Painted Inner Fairing
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From: Sunland, CA
i painted mine myself cost about$150.00 i bought the fairing for $30.00 from the swapmeet and the paint from color rite .com then i sold my original fairing for a $100.00 - ride safe
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From: Manchester, TN. & DeLand, FL.
I am in the Daytona Beach area right now. Called two different painters to get a price to paint my inner fairing gloss back. Both quoted $250.00. That is with me taking the bare fairing to them. Guess I'll wait until they need the work or keep looking.
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From: Knoxville, TN
Sunglow Red should be cheaper than Pewter Pearl.
Ever paid for Pearl?
Rather expensive stuff, that Pearl is.
However, I still wouldn't pay $1000
A decent paint shop should be able to shoot that Inner for around $250 and install it myself.
Last edited by BadPiggy; Jan 21, 2009 at 05:09 PM.
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From: Roswell, GA
Okay, by the (part) nos.: pewter pearl, HD part no. 98609CGR; HD activator (required to mix with paint), HD part no. 99825-02; HD primer to provide color match, HD part no. 98603A; clear coat, HD part no. 98609EK.
You can price the paint at the 20% off list price HD store of your choice. Color and activator usually cost about $100 for the basic colors; don't know if the pearls are higher or not. The HD part nos. are quart quantities; way more paint than you would need.
You can try VTF (the "other" forum) and get PPG paint codes for HD paint in the "Sheetmetal, bodywork, etc." forum and use these with a PPG shop that has the custom mixing facilities. They'll mix only enough paint for the job, so your paint cost should be signficantly lower. Someone copied and pasted that information on HDF, but I didn't save the thread--try a search using your paint color as the search term.
$48 or so for a Service Manual and you can remove and install the inner and cap yourself.
You can price the paint at the 20% off list price HD store of your choice. Color and activator usually cost about $100 for the basic colors; don't know if the pearls are higher or not. The HD part nos. are quart quantities; way more paint than you would need.
You can try VTF (the "other" forum) and get PPG paint codes for HD paint in the "Sheetmetal, bodywork, etc." forum and use these with a PPG shop that has the custom mixing facilities. They'll mix only enough paint for the job, so your paint cost should be signficantly lower. Someone copied and pasted that information on HDF, but I didn't save the thread--try a search using your paint color as the search term.
$48 or so for a Service Manual and you can remove and install the inner and cap yourself.
Last edited by Harleypingman; Jan 21, 2009 at 08:30 PM.
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From: Ontario, Canada
I had mine done by a local painter that used a scanner type device to match the paint, he tweaked it a couple of times to get it to match perfectly. I paid him 200 bucks and did the removal and instal myself. Used the manual, it was real simple, took a bout an hour to take it off and the same to replace. As has already been said, it's a great mod.
That was $200 canadian by the way, so that's like $85 U.S.!
That was $200 canadian by the way, so that's like $85 U.S.!
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From: Commerce, Mich.
This is the one Mod that I am planning fr the future. I'll do the removal and instal myself. Found that with a service manual to guide me,,,Anything on an HD is doable by a novice that has a basic understanding of tools.
As for the cost of the paint, I have found in the past, that many good bike painters, usually have the paint needed to match HD. Several that I have looked at for other things have the actual HD paint, so they can charge much less than having you buy the full quarts when you only need ounces..
As for the cost of the paint, I have found in the past, that many good bike painters, usually have the paint needed to match HD. Several that I have looked at for other things have the actual HD paint, so they can charge much less than having you buy the full quarts when you only need ounces..
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