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Dec 27, 2009 | 06:12 PM

carlgrover

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I just got a tourpack for my Road king and want to paint it to match the tins. How do I match the paint? I've seen the websites for perfectly matched paint but I don't want to spend $125 for a pint of paint. Just looking for something basic like enamel. I don't want to lose my lungs with the fancy stuff.

Dec 27, 2009 | 06:17 PM

Nightking

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Originally Posted by carlgrover

Well, you can go to any PPG paint supplier and get the factory color you need. Just give them the proper color name for it, and they should be able to mix what you need. The comment about messing up you lungs, I'm sure any paint you use will have the same affect . Good luck.

Dec 27, 2009 | 06:22 PM

legacycycles

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Most good auto paint stores have a machine that will color match the paint.Look for a ppg dealer or a dupont dealer,they usally have the tools.Gonna have to use base/clear more than likley,so cover up.

Dec 27, 2009 | 10:17 PM

1997bagger

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Our local PPG dealer uses a paint analizer they call a "proffit" could be spelled wrong. They hold it on the origional paint surface and it breaks down the colors into formulas. Primer colors can affect final color even if the color is matched properly.

Nothing cheap about painting, if you want a quality look that will hold up, urethane primer and paint is the only way to go and the urethane systems are getting easier to use but still needs a GOOD mask. Acrylic enamel will work but personally I believe it is harder to get a good finish but I am comfortable with urethane.

Check out Omni or Shop Line, budget paint products of PPG.

Do some homework and ask questions, a redo pisses ya off.

Last edited by 1997bagger; Dec 27, 2009 at 10:20 PM.

Dec 27, 2009 | 11:15 PM

roadgliderick

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good luck on trying to get it match and doing it for a cheap price paint is expensive and if u want a nice match and good application your gonna have to pay for it. here in california its all water borne and its not cheap. iam a painter so i can do it myself and i do all my buddies bikes to.so they know its not cheap and they wont settle for miracle or macco paint jobs. good luck

Dec 27, 2009 | 11:24 PM

Sancho

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I wouldn't use cheap paint because that's what the finished product will look like. Good paint isn't that much more. Great looking ironhead!

Dec 28, 2009 | 08:40 AM

Dr.Hess

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I've not had good luck with the camera/scanner systems. I've tried several different ones at paint sellers, including the PPG branded one. Even matching by the codes/formula is hit and miss. I've had much better luck with the eyeball system of the guy at the counter at the auto paint store. He can match anything by eye much better than any computer can. And he had an inexpensive auto paint option as well. Inexpensive being relative. A quart of base coat and a quart of clear coat was around a bill or so.