Strached paint

[BigSpenda864]

I was at my friend house this past weekend and he moved my bike to get something out of his garage. Well, he backed it right into the end of his metal hitch haul that was sticking out. I now have a lovely 3 to 4 inch scratch across my rear fender. Since my bike is white it really stands out. Its a deep scratch but doesn't hit any part of my flame job. Another half inch to the right and it would cut right across the flames. The question is do I need a true motorcycle paint guy to fix it or do you think I can get a touch up job? I have a guy who fixed some scratches on the front of my car and hen cleared over it and it looks brand new. I am sure the guy will say he can handle it but I want to know if there is anything I need to keep in mind here. Thanks in advance for your input.

 

[KDF]

Lets see a picture of the scratch....

I would think it would need be repainted as any type of touch-up will be noticeable. Your buddy should be willing to fork over some cash to fix the problem.

KDF

 

[BigSpenda864]

I'll try to get a picture when I leave work. He didn't mean to do it so I will just deal with it. He doesn't have a whole lot of money. Truth is he actually owes me money now so it wouldn't be worth the effort.

 

[holyrollerboy]

Although not impossible....It would be hard to get it to the original condition..You would have to find a very skilled painter in your area...or maybe check with Big Dog to see about replacement or repair of damage tank...they might be open to doing something....Good luck my friend....:up:

 

[TriPPyN]

Man that sucks!
I was pretty pissed at myself when I was careless and nicked my tank with a screwdriver.:bang:

I cant even imagine how pissed I would be in your situation. Someone probably would have gotten shot.
Good luck with that...

 

[Sparks]

If you contact big dog and get the right color from them for a perfect match and have a skilled touch up guy I would think it can be done since it didn't hit the flame portion of the fender.

 

[BigSpenda864]

I just got off the phone with a painter. He does a lot of good custom work here in town. I am supposed to take it by this week for him to look at it. He said that because its a solid color where the scratch is and it doesn't hit the flame job, he should be able to fix it. I will see what he can do and let you all know what he says. I will try to get a pic up too.

 

[chucktx]

normally what happens is the paint is wet sanded, then the touch up work is done, then reclear the whole job again.....if the two paints match you wont see the repair.....the key is going to be the paint match and how much fade is present...........hope this helps a bit....

 

[BIG HOUSE]

If you contact big dog and get the right color from them for a perfect match and have a skilled touch up guy I would think it can be done since it didn't hit the flame portion of the fender.

What he said call Big Dog and get the code for the white I did this when my aircleaner got painted

 

[BigSpenda864]

normally what happens is the paint is wet sanded, then the touch up work is done, then reclear the whole job again.....if the two paints match you wont see the repair.....the key is going to be the paint match and how much fade is present...........hope this helps a bit....

That's what I was thinking. I should be ok as long as I get the right color and a good painter.

 

[BigSpenda864]

What he said call Big Dog and get the code for the white I did this when my aircleaner got painted

Will do. Thanks for the input!

 

[jwoolf]

It really depeneds, you know. If it's only the paint color to match then, you most likely can get a guy that knows what he's doing to repair it but, if the paint has any pearl or metal flake or layered paint ( like candy show colors ) like many of our bikes do, it will never match.

Probably the best thing to do is call bdm and tell them your paint scheme and ask some questions.

Hell, even when you see black paint with some metal flake in it, many times it's candy apple black so the metal flake can show through it and, could never be matched correctly.

Best to call and find out the recipe.

 

[Staffy]

Sorry about that - I know how FUSTRATING that can be (been there)....

Reach out to jimizee028, send him a PM. I believe he does this for a living (I may be wrong) He would probably have the answer.
Good luck:up: :up:

 

[BBChopper]

That sucks!!:angry:

 

[seatmaker]

Put one of those bullet hole stickers on it, that'd be cool

 

[Cutter]

I had a guy repair my rear fender... matched my "black saphire?" perfectly... I cant even tell where it was - charged me $150 to fix the dent from a bolt I had picked up in my tire, and repaint :2thumbs:

I dont know how, but the guys that are good are really incredible :flag:

 

[BigSpenda864]

I tried to get a couple of pictures of the scratch. I was using my phone so they aren't the best pics but I think it'll give you an idea.

 

[V]

Yep that bites the big one. The local dealer hear has a good painter he uses here but if it does have some flake in it, its tough to get perfect.

Good luck post some after pics when its fixed.

 

[BigSpenda864]

Well, there isn't flake in there but its so close to the flames its going to be tough to fix. I talked to the paint guy and he is concerned with blending in white paint. He said it will leave a slight line down the one side of the nearest flame so he will have to touch that up too.

 

[BigSpenda864]

ok, so the painter gave me his take on the scratch. Let me know if this sounds right. He basically wants to charge me $300 to fix the scratch. He says that when he's done no one would know there was a scratch there unless someone knew exactly where to look and really got down a looked hard at the repair.

The reason he said it would be hard to fix is the white color and the proximity to the flame job. The painter tells me that white is tough to blend and tends to have little dots around the area where it was blended. For that reason he can't just paint the small area he will have to blend it more than say a black bike (which is easy apparently). He said that after he repairs the scratch and paints the white there will be a line of white beside the flames nearest to where the repair was made. He will then have to come back in and touch up the flames to get rid of the line. Then he can clear it and it will be good to go. Also, he wants me to remove the fender so he can do the work. I've never done that so I'll have to factor in the cost of getting the shop to do that as well. Its starting to sound like I should just ride it until the winter then have it broken down for a custom paint job. Hell, by the time I pay for the repairs I will a quarter the way to a new paint job anyway its starting to sound like.