Custom Vehicle Discussions > Screamin' Eagle® Road Glide®
To paint or not to paint
CVODON:
A quality painter will tape off the silhouette of the "Decals" on both sides. He will then do the repair, spray the damaged area with color and blend the surrounding area to match, then remove the tape from the decals and clearcoat the complete panel. This is a easy repair but I would turn in the damage to my insurance company, a flying object hit you. This is a comprehensive loss, me I have zero deductible on comp so this would be covered 100% for no cash out of pocket. You may have a different deductible but it should still be pretty low.
d3v1ld0g:
--- Quote from: CVODON on July 19, 2022, 08:44:48 PM ---A quality painter will tape off the silhouette of the "Decals" on both sides. He will then do the repair, spray the damaged area with color and blend the surrounding area to match, then remove the tape from the decals and clearcoat the complete panel. This is a easy repair but I would turn in the damage to my insurance company, a flying object hit you. This is a comprehensive loss, me I have zero deductible on comp so this would be covered 100% for no cash out of pocket. You may have a different deductible but it should still be pretty low.
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My deductible is $250. Not too bad. But the fairing has a couple of gouges. So I don’t know if it can be repaired or if I should get a new fairing repainted. I got in touch with dave at cpv in Wisconsin. He’s gonna look at the pictures and let me know what my options are.
CVODON:
The fairing is composite and can be repaired. While the composite is not the same as older Corvettes or boats, the repairs are. Not to make light of the damage but composites are pretty easy to repair. Many shops won't repair due to this not being a high profit job, like repairing a car door etc. But it is repairable, gouged or not. I am pretty sure HD has dropped your painted fairing from stock. Buying a new one will open a whole can of problems the least of which is to duplicate the Eagle. Someone in your area does high end custom painting, street-rods, custom bikes/cars etc. Find them and let them look at it.
d3v1ld0g:
--- Quote from: CVODON on July 20, 2022, 03:43:19 PM ---The fairing is composite and can be repaired. While the composite is not the same as older Corvettes or boats, the repairs are. Not to make light of the damage but composites are pretty easy to repair. Many shops won't repair due to this not being a high profit job, like repairing a car door etc. But it is repairable, gouged or not. I am pretty sure HD has dropped your painted fairing from stock. Buying a new one will open a whole can of problems the least of which is to duplicate the Eagle. Someone in your area does high end custom painting, street-rods, custom bikes/cars etc. Find them and let them look at it.
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I got a hold of dave at cpv paint and graphics. He said it could be repaired and color matched. $780 if they don’t have to redo the eagle decal.
Twolanerider:
--- Quote from: d3v1ld0g on July 20, 2022, 07:48:17 PM ---I got a hold of dave at cpv paint and graphics. He said it could be repaired and color matched. $780 if they don’t have to redo the eagle decal.
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I know that seems like a lot for what looks like such a small area of damage but, given what the part is, if it's work you trust I'm jump on it. Replacements can't be bought so if he can make it look right that's fair. He'll have a surprising number of hours in making it right.
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