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Update:
Still waiting on some parts. Quick progress shot:
I picked up my Road King a couple weeks ago. It was way to good of deal to pass up but the color/style wasn't me - felt like I was riding a wannabe cop bike.
(Not mine, but identical - I forgot to take "before" pics)
I stripped the light bar and two tone front fender but it still wasn't me.
I made a few calls and ordered a few parts and here's how she sits today:
This is what I'm coming from. All custom work including paint was done myself. This time I'm out sourcing a bunch of stuff due to a busy work schedule.
I saw pics of some salvage bikes today that looked better than your current project. Just kidding but you do have a mess there. If you RK comes out looking as good as your last one it should be kikass. Keep us updated.
Why strip the tank? The factory paint makes for a great surface to paint over with just some light sanding to rough it up.
Pinstriping.
I've seen too many custom paint jobs where when the light hits it just right, you can see a faint "bend" in the finish where the pinstripe was and because I'm going with a semi-gloss finish it'll be more apparent.
My painter is a real do it right kinda guy, so he'd rather go right down to metal and make sure his finish is smooth as glass, rather than ****ing around sanding out the pinstripe and using filler, etc.
He gave me a healthy price break by striping the paint myself, too.
He's doing just a light sand on the side covers, though. No pinstriping there.
i'm SURE i'm going to like it LESS after you get done with it , IMHO !
I'm sure you will, seeing as you ride a police bike. Some people played as cops when they were young. Me? I always chose the robber.
It did look good before, there wasn't a scratch on it. The 70 year old I bought it from kept it in great shape. I'm 26 and I prefer mine all black. I'll let my dad be the chrome polisher in the family.
Just picked up some parts from the powdercoater, looks even better than I imagined.
We were originally going with straight matte black on the fenders/tank but I decided to go with something a little glossier. Here he is hitting them with powder before they go into the oven.
As long as there aren't any more delays, I should have it all back together by Friday. The last step is getting my paint guy to match the new fender colour on the tank.
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