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Puddle Jumper
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| I have an 08 Vision in the gray color. I think the brushed panels make it look really dated. Thinking of painting them all the gray color but concerned matching would be tough with the fleck in the paint. Have also thought of gloss black. The chrome pieces are way too expensive, so that is not an option. Have also seen the carbon fiber wrap. Did my console with it and like it, but am concerned if I did all the panels it would be too much. So, what suggestions do you have on this. If you have pics of what you did please post them.
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Iron Butt
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Mt. Vernon, WASH. | Check the House of Kolor catalog, they've got a technique they call 'marbling' which is essentially the same techniques from back in the day used involving a light coat of pearl and immediate application/removal of Plastic wrap that was popular on 'circus wagon' custom vans in the 70's to give them that kinda 'sunburned and peeling' top coat look. Should be able to find stuff about it on the GOOGLE machine.
Pick a color, lay a base coat, hit it with pearl and lay or roll plastic wrap on the wet pearl paint, remove and let it kick then clear over. Find and talk with a crusty old timey silver back custom painter about it.
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Puddle Jumper
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| Buy the Victory paint for your bike and have them painted. I started to go that route but since the parts are metal and I have a black bike I had them powder coated. |
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Cruiser
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W'ford Tx | If chrome is to expensive then I'd hold back on painting it too. Its cheaper than the whole chrome process but no where near "cheap" in general. You'll spend right at $300 for paint from your victory dealer due to how you have to order it.(Not a guess, I actually did it) then paying someone to remove, prep, and paint your bike is all dependent on who does what. Removing the panels is something you'll have to do rather paint or chrome. The front sets are the hardest, basically you strip down the entire front end of the bike. If you're paying the shop to do it I'd guess you'd pay anywhere from 5 all the way up to 8 hours in removing and reinstalling all the panels. There's a ton of variables here but I'm betting you can get out shy of a grand. If where you live gets cold enough where you don't ride it for a month or so then that would be the time I'd do it. Paint and body shops typically slow down in the colder months and if you're going to have the bike down for awhile then might as well tear it down yourself. I also have the super steel gray and did my panels in a flat black. There's also wraps out there, even in chrome! |
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Visionary
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| Ask my dealer salesmen he said go to cust pain shop some colors just match up. Here is a shop selling the chrome http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/mcd/3298767434.html
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Visionary
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| I tried
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Visionary
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Georgia, west of Atlanta | I like em better with a solid color too...............
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Cruiser
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| <p>I have 2 suggestions for you. 1. I had mine Clear coated at www.GRACE-FX.com in Port Richey Fl. Now it's easy to clean & looks great. take on the look of the grab handles & the </p><p>piece between the tail pipes.</p><p>2. This march at Daytona I saw the 2012's & one of them has the perfect match of a metal flake gray. Don't know what they cost but would be a great replacement for the brushed aluminum.</p>
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Cruiser
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| Hi, Steve I rebuilt mine from a wreck and didnt like them either. You can get the paint from Victory it's about $110 and I will paint them for you. I think on the other site you live in Franklin OH. Just pm me and I will give you my email to send some pictures of my work. Dain |
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Visionary
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| I went to a auto store and the analyzed my pain and came up with a car color cause there are no bikes in there selection. Close but they can't get the metal flack that Vic has.
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Puddle Jumper
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Bella Vista, AR | I've been thinking of looking into HydroGraphics for mine. Just not sure what type of pattern yet. |
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Puddle Jumper
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Danville NH | spray bombed mine they came out the nuts and i'm a hacker just do a lot of light coats |
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