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« on: September 14, 2016, 04:16:18 PM » |
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Hey all, I have a 97 tourer, cream, green with a red pin strip...well I did a BIG no no she tipped over in the car port and scratched a hard bag some,, plastic I believe. I am NOT finding very good luck in MEDFORD Oregon TRYING TO GET THIS BOO-BOO FIXED,, any suggestions?? I want it original,, it only scratched the GREEN paint...HELP!!!! thanks  |
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old2soon
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« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2016, 05:47:02 PM » |
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IF it's any help the bags are made of A B S plastic. Black A B S hardening glue is what I used to repair mine. RIDE SAFE.
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Today is the tommorow you worried about yesterday. If at first you don't succeed screw it-save it for nite check. 1964 1968 U S Navy. Two cruises off Nam.
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gordonv
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« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2016, 08:40:57 PM » |
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Custom paint job. Color match. Not cheap. Maybe just leave it, since you don't see it while riding, and the bike is almost 20 years old. Wait till you need more done (either pieces or a cracked bag).
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Bighead
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« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2016, 09:08:04 PM » |
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Any good body shop could do it.
But remember a cheap paint job ain't good a a good paint job ain't cheap ???
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VALARIE
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« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2016, 04:19:55 AM » |
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I'm SOO UPSET WITH MYSELF FOR DOING THIS!! It made me sick! The first ding no matter how careful you are or how small it is is always the worst, right?? I'm a little ocd with my bikes. I CALLED MANY SHOPS,They WONT DO IT.. I've got a lead on a couple custom bike and paint shops who would do it and we have a auto paint warehouse that can match perfect from paint code, but your right it may cost a little, Ill take her down and check it out, Happy Birthday to my daughter!! Thank you everyone.
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hubcapsc
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« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2016, 04:39:00 AM » |
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I think a whole lot of body shops are set up to do
insurance repairs, they stick to that as a business
model.
Around here (SC) you could probably find someone
to do a decent job for $300-$500, and the little dab
of good paint will cost a bunch. OEM pinstripes are
decals, if you have to get a pinstripe, the painter will
probably prefer to just paint the pinstripe on...
-Mike
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da prez
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« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2016, 05:37:53 AM » |
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As O2S said , ABS plastic glue (black) and only ABS plastic glue for the repairs. Bondo will not stick and JB weld is hard to sand down. Improper prep work will lead to a failure down the road.
da prez
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VALARIE
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« Reply #7 on: September 15, 2016, 04:02:41 PM » |
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thank you all, your right about body shops, don't even want to mess with it,,, now searching for custom bike painting shops, pinstripe is fine its only the forest green,,, spendy boo-boo, aahh.. ill keep looking, have a couple guys said to bring it in to see,, I JUST CANT LIVE WITH THIS SCRATCH,,, ya know what I mean????
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Bighead
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« Reply #8 on: September 15, 2016, 05:05:53 PM » |
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Both mine were painted by an auto body shop. The ones in your area must not like $$$ or repeat bidness  |
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gordonv
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« Reply #9 on: September 15, 2016, 07:12:10 PM » |
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I JUST CANT LIVE WITH THIS SCRATCH,,, ya know what I mean????
Well, how about buying a used correct color bag? It's only one, you don't need everything, and they do come up for sale from time-to-time. Maybe $150-$250. Would be cheaper than repairing the bag and getting it painted. |
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hubcapsc
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« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2016, 03:29:50 AM » |
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Pinwall has a nice looking set of Green And Cream bags on eBay
for $925...
-Mike
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Danny McMillin
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« Reply #11 on: September 16, 2016, 06:51:37 AM » |
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Location of scratch???? Size of scratch???? Small, big, long, short????? Is it possible a small mural will cover up? A matching mural on both sides may cover scratch, would be much, much less expensive, and would add personal touch to yur scoot! A small piece of chrome estchlon bling, with matching on other side? Pin striping cover up?? Sumtin to think about!!
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old2soon
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« Reply #12 on: September 16, 2016, 10:00:40 AM » |
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Location of scratch???? Size of scratch???? Small, big, long, short????? Is it possible a small mural will cover up? A matching mural on both sides may cover scratch, would be much, much less expensive, and would add personal touch to yur scoot! A small piece of chrome estchlon bling, with matching on other side? Pin striping cover up?? Sumtin to think about!!
