It has started! I was never happy with with the color of my wide glide. While it looks nice, the colors are just not my cup of tea. So after much debate I decided to paint it black. Hot Rod Flatz black to be exact. After I started the thread Painting tins, DIY or not, https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...-or-not-6.html I was motivated by the advice i got to go ahead and give it a shot. So tonight it started. Here are the progress pics so far.

Before:


as it sits now:






and what I'm going to paint it with:


Tomorrow I start prep on the tins and maybe paint tomorrow or Sunday. Any advice before I start painting?

 

Awesome. Good luck.

 

nice!! prep work is the most important....

 

Awesome! I love flat black. I can't wait to see it finished.

 

I am interested to see the finished product. Put some progress pictures up as you get further into the job.

 

Cool. I used Hot Rod Flatz copper pearl on my gas tank. Good paint.

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Are you just "scuffing" the paint, or taking them down to bare metal?

 

Ditto in the prep. And take your time.

 

"Tomorrow I start prep on the tins and maybe paint tomorrow or Sunday. Any advice before I start painting?"

Hey, Marine!
Very nice bike - looking forward to seeing how you progress with your paint job. As others have said: careful prep, patience, and a dustless drying/bake booth for your new paint to cure/harden should yield super results. Good luck!

 

I'm just going to scuff it. I'm thinking hit it with 800 grit wet then clean up with alcohol before paint. I really excited to see how this will turn out but I want to take my time and do it right.