Anyone know where to get a good reasonable priced paint job in Dunedin?

[Midnight Special]

I want to get my bike painted so far been quoted 800 to 1000 .

[scumdog]

Sounds about right.

Factor in a charge out rate of $45+ an hour for the labour alone and it's easy to see where the $$$$ go!

If it is just the tank/guards/sidecover(s) that you want painted you can save a bit by taking them off (get a keen knowledgable friend to do it if you don't know how).

[phaedrus]

i haven't looked into it too seriously yet but that's around the price i was told.

[Midnight Special]

Sounds about right.

Factor in a charge out rate of $45+ an hour for the labour alone and it's easy to see where the $$$$ go!

If it is just the tank/guards/sidecover(s) that you want painted you can save a bit by taking them off (get a keen knowledgable friend to do it if you don't know how).

of course i know how to take them off !! sheesh just cause im a girl huh. yes its just gaurds tank and side covers but no hurry ill shop around first .

[Midnight Special]

Well i have found the original painter in Kaikori Vally and he still has the furmula for the colour as he painted his car the same so ill start saveing now LOL

[xknuts]

I recommend Dave @ ABFX in Vogel St. He does awesome work, and can match & repair two pot paint without doing the whole part completely. In all, a clever cookie!

[Headbanger]

Heh, Once upon a time in a galaxy far far away, I paid a guy to paint my bike for about half what the shops had quoted, Then I entered it in a bike show with "for Sale" sign on it, While it was on display someone knocked it with their bike and an area of paint about 4 inches square fell off.

[scumdog]

I recommend Dave @ ABFX in Vogel St. He does awesome work, and can match & repair two pot paint without doing the whole part completely. In all, a clever cookie!

I know money = time BUT what is his time/quality ratio like?

I want a flame/skull theme on my FXDX - and NOT a cheesy budget job either.

[Wired1]

Have a crack at it yourself. The paint is expensive but you only need half a litre to do a whole bike, less if it has chrome guards. I've painted a couple of bikes and get better every time I do it. You could paint your bike half a dozen times for $1000 so it doesn't matter if you f*%k it up the first three times, go on have a go...

[The Pastor]

Have a crack at it yourself. The paint is expensive but you only need half a litre to do a whole bike, less if it has chrome guards. I've painted a couple of bikes and get better every time I do it. You could paint your bike half a dozen times for $1000 so it doesn't matter if you f*%k it up the first three times, go on have a go...

Buying a air compressor and paint set up might just cost a little bit more than 1g.......

[Wired1]

It might be a bit budget but I bought a compressor for $150 from super cheap and a spray gun from the mega store and they work fine. It probably wouldn't stand up to commercial workloads but it is fine for painting one bike a year for a few years yet. I use the same compressor for the air brush and it works fine for that too. I'd have painted both my bikes for well under a grand including the paint and the gear.

[Midnight Special]

hmm might be worth a go if i could get the colour it looks to be layerd the base being light blue , the painters created this colour to do a car its an awesome colour iv had alot of comments about it so might just have to wait and save the 800.00 . the paint jobs good just a couple of big chips from the guy taking it to a rally right after it was painted ! your paint job looks good wired1.