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My bottle of Vivid Black touch up paint was running low so I went to my local dealer to get another bottle. I use it for more than just touching up small chips on my bike. Anyway, the single bottle that was $7.65 is now obsolete. It has been replaced with a set of two bottles, one paint and one clearcoat, for $22!!!!! At that rate the "no extra charge" Vivid Black paint job should cost about a million dollars. I seldom gripe about the price on something I want but this is ridiculous. It just never ends!
Without reading through this entire thread. Just go to an art store or paint store and purchase One Shot black lettering paint. It's enamel. But it is exactly the same black as vivid black. Which is also the the same black that has always been used on the Harley's frame. With the "one shot" It's name says it all. And drys to a wet gloss shine. Just as if it were clear coated. It wont be a conflict with the base coat clear coat they put on at the factory. Back in the day of Acrylic paints. Ditzler made a black paint that was labeled Original Equipment Black. This also matched the HD vivid or frame black. With HD your paying extra for the label. Even though, it's the same dam black!
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