what does $45,000. paint look like?

Post by **liquid_cool** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 3:34 pm

saw this bike on ebay and asked the seller how much he payed for the paint..check it out..$45,000. damn!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... :MESELX:IT

Post by **ADDirishboy** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 3:35 pm

Post by **Dana_15** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 3:53 pm

Crazy!

Post by **troskinatior** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 3:55 pm

I call bs

Post by **Dittoz7** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 3:59 pm

s*** color for 45,000 IMHO.

Ask he could drop 45k from the price if he takes the paint off.

TOMMY VERCETTI · Post by **TOMMY VERCETTI** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 4:00 pm

Insane! Never would of spent that kind of money on a paint job for a bike.

Post by **alms24sebring** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 4:10 pm

It says $145.000 invested. Thats either such a rip or such a lie

And $45k paint job, it better give me road head every time I ride and I dont see that happening

Post by **Chaotic_Warlord** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 4:35 pm

alms24sebring wrote:It says $145.000 invested. Thats either such a rip or such a lie

And $45k paint job, it better give me road head every time I ride and I dont see that happening

Actually some of the Orange County and West Coast bikes can go for upwards of $200K depending on what you get. Custom one off choppers are BIG business, and I would believe the the $45K paint due to it being all airbrushed, and frankly with the amount of detail in the paint that's a lot of man hours for one guy plus I'm sure it's HOK paint and clear on it and that stuff ain't cheap.

Post by **Dattebayo** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 4:48 pm

Chaotic_Warlord wrote:I'm sure it's HOK paint and clear on it and that stuff ain't cheap.

Yeah, but it's not THAT expensive either. A quart is about $75, and they only used a few different colors.

It's all in the labor time, but even that is too expensive. It's a rip unless you look at the artistry aspect of it. Personally, I think it looks like sh*t.

Post by **AppleBonker** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 5:05 pm

Some paint can go for around a few grand per gallon. Look at the mystic green mustangs. That is roughly what that paint costs. Now, it would be pretty pointless to put that paint on something as small as a bike. Plus, a bike doesn't really require that much paint to fully cover everything. I'd be shocked if there is a bike out there that has more than about $200 in materials in the paint job (unless you're talking about adding gold leaf or something like that to it).

Post by **Dattebayo** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 5:10 pm

You have to consider that many shops use multiple layers of paint, too. But I really don't think that the materials even amounted to 1/8th of that job.

Post by **AppleBonker** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 5:14 pm

Oh you're definitely right. There's just no way. I need to see closeups, but aside from using a bunch of gold in there, I would guarantee it. It's definitely all in the labor. That, I wouldn't know how to estimate a cost on.

Post by **tigersharkdude** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 6:36 pm

$4,500>$45,000

Post by **S13_love** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 7:44 pm

Sounds about right...

1) "This bike is a ONE-OFF Custom with free hand airbrushing covering the INTIRE painted portion of the bike."

I can't even imagine what the labor on that alone must have been.

2) Those colors are not cheap.

Post by **dre1507** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 7:57 pm

I'm a firm believer of "if it costs more than $10,000, it better come with at least 2 seats, 2 doors, 4 wheels, and a steering wheel."

Post by **JoseBronx** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:34 pm

Ive seen better looking flat black s13s

Post by **liquid_cool** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 9:29 am

S13_love wrote:Sounds about right...

1) "This bike is a ONE-OFF Custom with free hand airbrushing covering the INTIRE painted portion of the bike."

I can't even imagine what the labor on that alone must have been.

2) Those colors are not cheap.

the paint prosess for the dupont hot hues..is actually powder coating in layers..if you look at some of the pics..you can see the prep next to the furnace door for there oven..i totally believe the price tag on the paint-powder coating....

Post by **SullivanRacing06** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 9:37 am

flat black 240s are a eye sore sorry....

nice paint/powder but id rather make a large mortgage payment on a house, not waste it on paint for a bike

Post by **alms24sebring** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 12:43 pm

Daaaaam, that's a nice Carolla... but flat black can be super sex too

Holy crap thats hot

dre1507 wrote:I'm a firm believer of "if it costs more than $10,000, it better come with at least 2 seats, 2 doors, 4 wheels, and a steering wheel."

That makes 2 of us. Id rather spend $150k+ on many cars or 1 car that are all ganna be faster and safer too.

I can understand having to break it down paint it and put it all back together. I watch American Chpper lol. Its just not worth it in my book, thats all.

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Post by **Looneybomber** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 1:15 pm

S13_love wrote:Sounds about right...

1) "This bike is a ONE-OFF Custom with free hand airbrushing covering the INTIRE painted portion of the bike."

I can't even imagine what the labor on that alone must have been.

I have a rule. I don't pay big money for things when the seller can't spell.

Post by **alms24sebring** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 1:27 pm

hahaha! I noticed a couple too. Alot of mechanics seem to be that way. Oh I've seen worse on here

Post by **Looneybomber** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 9:12 pm

alms24sebring wrote:hahaha! I noticed a couple too. Alot of mechanics seem to be that way. Oh I've seen worse on here

Yeah with the amount of money they make on these bikes, you'd think they could hire a PR rep or something. Very part-time gig, 20k/yr cash
...or in this case, use a spell checker? Firefox has one built in. Two bad hit doe's ant have a graham her checker.

Post by **PoorManQ45** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 5:12 am

What I'm confused about is why you would even paint a motorcycle when doing a custom.

Everything should be powder coated!

Post by **PoorManQ45** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 5:15 am

liquid_cool wrote: the paint prosess for the dupont hot hues..is actually powder coating in layers..if you look at some of the pics..you can see the prep next to the furnace door for there oven..i totally believe the price tag on the paint-powder coating....

Powder coating is actually pretty cheap... Didn't we have a member here that was doing that?

Post by **Dattebayo** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 5:17 am

PoorManQ45 wrote:
liquid_cool wrote: the paint prosess for the dupont hot hues..is actually powder coating in layers..if you look at some of the pics..you can see the prep next to the furnace door for there oven..i totally believe the price tag on the paint-powder coating....
Powder coating is actually pretty cheap... Didn't we have a member here that was doing that?

Yeah, and he had to be tracked down, still hadn't been resolved yet I think. I drove to his neighborhood, knocked on his door. He lives near Miami...

Post by **Crazyirish** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 5:19 am

I know probably 5 or 6 artists that could replicate that "labor" for so much less than $45k its not even funny. Just because someone with more money than sense is willing to pay that kind of cash, doesn't make it worth it.

Post by **PHENOMenalVinyl** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 8:50 pm

troskinatior wrote:I call bs

agreed or he did the work himself and took mad long to do it and calculated the hours

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