Where to get paint?
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2013
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From: WISCONSIN
also rocking the midnight pearl here. looking to get a set of set bags painted. how much paint is usually required to spray these? i know it depends on painter, gun, blah blah blah.... just roughly is what im asking.......
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From: Irving (Dallas Area) Texas
http://www.colorrite.com/index.cfm?killnav=1
They have choices based on year. Exact Harley colors. Used em a couple of times. Even the rattle cans are very good for small projects.
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They have choices based on year. Exact Harley colors. Used em a couple of times. Even the rattle cans are very good for small projects.
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Hey guys,
I'm trying to figure out where to get midnight pearl paint for my 2013 SG. I'm going to have my buddy who is a painter paint the inner fairing for me, but the Harley dealer said they can only order touch up paint, not an actual quart of it or anything. My buddy said he could have their supplier match it, but I would like to have the exact paint that is on the rest of the bike.
Thanks for any input!
I'm trying to figure out where to get midnight pearl paint for my 2013 SG. I'm going to have my buddy who is a painter paint the inner fairing for me, but the Harley dealer said they can only order touch up paint, not an actual quart of it or anything. My buddy said he could have their supplier match it, but I would like to have the exact paint that is on the rest of the bike.
Thanks for any input!
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: New Brunswick
I got a painted inner fairing ( big blue pearl) from a dealer who has a 20% off for $435. I sold my old inner fairing for $150 so it cost me under $300 and I have a perfect paint match.
It would have cost me more to buy the paint and have it painted.
It would have cost me more to buy the paint and have it painted.
Tourer
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: NE, Ohio
If you have not found the paint code yet it's not hard google Harley paint codes and you should get a PPG number to correspond to your color. That new of a bike might take a little digging but you will find it. Call around to your local auto paint supply shops that sell to repair shops. They should be able to mix what you need. For an inner fairing you won't need much paint. Literally ounces. Buying full quarts of paint is just too costly. If it's a 3 stage pearl you will get a base coat, then a mid pearl coat, and top with urethane clear which your painter should have. The tricky part if its pearl will be how many coats of pearl to spray on the base coat to match your bike, maybe 2 maybe 3. I like to sand the inner fairing and then use an adhesion promoter before the paint. The paint and prep work is not hard, removing and replacing the inner fairing is a lot more work.
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Joined: Apr 2014
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From: Alaska
Paint type
Is that a PPG an exact match? I wanna get stretched bags for my street glide but I'm having a hard time finding the paint.
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From: Buhl, Idaho
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