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Old May 3, 2008 | 02:10 PM
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I am thinking of painting my fat bob...it has a paint chip and some scratches and i have all the tools i need and my dad is an excellent painter...so why not paint the scoot..... the problem is that im trying to decide whether i want to stay with red or go with a custom color.... does anyone know how to use microsoft paint to change the color of a picture....im trying but i think im missing something....any help is greatly appreciated....

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Old May 3, 2008 | 05:09 PM
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I think you might need a more powerful graphics program to sample and change a color. Adobe Photoshop or Elements.


 
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Old May 3, 2008 | 06:59 PM
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ORIGINAL: Cajun Fat Bob

I am thinking of painting my fat bob...it has a paint chip and some scratches and i have all the tools i need and my dad is an excellent painter...so why not paint the scoot..... the problem is that im trying to decide whether i want to stay with red or go with a custom color.... does anyone know how to use microsoft paint to change the color of a picture....im trying but i think im missing something....any help is greatly appreciated....

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Cajun, you might want to ask in the PhotoShop Room.

They would know how to answer that question. maybe.

https://www.hdforums.com/forumid_304/tt.htm

If you give them a good photo to work with,
they may help you out with this.

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Old May 4, 2008 | 03:38 PM
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thanks to both of you...
 
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Old May 4, 2008 | 03:57 PM
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Hello go to the harley davidson website. you can view the bikes in different colours there.
 
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