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Rebel73 Offline
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Lost Angels, Ca
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Post: #21
RE: Custom painted helmet
Ha ha...I grew up Catholic so I can relate to that one, PW.

I'm a "recovering Ca-tholic".

- Rob

Mods: Guhl ECU flash, Over Racing Slip-ons, Custom paint, Chic Sport Trunk Seat, Road Comet 1, Hakofugu short front fender, rear fender removed, Motech black engine guards, Renthal low bars, Moto Delux bar-end mirrors, RLETs, headlight grill, Triumph fork gaiters[size=small][/size]
08-25-2016 04:27 PM
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Lord Popgun Offline
I find your lack of RLETs disturbing

Virginia Beach
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Post: #22
RE: Custom painted helmet
Papa, someone has to ask Blush How much does a custom paint job cost? A ball park number is ok, you don't have to tell your cost.

If you come to a fork in the road, take it!
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08-26-2016 05:13 AM
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Papa Weeley Offline
High Mileage

SoCal
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Post: #23
RE: Custom painted helmet
(08-26-2016 05:13 AM)popgun Wrote:  Papa, someone has to ask Blush How much does a custom paint job cost? A ball park number is ok, you don't have to tell your cost.

Not a problem at all, popgun, glad to share so that others know what to expect.
Mine was $600. His base price is $550, with what is considered pretty basic graphics like mine. The Honda candy paint (he kept my side cover to color-match to) cost $80 more than his normal paint costs, but he graciously only passed on an additional $50 to me, totaling $600 for my job.
He really specializes in painting bikes, and has done some amazing show bikes, and he normally does custom racing helmets with the wild graphics - often a dozen or more layers of designs and different colored paints. Those start at around $600, and go up from there, depending on how complicated things are. I've seen a few in person, and they are phenomenal!
He's super easy to work with, and will even give you input about things that might work better, or even look better, which was obviously great help for a first-timer like me. As I mentioned earlier, this was one of the few things I've done that actually came out better looking than what I'd pictured in my head!
He was close by to me, being just a few blocks from our place at the beach, but he does work for people all over the country. I know he'd be able to figure things out over the phone with anyone who wanted something done. He's so good that if I didn't live locally, I know that I'd still send him my helmet, even if I had other painters available locally!
Check out his website sometime, lots of cool stuff: http://paintbysmokey.com/

(08-25-2016 04:27 PM)Rebel73 Wrote:  Ha ha...I grew up Catholic so I can relate to that one, PW.

I'm a "recovering Ca-tholic".

Ditto, brother! Wink

[color=#FFA500][i][color=#32CD32][color=#00BFFF]Ham and eggs - a day's work for a chicken, a life-altering experience for a pig.[/color][/color][/i][/color]
2013 CB1100 #056, with too danged many mods to list.
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(This post was last modified: 08-26-2016 10:01 AM by Papa Weeley.)
08-26-2016 09:59 AM
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use2b Offline
High Mileage

Perdido Key Florida
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Post: #24
RE: Custom painted helmet
Great work and it looks fantastic.
mine is done in Crash Dummy attire

The best part about growing up in Florida is i didn't have to move here when i got old.
former owner of the baddest 2013 CB1100 ever ;] now a plush ride -2014 Goldwing Valkyrie GL1800C
08-26-2016 10:37 AM
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Papa Weeley Offline
High Mileage

SoCal
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Post: #25
RE: Custom painted helmet
Ha! That sounds cool!

[color=#FFA500][i][color=#32CD32][color=#00BFFF]Ham and eggs - a day's work for a chicken, a life-altering experience for a pig.[/color][/color][/i][/color]
2013 CB1100 #056, with too danged many mods to list.
2015 Honda CB500x
08-26-2016 01:45 PM
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