Red Paint
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Red Paint
I've got my bike ripped apart and want to paint the inner fairing red, and the dealer wants $90.00 a quart for red. Does anyone know what the colour codes are for HD, or do I have to spend the big bucks?
Road Warrior
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RE: Red Paint
call the parts guy at the dealership and get the number. chances are you will still have to go with harleys paint. they are very good about keeping their products away from outsiders. one way is to get a small bottle of touch up paint inthe right color and have a shop blend it.you wont save that much and by the time you spend all the time and frustration it will probably work out about the same.
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RE: Red Paint
Two options that I can think of...
Pay the $90 and know you are getting the exact match
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Go to an auto body paint supplier. A lot of them who deal with DuPont (and other brands) have the paint match "camera". It gets placed on an existing body part that is the color you want and uses a rubber gasket to seal out all other light. It basically takes a sealed picture of the paint and will calculate the code. The numbers are then entered into the paint suppliers system and the mix code generated.
To be honest though $90 for a quart of red paint is not that far off. Any red-based color will be higher due to the method and tints used to create the red. I just bought a quart of DuPont Chromabase silver for a repair on a customers car and it was $77. Mica content, pearl content, base tints, etc. will all play a part in the cost. Being in the business I wouldn't blink at $90 for a quart of red automotive paint.
Brian
Pay the $90 and know you are getting the exact match
or
Go to an auto body paint supplier. A lot of them who deal with DuPont (and other brands) have the paint match "camera". It gets placed on an existing body part that is the color you want and uses a rubber gasket to seal out all other light. It basically takes a sealed picture of the paint and will calculate the code. The numbers are then entered into the paint suppliers system and the mix code generated.
To be honest though $90 for a quart of red paint is not that far off. Any red-based color will be higher due to the method and tints used to create the red. I just bought a quart of DuPont Chromabase silver for a repair on a customers car and it was $77. Mica content, pearl content, base tints, etc. will all play a part in the cost. Being in the business I wouldn't blink at $90 for a quart of red automotive paint.
Brian
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RE: Red Paint
Thanks guys! I guess I'll spend the bucks and buy HD. It just seems that they are always 3 times what I spend on other stuff. I just painted my truck, and it was $90 a gallon. Oh well, I guess that the HD staff have to eat too!
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RE: Red Paint
Joe
Take a look here they have the years listed and you can probably find your year and color
http://www.cyclecolor.com/id3.htm
http://color-rite.com/
Take a look here they have the years listed and you can probably find your year and color
http://www.cyclecolor.com/id3.htm
http://color-rite.com/
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Tourer
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RE: Red Paint
I had to have the front fender of my RK painted recently. I believe the paint was around $135, so I agree, 90 bucks ain't bad.
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RE: Red Paint
That price is not to bad. Red, and any paint with red for pigment is going to be the most expensive paint because its licensed and imported. It is not made in the US. So your getting a deal. I just had my red car painted last year since it was totalled back in Aug 05, and I bought it back and repaired all myself and got it on the road. Thats the same story that my painter gave me. You will pay for red.