Where is a good, affordable place to get the tail fairing for my R6 repainted (It's Black)? It will need a little sanding work as it has some deep-ish scratches, but i dont anticipate the need for any/much filler.
I may also have the lower fairings repainted, they are a candy red - that will be down the road though.
Can anyone recommend a place, or have a connection?
chances are you cant afford a normal painter so find someone that works at a body shop and bribe hime with beer and your ladys poon to get them painted on the side.
I hear ya. It's an 06 triumph sprint and a replacement costs $500.
I've also heard of issues with fairings not necessarily matching...would have to tell them up front that if it doesn't match, I don't want it.
Also heard stories about factory sending two even when only one was ordered due to changes is design and older ones no longer being available (newer year fairings still fit older models).
Have an email or two out looking for rough estimates on repair. Will see what I hear.
Mind you I never would just do an OK job. All
My work was prefect.
I never took cheap
Ass jobs cause no matte what they will
Complain about debris in the paint. Maybe a couple runs etc.
Well this one time someone wanted a track tank painted OEM. I don't care what kinda bike it is. Anyway. He had a hundo and for shots and giggles I took the job.
The materials alone were over a hundo for the tank.
I painted and cleared like normal. Better then OEM shine and shell smoothness.
Then I forgot he only paid a hundo and was like I don't need perfect work for a hundo tank job. So I went outside got some dirt. Threw it in the paint, grabbed some pubic hair. Dusted it Ermeral Lagassi (BAM!!) then shot a run or 2 in it.
When I gave it to the guy he looked not impressed. I go. Not bad for a hundo huh?
We do a complete paint job with labor included for $800 on most full faired sportbikes. Repair is extra of course, but you will be happy with the final product.
I was waiting for the winter until I heard you stopped painting, which kinda sucks but it is what it is.
I'm pretty hesitant when it comes to painting, just because I know how bad a job can end up a few months down the road if not done right.
I need to find someone willing to spray like you did on the side if I pulled all the parts off myself, but would obvioulsy need to see previous work before committing.
Don't get me wrong, that bike looks pretty good. Much easier to tell in person but even from the pictures it looks well-worth $800. Of course thats including full fairings where the $800 I was quoted was without lower fairings.
From March-Nov. though, I don't even think about this stuff, having the bike sitting around during prime riding season is never fun, only tire and oil changes during the season, everything else is winter.
Funny thing is, even with a shitty paint job, the bike would look about the same in pics on the computer. :laughing: It is always best to stop in and see the finished product in person. One reason ebay is so popular. :laughing:
One of the reasons I'm not a fan of buying used same color parts and then just slapping them on. Its very easy to make things look nicer than they are with pics, especially paint.
Its much harder to promote a shitty paint job when its front of your shop though, so I would assume its not all that shitty.
All shops sublet to some degree. If the quality comes back to the shops standards, and customer is happy with the quality, who cares.
Much easier than someone like me going out and finding someone to do it without knowing the end result.
Heck, didn't dealerships sublet jobs to you back in the day?
Ever call AT&T customer service, I sure as hell know the guy I'm talking to isn't named "John", I always ask their real name and alot of times they just ignore me
Stop being a moron before I get you banned. :laughing: Yes, there are other people that I rely on to guarantee a superior product compared to other shops and painters. I did not breed the horse to harvest the hairs to manufacture any paint brushes either. I guess we all have help somewhere along the way don't we? I thought you understood business better than that?
Lol. Business. Your broke all the time (so you claim)
Sell me your shop (I'll pay cash)
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