What should I have to pay to get a custom paint job on my tank and side covers only? Place here in town wants $400, (300 for tank and 100 for both covers). He wants $100 to do my helmet.
Jim
I didn't pay it, but the gal who sold me my Magna (that's right, a woman -- Austin police officer, and tough as nails!) used "Dr. Bob" in Marble Falls. Did a beautiful job on the whole bike, including the fenders, with ghost flame blue theme, for $800. He was going to do my helmet for me to match for $75 if he could find the paint from the bike job, but claimed it was gone, and I believe him.
Since then, I have painted new side panels myself. The matching paint cost me ~$175 at a local auto paint store. You don't want to know how long it took, but, hey, I am learning, right? :cool:
And yes, the reason for the new side panels is I lost the old ones. Hard, worn grommets the culprit. New ones cost less the $5 at the dealership in New Braunfels. One panel was lost completely, but, lucky me, I found the pieces from the other, so was able to take them in to get the paint matched.
I still plan to paint a helmet to match "someday"...
Thats a good deal I payed 600 for a repair to the tank and rear fender at the same shop that did it but the candy color and ghost flames cost alittle more LOL
What are you considering a custom paint job? Is the painter suppling all the material and the work for that amount? If he does good work, that's a good price, if custom means any kind of graphics , flames , two tone , pearl, etc, then that is an excellent price. I painted Rodney's Magna (single color with pearl) a couple of weeks ago and just the material cost a couple hundred. Just make sure he uses quality paint, preferably a basecoat/clearcoat.. Unless you specify, some shops will use a cheap enamel to save money. Good luck..
I had chromalusion added to my bike on the tank and the paint alone was $375. It was painted for free...(step dad). Lance
Quote from: roboto65 on June 03, 2008, 10:30:55 AM
Thats a good deal I payed 600 for a repair to the tank and rear fender at the same shop that did it but the candy color and ghost flames cost alittle more LOL
Now Alan, why would you need to repair the tank and rear fender? :?
Did some Harley ridin' bad boy biker dude come by swingin' a used chain?? :shock:
Hehehehehe nah my fault all the way had just got the bike and it had a different set of bars on it drag bars to be exact and the controls hit the tank and chipped it LOL.
www.milburnscustompaint.com this is the guy that painted it asked about how much it would cost to get this job on another bike and you are looking at 1800 for the whole bike!!!!!
Quote from: Jamtndll on June 03, 2008, 09:35:39 AM
What should I have to pay to get a custom paint job on my tank and side covers only?
Like Charles asked "What are you considering a custom paint job?" That could be a fair price. In Dallas when I was getting quotes it ranged from 100.00 to 2000.00. The range was a chain discount car painter (no sanding just painting) to a competition show quality. I payed something around 400.00. He was a friend of a friend that was a professional custom car painter that wanting to get in to custom bike paint jobs. So he did my bike and I sent him pictures of the bike.
He is to remove all the paint and clearcoat on tank. Paint black with 3 gold tribal crosses on the top.
One side cover will have an American flag with eagle head that says "One Nation Under God" the other will have a texas flag with "One State Under God" on it. He will then clear coat all of it. Here is the link to his website. www.splashofkolor.com/Index.htm I have seen some of his work and it looks good.
Very impressive web site, Jim. Looks like a good deal to me. I might ask about the number of coats of clear he typically uses. Spraying the clear, letting it dry, putting on another coat, letting dry, etc. is time consuming, and where I was tempted to cut corners. Five is a minimum, in my book, and anything over 10, maybe 15, is redundant.
Sanding, polishing, finishing to mirror finish also takes some time/effort, but is also well worth it.
Here I am writing like an expert, having painted two side panels!! I enjoyed the experience, and would like to do more, but don't have the time/place/energy to create the dust free environment that would make it go more quickly. Was not as difficult as I thought, but I am nowhere near the detail he shows on his web site. I am amazed that he will do those complex pictures for the quoted prices. Perhaps the term "starving artist" is not an imaginary hippy somewhere...
he said he would need it for 2 weeks.
