You may not endorset them but I will. They did my 06 heritage 7-8 years ago and did an outstanding job .If I ever do anotherc custom paint job, these guys will be doing it.

 

That's great to know. I didn't mean it in a bad way, I just didn't have any direct experience with their work.

I did reach out to them a few years ago for some pricing. Seemed very reasonable.


Mike
NY

 

Thanks for all the info guys. Like I said, I always had paint in the back of my mind and thought it would not be such a big deal.

Now that I am serious about doing it, the choices, colors and material to use is pretty vast!!!

I'm also thinking now, with all the choices I have to make and the tin work to be done, I may have cut myself short on time. I have to be up and running for Daytona and I'm not sure if we can pull that one off or not.

For you who are wondering, its just not the paint that would take so long. I have not even ordered my tins yet. I also found out that a softail rear stretched fender with the tombstone tail light, are not the same as the others with the regular tail light.

I already have another tank but I was going to order new klock werks fenders to save this stock set of tins and to avoid any metal work. Now, I have new options to consider.

1) paint it without stretching the rear fender. That's not going to happen, I will leave it as is before I paint the stock fender and go without one stretched.
2) Have the tin work done because regardless, it look as though I have to do it.
3) Get a smooth stretched fender and relocate the rear lights and blinkers up on the struts. The only problem with that is the license plate. I don't like when they are down on the axle and sticking out like they do.

If anyone has pics of a smooth rear fender and the lights relocated, I would love to see them.

 

Ate you using Garage Talk App. or regular browser when trying to post pictures?

What kind of phone?

Have you tried posting pictures from a regular computer?

When I do these photoshops, I find I always end up with a better, more realistic result if I use the person's bike instead of a random photo I find online. Wheels, handlebars, fenders, seat, and other factors change the perception. Also, the higher the quality of the photo, the better the result I can produce.

Also, if there is something you want on the bike that is not already on it such as a certain saddlebag, I can do that too, depending on the complexity of the add on.

You mentioned red. Perhaps a candy apple red with crushed ice crystal white (one of the 2016 colors btw) would give it some pop.

 

Check out the springer thread in my signature. It's a custom paint job, without being so custom that I painted myself into a corner (pun intended).


My springer is a metal flake base coat (pure silver) with about 6 coats of Pagan Gold Candy over top. After the candy was done, the painter laid out the white scallops by hand, and those are called Starfire White Pearl. Lastly, a vivid black pinstripe was added.

In the sun, the scheme is absolutely brilliant - the paint looks like it's in motion and isn't just a flat/dull/shiny color - it has character.

The black pin stripes look almost as if they're floating on the flake base coat, since the candy is thick enough to give the smallest amount of separation between the two.

Best of all, I thought I knew what I wanted, until I talked to my painter. Painting is like engine building. You need to talk to the painter to come up with the final product. Let him guide you through the process of figuring out what you want. Be open to his suggestions. I've learned a lot from my painter over various projects, and when I look at bikes now, I see them from a completely different perspective.

 

I had a custom bike painted. Like redbeard stated it wasn't until I talked to the painter and saw a bunch of samples.