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Old 12-01-11, 07:00 PM   #1
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The finish is fine. Its the colour match is way out, its grand candy blue. Should I bring the bike and the lowers back for a better match? He painted them without seeing the bike,was that a bad idea? I'm gutted they dont match
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Old 12-01-11, 07:37 PM   #2
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yes that was a bad idea. you should have taken him a sample.
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Old 12-01-11, 11:06 PM   #3
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yes that was a bad idea. you should have taken him a sample.

Ok lesson learned , he will be getting the bike too this time
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Old 14-01-11, 10:43 PM   #4
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Would I be better off to get the paint from a bike paint supplier and give it to my spray painter? I want a really good match.
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Old 15-01-11, 11:40 AM   #5
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for these guys its there bread and butter ,give him the bike and let them do there job
sometimes cutting corners costs more, like you not taking into account sun fade (most likely reason for paint not matching). drop it off ,agree a price ,agree a return date ,pay deposit , check hes done a good job ,pay the man
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Old 15-01-11, 01:31 PM   #6
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Sun fade is the most likely for non colour match. My seat cowl on the yellow SV is a lot darker than it should be, but then its been in a box for a long time...so I leave it out in the sun in summer, and gradually it has faded to less noticeable. Also one to point out is if you wash it a lot, or t cut it, then that attacks a layer at a time too.
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Old 15-01-11, 09:43 PM   #7
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for these guys its there bread and butter ,give him the bike and let them do there job
sometimes cutting corners costs more, like you not taking into account sun fade (most likely reason for paint not matching). drop it off ,agree a price ,agree a return date ,pay deposit , check hes done a good job ,pay the man
[QUOTE=dizzyblonde;2460874]Sun fade is the most likely for non colour match. My seat cowl on the yellow SV is a lot darker than it should be, but then its been in a box for a long time...so I leave it out in the sun in summer, and gradually it has faded to less noticeable. Also one to point out is if you wash it a lot, or t cut it, then that attacks a layer at a time too.[/QUOTE

Thats the thing the new paint is much lighter in colour. He said his system for mixing has a note on it thats its only an approx match. But he has told me to bring over the bike and he will add black or blue to the mix until he gets it right. Does this sound ok?
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Old 16-01-11, 01:11 AM   #8
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yea sounds like hes going to fix the issue just confirm it aint going to cost you any more coin
as the saying go's you dont care how he fix it as long as he fix it for free
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yea sounds like hes going to fix the issue just confirm it aint going to cost you any more coin
as the saying go's you dont care how he fix it as long as he fix it for free
hth
Ok mate thanks for your advise. I'll give him another go and hopefully it will work out.
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Old 19-01-11, 11:31 AM   #10
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Bit of an update. I went to see my painter with my lowers and bike this time. He seen they are not a match. He does not think he can match them, and is telling me to respray the rest of the bike too! I dont like this new blue on the lowers,so he said to pick any colour i like. But I like my old blue
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