Ahh maybe I found the person to redo my trunk....
Very nice. That is a great deal.
I don't know about the painting of the helmet. I have been reading you need to change them out every 2 or 4 years and it said don't paint them or use stickers with out consulting the helmet manufacture for the proper material to use to paint it.
The Snell site suggests every 5 years or accident.
Quote from: Greg Cothern on June 04, 2008, 04:01:53 AM
The Snell site suggests every 5 years or accident.
I am sure it will depend on the amount of time you have it on your head. Casual riders' helmets should go further between replacement (barring dropping, accidents, etc.) than commuters' helmets.
Materials technology advances are coming rapidly these days. Five years on, a better helmet may be available that will tempt me, even if mine is still in good shape.
As for paint, you just need to make sure what you use does not chemically degrade the plastic shell. If your paint does not soften or attack the polymers in your fenders and side panels, it probably won't attach your helmet plastic either.
It would be nice to know how much of the "education" we receive from helmet manufacturers is based on hard data, what is intended to protect them from lawsuits, and what is intended to sell new helmets. This whole area is a minefield of misinformation, in my view.
Quote from: Greg Cothern on June 04, 2008, 04:01:53 AM
The Snell site suggests every 5 years or accident.
I am sure it will depend on the amount of time you have it on your head. Casual riders' helmets should go further between replacement (barring dropping, accidents, etc.) than commuters' helmets.
Materials technology advances are coming rapidly these days. Five years on, a better helmet may be available that will tempt me, even if mine is still in good shape.
As for paint, you just need to make sure what you use does not chemically degrade the plastic shell. If your paint does not soften or attack the polymers in your fenders and side panels, it probably won't attach your helmet plastic either.
It would be nice to know how much of the "education" we receive from helmet manufacturers is based on hard data, what is intended to protect them from lawsuits, and what is intended to sell new helmets. This whole area is a minefield of misinformation, in my view.
Note -- I did not intend to post this twice, and can't figure out how to delete a post "ex poste facto"
Well my high dollar ARAI which I did not buy LOL says 5 years but I have found after 2 years I cannot stand the smell :shock: :shock: because some parts are not washable :lol: :lol:
I read somewhere on this site or somewhere else, that if you put your used dryer sheets in your helmet while it is not being ridden, it helps with the smell!!! It helped with mine....LOL... Lance
Quote from: lragan on June 04, 2008, 09:42:54 AM
Quote from: Greg Cothern on June 04, 2008, 04:01:53 AM
The Snell site suggests every 5 years or accident.
I am sure it will depend on the amount of time you have it on your head. Casual riders' helmets should go further between replacement (barring dropping, accidents, etc.) than commuters' helmets.
It would be nice to know how much of the "education" we receive from helmet manufacturers is based on hard data, what is intended to protect them from lawsuits, and what is intended to sell new helmets.
This is why I pointed out Snell Foundation, they don't sell helmets. I TRUST their word implicitly.
Their suggestion for replacement every 5 years is they feel at 5 years they are still fully protective (the adhesives and polymers binding things together) but beyond that some may start to degradate and thus with safety in mind recommend replacement.
One of the biggest bonuses went to the person that added on shampoo bottles the directions of rinse and repeat. Another person I am sure that got a big bonus said replace the helmet ever 2 years.
ok all you guys who need something painted i need your help. If I can get 10 of you to have something painted at dreamworks. I can get my paint job free. See website above to view work. He can do anytying you want. You just bring the picture or scene you want. He uses splash of color paints and usually the clear coat is around 5 to 6 coats. He also said if you did not like what he did that he would redo it till he got it right. It is warrantied for as long as you own the bike if something goes wrong bring it back and he will fix it. He has 3 motorcycles he is working on at this time.
Jim