That right thar be thinkin outside da box!  And that IS a good thing.  RIDE SAFE. |
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Today is the tommorow you worried about yesterday. If at first you don't succeed screw it-save it for nite check. 1964 1968 U S Navy. Two cruises off Nam.
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VALARIE
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« Reply #13 on: September 16, 2016, 03:48:54 PM » |
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Danny, I like those options and will think about them. Really wanted to keep it original but..., haven't taken her down to the specialty paint shop yet. Scratch is on the passenger side hard bag, about a inch square, on main part of hard case in the middle with another smaller one on top of the lid area just above it, both are only in the green paint colors, no pin striping got tagged nor is it cracked at all or very deep, more of like 2 SCUFFS?? still very bothersome to a ocd guy like me...
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« Reply #14 on: September 16, 2016, 05:19:07 PM » |
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How about reflectors on both sides? Safety and you get to cover the scratch.
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The emperor has no clothes
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« Reply #15 on: September 16, 2016, 05:22:30 PM » |
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Danny, I like those options and will think about them. Really wanted to keep it original but..., haven't taken her down to the specialty paint shop yet. Scratch is on the passenger side hard bag, about a inch square, on main part of hard case in the middle with another smaller one on top of the lid area just above it, both are only in the green paint colors, no pin striping got tagged nor is it cracked at all or very deep, more of like 2 SCUFFS?? still very bothersome to a ocd guy like me...
uh... Which one is the passenger side ? From the description you give I'm sure you can get it painted relatively cheap. The problem is finding someone willing to do it. Usually shops want big jobs. Probably going to have to find an independent or hobbyist painter. Keep looking. |
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Danny McMillin
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« Reply #16 on: September 16, 2016, 05:37:24 PM » |
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Good luck with it, but a "coverup" may be the best and least expensive way to deal with your injury! Find yourself a good pinstriper or muralist at a scooter rally, and get a little bling while hiding your misfortune. Get your ideas together; maybe a little design in the same red as your pinstripe, and add a little something similar somewhere up front to tie it all together. Pictures would be interesting, and keep us posted!
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« Reply #17 on: September 16, 2016, 05:39:26 PM » |
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How about a picture of the scratch?
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VALARIE
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« Reply #18 on: September 16, 2016, 07:30:03 PM » |
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Meathead from Kenai? do you know the "stump maker"? we have family there. we go fishing there for reds on the boardwalk at Soldotna we buy our tackle from Kens,,, I'm really liking the pinstripe idea,,, sorry, its the right hard bag
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« Reply #19 on: September 16, 2016, 07:59:19 PM » |
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Meathead from Kenai? do you know the "stump maker"? we have family there. we go fishing there for reds on the boardwalk at Soldotna we buy our tackle from Kens,,, I'm really liking the pinstripe idea,,, sorry, its the right hard bag
Dude ! I haven't thought about Ken's in years. Are you talking about the guy who chainsaws bears and fish and stuff ? I don't know him personally. I haven't lived there for 15 years. But we are going up next July for a couple weeks. Do you fish on the boardwalk because of the easy access ? There are less crowded places I could hook you up with. Well at least 30 years ago there were. I still have family there also. Sadly some have passed on and some have moved. I grew up in Anchorage, lived in Kenai for 15 years. Met and married my wife there. Her family is all still in Kenai. |
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VALARIE
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« Reply #20 on: September 17, 2016, 06:08:44 PM » |
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We have relatives that work at kens, which is THE go to tackle shop right by the bridge, boardwalk and parking lot.. Relatives all really live in Soldotna, "he's" an ice road trucker, and haul road driver out of Fairbanks, Kenai...CRAZY!!! not me!!! Fishing off the boardwalk is for ease of access mostly and its 15 min from "home"., But with 360,000 reds going up in one day you really cant miss right? We limited out in probably 30 min!! and of course fishing 24hrs a day is weird and it never really gets dark, mid July. Tons of fun,,, if WE were natives of AK,,, well..... you can catch more fish then you can imagine as you well know...I do like the reflector cover up idea to ponder too,,,still VERY upset I did such a stupid thing to my beautiful bike.... AAAHHH. I could hardly face her after I did this,,, she is alive you know...ill re-adress the situation tomorrow,, thanks for all the ideas.. Be sure your in Kenai, Soldotna around July 10, 15th week for the reds run.....
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