The cost for the paint and clear coat could cost over $100 for a good urathane and prep chemicals alone. Add body filler, primer, and labor and $350 is not too bad for a top quality job.

 

I was thinking about buying another set of saddlebags for my 09 SG as I was going to get a great deal on a set of black denim ones for $550 brand new from a 10 SG. It would have been if they would have matched my paint set. I thought that if I could have them painted for $300 or so, that it would still be a great deal, but come to find out that it was $650 plus the $550 for the bags, which would have cost more than to buy the OEM's brand new, of which are $1100. Needless to say I forgot "that foolishness" real quick. So many times you are better off just going with OEM and factory painting to boot.

 

Yeah, I bought a front fender from JP cycles you could see where the metel was stamped and strecthed from the stamping machine it had ribs all over it. That took me a few hours to mud, wait for it to dry, sand smooth, and then do it again till it was perfect so it is time consuming.

 

paint is a min. of $100 most of the time. and if you figure in labor (flash time between coats, sanding, buffing, any mudding) the price sounds about right.

 

I bought an el cheapo, no name, made in china fender off ebay...it was slick as a button and required no bodywork at all. With paint the hours they charge is to get it ready to paint...it only takes a few minutes to actually paint that fender.

 

Sounds good to me...thats the going price around here..

 

my paint cost me around 10 bucks old skool rattle can baby and looks just as good