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    New paint job

    I found a color I REALLY liked on a 2008 ford truck. I believe the factory name is Red Fire. It has alot of flake and pearl in it. I went to the local auto paint supplier, $170 a pint!!! With all the hardener, reducer, clear, materials alone came to $300.

    Have any of you repainted your bikes other than black? How much did your paintjobs run you? I'm just trying to get some ideas but I don't think i'm gonna be paying $300 for a paint job.
    1981 XS1100 Special

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    Doesn't sound unreasonable for flake and pearl paint. Paint isn't cheap especially when you add I. The fancy stuff.

    I went with a GM fleet (plain color, nothing fancy) color and it was about $30 a quart. Clear coat was about the same. Dupont Nason brand.
    Nathan
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    • #3
      Try these guys.... http://www.thecoatingstore.com/Home_Page.html

      Not a huge color selection, but pretty good prices and they sell in smaller quantities.
      Fast, Cheap, Reliable... Pick any two

      '78E original owner - resto project
      '78E ???? owner - Modder project FJ forks, 4-piston calipers F/R, 160/80-16 rear tire
      '82 XJ rebuild project
      '80SG restified, red SOLD
      '79F parts...
      '81H more parts...

      Other current bikes:
      '93 XL1200 Anniversary Sportster 85RWHP
      '86 XL883/1200 Chopper
      '82 XL1000 w/1450cc Buell, Baker 6-speed, in-progress project
      Cage: '13 Mustang GT/CS with a few 'custom' touches
      Yep, can't leave nuthin' alone...

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      • #4
        Originally posted by JoshKeast View Post
        I found a color I REALLY liked on a 2008 ford truck. I believe the factory name is Red Fire. It has alot of flake and pearl in it. I went to the local auto paint supplier, $170 a pint!!! With all the hardener, reducer, clear, materials alone came to $300.

        Have any of you repainted your bikes other than black? How much did your paintjobs run you? I'm just trying to get some ideas but I don't think i'm gonna be paying $300 for a paint job.
        Anytime the paint base requires pearl..........price just doubled. Example: year ago, had the bed of my 2000 F-350 re-painted. It's that darker burgandy metallic color with pearl. One quart cost was $120. Of course doesn't include the hardener, reducer or clear.
        81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.

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        • #5
          The black to re-paint my MNS is $200/qt, so with a fancier color, I can see it adding up quick.
          1980 XS850SG - Sold
          1981 XS1100LH Midnight Special (Sold) - purchased 9/29/08
          Fully Vetterized and Dynojet Kit added, Heated Grips, Truck-Lite LED headlight, Accel Coils, Irridium plugs, TKAT Fork Brace, XS850LH Final Drive & Black SS Brake lines from Chacal.
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          • #6
            Yep, I have a $500 Cadillac pearl white paint job on a tank (that is rusting apart inside). It doesn't take much to hit a high dollar amount on metallic flake/pearl paint.
            XS11SH :: K&N Pods, 4->1, Dynojet kit, Barnett clutch springs, TC's fuse block, ATGATT

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            • #7
              good cheap paint

              I used paint from ebay,,,,,type in auto paint gallon in the search and a lot of colors come up. Around 50 a GALLON, delivered, also metallic if needed, enough for at least three bikes. Also, get the hardener for a few bucks more. Its easy to spray and with multiple coats, very durable, add the hardener and its gas proof, especially with a good coat of wax. For example, Trinity paint sells the gallons, quarts, etc

              http://myworld.ebay.com/paintforcars...id=p4340.l2559

              I sprayed two xs,xj1100 and plenty left over for a couple more, Good quality, use a decent spray gun, small compressor and you are good to go,,,,good luck, see my bike in the Colorado rally pics, blue xj1100,,,,,,,,,,Mike in Sun DIego
              mike
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