Well I'm curious if anyone has painted their FJR? I'm looking to paint the color portions of the bike to another simple color. I got quotes from $1,500 to $3,200. I think I seen cheaper for a whole car. If anyone has had their bike painted recently please let me know if these prices are outrangous or not?
Painting my FJR
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frankenfeejeer
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Interesting you are bringing this up. I'm in the process of repainting my bike right now. I happen to work at a body shop though, so I can't really get you an idea on price.
What color are you thinking?
What color are you thinking?
fjrchooser
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rogdeb
Scouser
Oh Yeah !
Over the years there's been quite a few custom paint jobs. Probably have to search for them on the site here.
Early model red's, black/blue tribals, yellows, red/orange, ... an interesting design by Reaper although I think he sold the bike recently .. etc
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ionbeam
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$1,500
$2,750
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LCB
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Here's mine - all the details are in this thread: https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php/topic/166697-new-fjr-color-for-2016-see-it-here-first/
ionbeam
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I'm sure the bulk of the paint costs is in taking off the plastics and tank. If you've the inclination to pull them yourself, I'd imagine you'll be able to knock a grand or 2 off the price. Going a solid color makes it easy for them, just a little bit of masking for badges and such. If you're going 2-tone, make sure to tape/mark your lines while everything's on the bike so you can tell them which colors you want where.
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I can't see paying $3,200 for a paint job that would only fit in at the Gay Rodeo once a year.
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I can't see paying $3,200 for a paint job that would only fit in at the Gay Rodeo once a year.
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rogdeb
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2003 model, originally silver.
Mine cost me 2K. Done through the dealer service manager.I removed the plastic myself but had the dealer put it all back, "just in case"
Wish I still owned her :-(
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Brodie
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Roughly $3200 a few years back...
Make sure that the painter knows how to paint plastic body panels. My painter came from the custom Harley scene where the fenders and body pieces are metal. His paint job didn't flex very well with my tupperware. Every stone chip showed spalling and clear coat failure. Later I had another painter friend told me that there is an additive that gets mixed into the paint to make it adhere better to a flexible body panel.
Unfortunately this paint job only lasted another 9 months when the bike became a hood ornament to a '2000 Chevy Silverado pick up truck.
Brodie
Make sure that the painter knows how to paint plastic body panels. My painter came from the custom Harley scene where the fenders and body pieces are metal. His paint job didn't flex very well with my tupperware. Every stone chip showed spalling and clear coat failure. Later I had another painter friend told me that there is an additive that gets mixed into the paint to make it adhere better to a flexible body panel.
Unfortunately this paint job only lasted another 9 months when the bike became a hood ornament to a '2000 Chevy Silverado pick up truck.
Brodie
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RaYzerman19
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I vote a nice burnt sienna metallic. Always wanted to see that.
LittleJon
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You mean like a root beer color Ray?
Bellerophon
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While I'm really digging my Blue 2016A, that Magnetic Bronze is really stunning. And yes, I do wish we could still get the AE in the US. Until you own one, you cannot fully comprehend what an advantage it is. It's really the only thing I miss about my '08. That is truly a beautiful bike mcatrophy.
<<<<<<< prefers yellow n black
But I bet you already knew that.
sans Yamaha decal and fractured reflective stripe on panniers
But I bet you already knew that.
sans Yamaha decal and fractured reflective stripe on panniers
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Well sadly i'm just seeing everyone's post. I thought I followed the thread but thanks for the info. I was going or a solid blue color. I just saw the Blue 2016 and I almost got pissed becasue close to what I wanted but I was looking toward a different shade of Blue. More like to 2015 corvette or older stingray corvetteback in the late 60's. I know I'll hear about this but very close to the Suzuki blue used in the GSXR's. I was looking for a solid color in that with maybe a different trim in certain areas. However I told the painters I would take the plastics off and I even bought new ones still in the boxes. All they said it would barely drop the price. Basically charging about $200 per part to be painted. So at this point the bike will stay it's 2004 color sadly. I just did a lot of changes to the bike and was hoping to top it all off with new color.
Laser Dude
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Have it wrapped. It would be less expensive. There are lots of options available for that. 3M makes a couple of blues in their 1080 product line, G217 which is a deep blue metallic and G227 which is a blue metallic, much lighter. You can always remove the wrap without damaging the paint (providing you remove it correctly, it was installed correctly, and there were no paint issues prior to wrapping it).
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Laser Dude
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Just for reference, here's a photo of the 3M films for blue I mentioned...
