Roaddawg
Well-Known Member
Painting a bike for a guy who is building a custom softail for his wife. She wanted an HD orange/black style paint, to include painting the frame orange. Here is a pic of the color panel I did, showing the colors that will be on the bike.
Here's a few pics of the frame with paint and clear
Here is a bike (I call it the HD SOA) that I painted recently. It came to me as a faded purple/plum color, with chips, dings and dents, not to mention all the scratches, dirt, grime and wear all over the tins and fairing. I did a quick back to black basic and because of the style (a Dyna with a sport fairing), I added the SOA reaper, but rather than an anarchy sign in the crystal ball, I added the HD bar and shield. I dusted it on with a prismatic pearl suspended in clear. Depending on the light source the graphic blended into the black so it was almost not there. Sometimes it would look gray, sometimes a bronze color, at other angles it took on a blue to green look. Here's some pics
Here's a 1995 HD Dyna Wide Glide that I painted earlier this spring. The owner brought it to me to detail and touch up a few spots. He wanted to sell it, but he had a number of scratches, dings and some damage on the right side of the tank in the area of the graphic. I had to redo the entire right side, blend it into the left side and re-clear the entire tank. After I got it detailed he mentioned he wanted to sell it and hoped to get 5K for the bike. It has 26K miles on it and a few oil leaking issues. Other than that it seems to be in great shape. NADA puts it between 4K and 5K. I made one phone call to a guy that was interested in buying his first Harley, didn't want to pay much, and so in about a half hour I had the bike sold for $5300. The owner got his 5K and I got a $300 commission for a quick sale. Can't beat that!
Here's a few pics of the frame with paint and clear
Here is a bike (I call it the HD SOA) that I painted recently. It came to me as a faded purple/plum color, with chips, dings and dents, not to mention all the scratches, dirt, grime and wear all over the tins and fairing. I did a quick back to black basic and because of the style (a Dyna with a sport fairing), I added the SOA reaper, but rather than an anarchy sign in the crystal ball, I added the HD bar and shield. I dusted it on with a prismatic pearl suspended in clear. Depending on the light source the graphic blended into the black so it was almost not there. Sometimes it would look gray, sometimes a bronze color, at other angles it took on a blue to green look. Here's some pics
Here's a 1995 HD Dyna Wide Glide that I painted earlier this spring. The owner brought it to me to detail and touch up a few spots. He wanted to sell it, but he had a number of scratches, dings and some damage on the right side of the tank in the area of the graphic. I had to redo the entire right side, blend it into the left side and re-clear the entire tank. After I got it detailed he mentioned he wanted to sell it and hoped to get 5K for the bike. It has 26K miles on it and a few oil leaking issues. Other than that it seems to be in great shape. NADA puts it between 4K and 5K. I made one phone call to a guy that was interested in buying his first Harley, didn't want to pay much, and so in about a half hour I had the bike sold for $5300. The owner got his 5K and I got a $300 commission for a quick sale. Can't beat that!
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