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Old Aug 7, 2022 | 10:24 AM
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Everybody I am doing a 2014 sportster paint job on my 2020 that was rear ended. The color is orange candy the question that I have for everyone is this; would there be anyone out there that would know how many base coats Harley laid down for these candy colors?
Thank you in advance everyone. I feel good about this!
I am trying to match the fenders to tank I have. Which has been painted by H-D.
 
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read all the instructions/ FAQ here and then armed with your model year and HD factory paint code either email or phone them with specific questions:

https://www.colorrite.com/

If you are not an experienced painter with multi layer metallic/clearcoat paints I highly recommend practice painting some pieces of scrap tin before you try it on your bike parts.


 
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