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    I finally got my vector batwing fairing for my freewheeler, took the front outer to my bodyshop to paint to match, price 575.00 i know hd paint isnt cheap does that sound reasonable ?

    its the 2022 pacific reef blue

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrsnipy View Post
    I finally got my vector batwing fairing for my freewheeler, took the front outer to my bodyshop to paint to match, price 575.00 i know hd paint isnt cheap does that sound reasonable ?

    its the 2022 pacific reef blue
    Robert……If it meets your expectation’ then it’s reasonable at twice the price..!

    There’s a lotta horror stories people sending out parts to be painted and it doesn’t match properly…
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    Quote Originally Posted by mrsnipy View Post
    I finally got my vector batwing fairing for my freewheeler, took the front outer to my bodyshop to paint to match, price 575.00 i know hd paint isnt cheap does that sound reasonable ?

    its the 2022 pacific reef blue
    Took my Oil Cooler Cover to a custom shop to have it painted Gloss Black (comes in matte) ... they wanted $150.00 The piece is only 12" long and really just a frame. Took it to Maaco (who paints your whole car for $599.00) and they also wanted $150.00. Probably worth having the fairing done right. Gonna look great
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    Quote Originally Posted by Noodles107 View Post
    Took my Oil Cooler Cover to a custom shop to have it painted Gloss Black (comes in matte) ... they wanted $150.00 The piece is only 12" long and really just a frame. Took it to Maaco (who paints your whole car for $599.00) and they also wanted $150.00. Probably worth having the fairing done right. Gonna look great
    This Is Funny, Ok you bring in the part somebody has to greet you, bullshit with you, listen to your life story's, then they go bring the part to one of there techs, he does not want to do this job because he can make more money putting on a fender & bumper, than playing around with you little piece of plastic, now he has to wash it, skuff it, wash it again, spray it with adhesion promoter, prime it, skuff it, paint it, clear coat, this thing is tying up the paint booth for 1 to 1.5 hours what have they spent on paint & materials ? the shop may make $20.00 or loose $ 50.00 We do not paint Motorcycle parts Any More! Its just not worth it . Read the other day were Goldwing Greg had his whole bike painted and the color is not Orange enough ! I got 4 more years and Im done with this Shit that will be about 50 years ! SORRY

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrsnipy View Post
    I finally got my vector batwing fairing for my freewheeler, took the front outer to my bodyshop to paint to match, price 575.00 i know hd paint isnt cheap does that sound reasonable ?

    its the 2022 pacific reef blue
    As long as it is done well, it is a VERY reasonable price. I've been retired from the business since 2015, so prices have changed, but I'm willing to bet they will have over $150 of that price just for materials (at their cost). That only leaves them $425 for a very labor intensive process where extra care must be taken, because you will expect a PERFECT product, not a production quality paintjob like is done on all but high end and custom cars.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ROAD DOG View Post
    This Is Funny, Ok you bring in the part somebody has to greet you, bullshit with you, listen to your life story's, then they go bring the part to one of there techs, he does not want to do this job because he can make more money putting on a fender & bumper, than playing around with you little piece of plastic, now he has to wash it, skuff it, wash it again, spray it with adhesion promoter, prime it, skuff it, paint it, clear coat, this thing is tying up the paint booth for 1 to 1.5 hours what have they spent on paint & materials ? the shop may make $20.00 or loose $ 50.00 We do not paint Motorcycle parts Any More! Its just not worth it . Read the other day were Goldwing Greg had his whole bike painted and the color is not Orange enough ! I got 4 more years and Im done with this Shit that will be about 50 years ! SORRY
    Take this job and shove it, I ain't a workin here no more. Sorry just had to say it. Most of the painters I worked with were alcoholics. I wonder why.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sidecarbill View Post
    Take this job and shove it, I ain't a workin here no more. Sorry just had to say it. Most of the painters I worked with were alcoholics. I wonder why.
    Wow.......Most of the Alcoholics i worked with were Painters.....Go figure,,,...

