I paint bikes and cars for a living so maybe I can help you. If you already have the equipment to spray the bike(spray guns and compressor) You can do the job yourself and make it look good. I would go to your local paint jobber who supplies body shops their paint. There will be one near you. Do yourself a favor though and do the job in base clear. It is much more forgiving for a newbie. You shouldnt need more than about a quart of base coat. Maybe about quart and a half of clear. 3 coats of base coat. Let it dry between coats and not to wet. After the third coat flashes off(dries)Tack down the base with a tack rag(also available at paint supply store) Apply your clear coat 2 coats. After first coat let the clear dry for about 10-20 minutes between coats depending on the clear you are using then apply second coat. Now go drink a beer and stare at your handy work for an hour or two.
Spray the base coat at 40psi at the trigger and the clear at about 55 psi at the trigger. Make sure you wet sand the original paint with 400-600 grit (available at pep boys or napa in job packs to save money) You can even buy a highbuild primer in rattle can to save money if you have to fix a spot or two. You can probably paint the whole bike yourself for about 200 bucks for a half decent base/ clear. Dont waste your money on high end paints if you dont plan on keeping this paint job for long. Try to get the low end version of the higher priced product example ppg has a version of their paint cheaper but not bad called shop line sikkens is called lezonal also not bad. Duponts is called nason. All these products are very cost effective and will work just fine if they are applied correctly. I hope this helps and if you get stuck or need help just email me at my web site
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