl paint from harley to have a fairing for a road king painted. took it to a painter in pasadena texas ---MILBURNS---- he told me to return the paint.he then matched up the paint himself and it matched. couldnt tell the difference. any good custom painter should be able to match yours .
 
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i bought some suede blue pearl paint from harley to have a fairing for a road king painted. took it to a painter in pasadena texas ---MILBURNS---- he told me to return the paint.he then matched up the paint himself and it matched. couldnt tell the difference. any good custom painter should be able to match yours .
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One of the local custom painters wont use HD paint.I was looking to get my bags painted a few years back,and he told me he had it mixed at a local paint supplier.I dont know his beef with the HD stuff.

I then checked with my buddy who works at a body shop,and his suppliers couldnt get the pearl;special order only.

So I found out where the custom guy got his paint from;$300 later,I had a quart of flame blue pearl.Perfect match.
 
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One of the local custom painters wont use HD paint.I was looking to get my bags painted a few years back,and he told me he had it mixed at a local paint supplier.I dont know his beef with the HD stuff.

I then checked with my buddy who works at a body shop,and his suppliers couldnt get the pearl;special order only.

So I found out where the custom guy got his paint from;$300 later,I had a quart of flame blue pearl.Perfect match.
Think I am in the same boat because I have the Chrome Yellow which, according to another body shop that does HD work, its a pearl color and a custom order item.
 
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Think I am in the same boat because I have the Chrome Yellow
…….. careful w/the color names you use when ordering
…. Yellow Pearl was an '05-'07 color …… PPG calls it 'Yellow Sparkle'
…… the Yellow Pearl on the '09 SERG had a different tint
…… Chrome Yellow was a '12 solid color on the Road Glide
……. the '13 SG & LTD were Chrome Yellow Pearl
…….. depending on which direction the lights coming from, painted pieces & parts can have a startling difference in look
 


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