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Shop painted VS. Factory painted .........
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From: SE Wisconsin
I went with the Moco this time, their paint is a lot more durable then the stuff I used last time. I'll have a 09 Streetglide inner & switch cap available in a couple weeks.
Oh, and I still have a 07 unpainted inner and cap available now, make me an offer.
Oh, and I still have a 07 unpainted inner and cap available now, make me an offer.
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From: SE Wisconsin
Even without pics would be great. I have had the cap off before, put in a oil temp gauge, hogtunes,,,What has to come off and in what order would really help.
Road Captain
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From: MD
I checked with a few dealers and found a guy who does the body work for one of the dealers. Does Great work, charged $125 for the paint job, 3 coats of clear on it for extra protection. He also rides a 07 SG. I bought a take off from a local guy and had it painted then swapped them out. Getting ready to sell my take off. Came out great and only took about 3 hours to do the actual swap out taking my time and working on a few other things. The Service manual made it real easy.
Road Warrior
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From: Belmont, MI
Rick
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I just painted a glacier white inner and the match was not that bad. I used PPG and had to play with the color some but not much. On paint work sometime the cheapest is not always the best, alot of guy go really cheap and then have to get it redone because they are not happy with the results. Sometimes the extra $100 bucks is worth not going thru the grief of a bad paint job. Inners are not the easiest things to paint. Good luck with it.
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Good idea. It's difficult to match White Pearl.
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Road Master
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From: FT BRAGG, NC
Definitely Go Local! I'm sure there is a shop around there that has experience with that type of job. Do your research! I know I'll be doing My own on top of the Airbrushing. Good Luck and Let us know how ya did!
PICS PICS PICS!
Ride safe, Mike
PICS PICS PICS!
Ride safe, Mike
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From: OHIO......UGH !!
Dealer called and gave me the 'standard' 4 to 6 week schpeel, but we'll see how long it really takes to get this in.
The wait will allow me time to get my new stereo system upgrades together.
The wait will allow me time to get my new stereo system upgrades together.