Time warp paint did my springer tank and two fenders with some pretty detailed work for less than $1000, including shipping.

 

Sorry and that was in Utah.

 

$2500 is a reasonable price for sure. cant wait to see it when done.

I had the creator of real flames paint my truck in 2003 and it was over $8k for real flames.

 

Coot Commander - Were you happy with the process? How about the results? Can you post some pics of it??? I just ran across thier site the other day. Looks awesome but would love to hear a review!

 

Sorry, thumbnail wasnt showing up at firs see the pics now! Looks awesome! Would still like a first hand review though!

 

That price sounds pretty good to me good quality paint is not cheap and a good quaility painter is also not cheap. I just ordered the paint for my bike and just the paint,reducers,and hardeners was over $400.00 and that does not include tape,sand paper, and misc. and I'm not doing anything close to true fire flames.

 

Just curious how much paint would it take to paint a R/K tank, fenders, side covers and bags?

 

Got a quote on my bike yesterday. Almost $9K!!! I'm still in shock. THAT will never happen!!! Yes, I will seek out some more quotes. Stock paint job is looking a whole lot better right now.

 

We are finishing up painting an Ultra with extended bags. Just to give you an idea what's involved with painting a dresser. There are 20 parts in this job, tank, 2 fenders, 2 saddlebag lids, 2 saddlebags, 2 sidecovers, trunk, trunk lid, rear fender extention, fairing, inner faring, small piece that goes with the inner fairing, 4 pieces for the lower fairings, and liscence plate frame.

The bike was originally a 2 tone, and the new paint is a candy two tone with graphics, so most of the old paint had to be removed from the parts because if its not, over time, the old pinstripe will "ghost" back through the paint.
The process is, first the parts have to be cleaned thoroughly of any wax or silicone. Then the old paint is removed completely from the metal parts, and sanded down on the other parts. Then everything is primed and sanded.
can you imagine how much time it takes to sand 20 parts?

The trunk is a total pain to sand as it is not flat on the bottom but has all kinds of ridges. And you can't just rush through sanding and its very easy to sand through all those little edges on the trunk, bags and lids. And if shortcuts are taken with sanding and the little crevasses are shiny and not sanded before they are painted, then eventually the paint will lift in those areas, not right away but 6 months down the road.
Then its basecoat, clearcoat, more sanding, then artwork and clearcoat, then more sanding and more clear. Then buffing all those parts.
Just the materials cost alone for a job like this can run $800 or more.

And if the paint job is properly done, the insides of the bags and trunk are masked off, so overspray won't get in there. And so there won't be a nasty big paint edge around the edges of the bags, that masking needs changed between primer and basecoat and final clear if you have artwork which requires extra clear.

By the way for the job I described above I charged $7500. 20 parts, candy two tone with graphics.