Thread: Daytona Orange paint job price

Several years ago, a very presentable paint job on one of my 750's in Nissan micah white with tape pinstripes ended up costing $800. The first painter screwed the pooch on the tank and the second got paid to make corrections. It still looks good, but things do happen to bikes that are ridden on the road.

To paint a fairing over a grand? I s that legal?

Quote: Originally Posted by woodnsteel A daytona orange paint job is the most expensive thing you can undertake. The fairing alone , from Holt, will cost a over thousand dollars. Yes, I was going to post that doing an S should be pretty cheap. It was around $5K for wife's RT (not smoked). Admittedly some "preparation" involved new fairing sections as it was more economical than recovering the existing part.

Some of the reds, oranges, what have you, are absolutely the most expensive paints you can buy...I painted my 1996 Camaro Sunset Orange, a pearl Corvette color, and the base by itself was over $350 a gallon! Not a base setup...(with activator)...just the BASE!!! THEN it was $300 a gallon for the clear setup...and you can't buy the clear I was using by the quart!!! That's what we're facing, guys...Here a while back, one of my...

Another fine choice - Bob Wark at the Wark Shop also in Ohio - check his ad in the ON. A sample of his work can be seen on my Smugmug page - The R69S, paint and striping. http://mjstone.smugmug.com/ If you desire the smoke/daytona orange pattern try to get a photo of the painter's work doing that paint scheme. The color fade and blend is an art. Compare painters photos and choose. Motard, soon to be Bokrijder M J Stone

Another fine choice - Bob Wark at the Wark Shop also in Ohio - check his ad in the ON. A sample of his work can be seen on my Smugmug page - The R69S, paint and striping. http://mjstone.smugmug.com/ If you desire the smoke/daytona orange pattern try to get a photo of the painter's work doing that paint scheme. The color fade and blend is an art. Compare painters photos and choose. Motard, soon to be Bokrijder M J Stone

Quote: Originally Posted by nonapamela To paint a fairing over a grand? I s that legal? I just got a quote for my 79 RS for 2g's apparently is the going rate for a quality job

Quote: Originally Posted by Yarddog Folks...if you think that doin' paint is expensive, try doin' it your own self, after you've had about 30 years experience to do it correctly...then go out and pay for the materials... You cry about the price, then if it's not done right, you'll cry about that too!!! Just because it's a small area doesn't mean it's easier...in fact, most of the prep work has to be...

Quote: Originally Posted by Yarddog Folks...if you think that doin' paint is expensive, try doin' it your own self, after you've had about 30 years experience to do it correctly...then go out and pay for the materials... You cry about the price, then if it's not done right, you'll cry about that too!!! Just because it's a small area doesn't mean it's easier...in fact, most of the prep work has to be...

I just did a acrylic/urethane basecoat/clearcoat on one of my Nortons. Color matched the solid canary yellow to a NOS tank and the basecoat alone cost me $124/quart! Then there is the clearcoat, and the hardener, and the epoxy primer and it's own hardener. And preparation is everything! Lots and lots of time filling and sanding for a perfectly flat surface and perfectly rounded curves. Ron L '99 R1100RS '81 R65/Velorex