i am selling my fatbob but the only way i can get "top dollar" is if it gets a paint job...it has a couple of paint chips and a couple of scratches so it needs a new coat of paint...i dont think i want to paint it black, but what color do you think i should paint it...im thinking a grayish/gunmetal...but im not sure what buyers would want...if you know what i mean...thanks for the help...

 

Do you really think a paint job will bring in more money than it will cost to have it done? I'm not sure it would.

Black is a safe color.

 

I would tend to agree, not sure it would be cost effective to paint.

 

No matter what you aren't going to get top dollar right now. With a paint job you're going to lose money IMO!! I'm assuming when you say top dollar someone can spend a couple grand more and buy a brand new one.

There is no way in hell I would even get my money back in my bike right now, not even close! But my bike isn't going anywhere, so it's not even a forethought.

 

Maybe you could get the touch up paint for that year and touch it up??

I've heard that black is the most common motorcycle color, fwiw

 

[quote=Cajun Fat Bob;6627938]i am selling my fatbob but the only way i can get "top dollar" is if it gets a paint job...it has a couple of paint chips and a couple of scratches so it needs a new coat of paint...i dont think i want to paint it black, but what color do you think i should paint it...im thinking a grayish/gunmetal...but im not sure what buyers would want...quote]

Huge waste of time and money to repaint. Impossible to anticipate what color a buyer will most likely want; impossible to get your investment back. "Getting top dollar" is a myth.

Just make it as presentable as is practical to do, clean, neat, polished, detailed. Don't throw money away in hopes of getting more back; just set an attractive asking price. Most buyers would probably prefer it original. I would run away from a late repainted bike.

lo-rider
'09 FXDC/I Super Glide Custom

 

[QUOTE=lo-rider;6628414]+1 what he said, 'cept I don't think it is impossible to get your investment back, but probably about 300 million to one odds against.

 

What is "top dollar" in your opinion?
How many miles are on it and how scrathed up could it be?

 

Dude, right now is a bad time to sell. The economy is in the tank still and people are getting rid of their bikes for way cheap. It's a good time if you're a buyer, but a bad time if you are a seller, because the likelihood that you will make the money back you already spent is close to none. Paint job won't really help you all that much.

 

I'd think you'd be better off touching up the paint and a good buff and polish. Not just a hand wax job, but with a variable speed buffer, and good compounds. You would be amazed at how it can make old paint look better than new.