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    Quote Originally Posted by ROAD DOG View Post
    This Is Funny, Ok you bring in the part somebody has to greet you, bullshit with you, listen to your life story's, then they go bring the part to one of there techs, he does not want to do this job because he can make more money putting on a fender & bumper, than playing around with you little piece of plastic, now he has to wash it, skuff it, wash it again, spray it with adhesion promoter, prime it, skuff it, paint it, clear coat, this thing is tying up the paint booth for 1 to 1.5 hours what have they spent on paint & materials ? the shop may make $20.00 or loose $ 50.00 We do not paint Motorcycle parts Any More! Its just not worth it . Read the other day were Goldwing Greg had his whole bike painted and the color is not Orange enough ! I got 4 more years and Im done with this Shit that will be about 50 years ! SORRY
    That’s a nice story RD … I bought the cooler cover brand new from HD and as you surely know, it comes in matte black plastic and a light wipe with isopropyl alcohol is all the prep that was needed. No one had to listen to my life story or take it to be evaluated by the tech department … actually I asked to just leave it with them until the next time they spray Gloss Black so no one had to do anything special. I’m sorry that you have a miserable job which might be better if you treated your customers with more compassion than you have for a stranger writing a forum reply. Hope you don’t suffer too much for the next 4 years. I was only encouraging the poster to enjoy his new fairing and hoping it comes out well. My bad 😞
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    Quote Originally Posted by Noodles107 View Post
    That’s a nice story RD … I bought the cooler cover brand new from HD and as you surely know, it comes in matte black plastic and a light wipe with isopropyl alcohol is all the prep that was needed. No one had to listen to my life story or take it to be evaluated by the tech department … actually I asked to just leave it with them until the next time they spray Gloss Black so no one had to do anything special. I’m sorry that you have a miserable job which might be better if you treated your customers with more compassion than you have for a stranger writing a forum reply. Hope you don’t suffer too much for the next 4 years. I was only encouraging the poster to enjoy his new fairing and hoping it comes out well. My bad 😞
    Thats what people think next time you have the paint out can you just spray a little paint on this for me, I hope thats what they do for you, you have it all prepped with handy wipes and its ready to go . Enjoy your new cooler & your BUD LIGHT

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    Quote Originally Posted by rhino 2 View Post
    Wow.......Most of the Alcoholics i worked with were Painters.....Go figure,,,...

    .....................(Maybe it was the fumes?)...................
    I'm A Alcoholic . But have hot had a drink in 38 YEARS the fumes do eat up a lot of Brain Cells Whats Your Story

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    I know I've wandered off topic here. But I suspect Road Dog and I could spend several hours talkin about the people we've worked for, the people we've worked with, the jobs we've done and the customers we've endured. Nothing ever is as simple as it seems.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sidecarbill View Post
    I know I've wandered off topic here. But I suspect Road Dog and I could spend several hours talkin about the people we've worked for, the people we've worked with, the jobs we've done and the customers we've endured. Nothing ever is as simple as it seems.
    Agreed………………..

    Unless you have owned your own business, you don’t know what it is like to deal with the public now not all customers bad but there’s just enough that make it aggravating… and just to add, there’s no such thing as the customer is always right their only right when they are right..
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    Quote Originally Posted by rhino 2 View Post
    Agreed………………..

    Unless you have owned your own business, you don’t know what it is like to deal with the public now not all customers bad but there’s just enough that make it aggravating… and just to add, there’s no such thing as the customer is always right their only right when they are right..
    I think most customers just dont no what it takes to do a job. The old saying for us is while you got paint out can just touch up the other side of the car, walk around the other side they hit a guard rail at 70 MPh. Its all good, Like everybody I will be glad to be done.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ROAD DOG View Post
    Thats what people think next time you have the paint out can you just spray a little paint on this for me, I hope thats what they do for you, you have it all prepped with handy wipes and its ready to go . Enjoy your new cooler & your BUD LIGHT
    Dude ... I'm sorry that you are so angry. It's really not good for you. The condescending I don't mind, that's right up my alley ... "Bud Light" I don't drink alcohol, never have, but if I ever start I'll let you know. Now let's be real here for a minute if you can. Do you really think that I need Picasso to paint my $21.00 plastic oil cooler cover? Do you really think that I need the "tech" guy to evaluate this grueling troublesome time consuming project? Do you really think that it needs sanding and washing and more sanding and more washing and bonding agent and more sanding and more lotion and special guns and special paint from Ferrari and more sanding ... OR do you actually know that YOU can paint this little plastic piece in your garage with rattle cans in gloss black and no one will ever know the difference? Of course you can. Especially if you work in the terribly stressful "painting" business. Where I came from the $50.00 project turned into the $10,000 customer with just a bit of consideration, which you obviously lack. Sorry that you thought being an A-Hole would make you all puffy ... not such a good look You don't know me, do you? Cost nothing for a little respect ... you deserve it right? And so do I ... Just sayin
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    Quote Originally Posted by rhino 2 View Post
    Agreed………………..

    Unless you have owned your own business, you don’t know what it is like to deal with the public now not all customers bad but there’s just enough that make it aggravating… and just to add, there’s no such thing as the customer is always right their only right when they are right..
    Not that it should matter ... A little respect costs you nothing and requires no effort. I would actually know this from spending 50 years working for the largest building materials supplier in the world. I was the Vice President & General Manager Of Redi-Mix Operations for the Southeast United States and 450 people worked directly for me. I have traveled to every big city in America and to 10 European countries teaching Best Practices to over 300 companies that we owned. Our Florida operations alone net $25 Million Dollars annually, running a 165 truck fleet with new truck purchases at $15 Million Dollars a year in just Florida. I think I have a little bit of experience dealing with the public and disrespect was never a part of it. I retired at age 60 and would consider my "customer" skills to have been pretty successful
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    Quote Originally Posted by ROAD DOG View Post
    I'm A Alcoholic . But have hot had a drink in 38 YEARS the fumes do eat up a lot of Brain Cells Whats Your Story
    I have 36 years sober with no AA meetings ever, don't miss it at all
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack Klarich View Post
    I have 36 years sober with no AA meetings ever, don't miss it at all
    Same hear No AA meetings, spent a night in hospital watching my Dad die from the shit & never Drank again. Whats funny look at my earning from 1985 to 1986 & up Lucky I quit. Most of my Friends are Drunks, They don't think so. Happy to be Sober

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    Dude ... I'm sorry that you are so angry. It's really not good for you. The condescending I don't mind, that's right up my alley ... "Bud Light" I don't drink alcohol, never have, but if I ever start I'll let you know. Now let's be real here for a minute if you can. Do you really think that I need Picasso to paint my $21.00 plastic oil cooler cover? Do you really think that I need the "tech" guy to evaluate this grueling troublesome time consuming project? Do you really think that it needs sanding and washing and more sanding and more washing and bonding agent and more sanding and more lotion and special guns and special paint from Ferrari and more sanding ... OR do you actually know that YOU can paint this little plastic piece in your garage with rattle cans in gloss black and no one will ever know the difference? Of course you can. Especially if you work in the terribly stressful "painting" business. Where I came from the $50.00 project turned into the $10,000 customer with just a bit of consideration, which you obviously lack. Sorry that you thought being an A-Hole would make you all puffy ... not such a good look You don't know me, do you? Cost nothing for a little respect ... you deserve it right? And so do I ... Just sayin
    Take your Meds & calm Down you were crying oh my God A $150.00 to paint a part, I tried to explain why it would cost a $150.00 If you want your part painted right thats what it will take, that oil cooler cover gets beat to shit down there by all the road debris & the paint will come off. Show my reply to the body shop see if he agrees ? JUST SAYIN

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    Quote Originally Posted by ROAD DOG View Post
    Same hear No AA meetings, spent a night in hospital watching my Dad die from the shit & never Drank again. Whats funny look at my earning from 1985 to 1986 & up Lucky I quit. Most of my Friends are Drunks, They don't think so. Happy to be Sober
    I made a conscious decision to stop drinking, it was hard the first year

    I look back now and remember how much money I pissed away, I do not begrudge anyone who drinks, I just know that I cannot, and I am OK with that

    stay sober Road Dog and I know that when you ride your beautiful trike life seems so much better

    My decision came when my wife was out of town with our kids, I had a huge party, got stupid wasted and attempted to ride my Panhead

    I thought I was doing OK until I got to a stop sign and did not put my feets down, over I went with the bike on top of me, that was enuff for me
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    Quote Originally Posted by ROAD DOG View Post
    Take your Meds & calm Down you were crying oh my God A $150.00 to paint a part, I tried to explain why it would cost a $150.00 If you want your part painted right thats what it will take, that oil cooler cover gets beat to shit down there by all the road debris & the paint will come off. Show my reply to the body shop see if he agrees ? JUST SAYIN
    Ya know RD, I do like you even though we don't know each other. I like how you went from "Bud Light" (never a drinker) to "take your meds" (which I also don't take) Was I really "crying" oh my god (also an atheist) or was I commenting on the fact that Maaco wants $599.00 to paint my ENTIRE CAR but $150.00 to paint my 10" long plastic picture frame? "Beat To Shit" ... please have a glance at the cover on my bike. Took this pic 5 minutes ago. I told you that I bought the $21.00 cover brand new from HD (Not Too Beat) ... Just sayin ... Let's stay buds ok?

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