Paint My Bike

Are you ready for your one-of-a-kind paint job?

Thank you for placing your trust in Customized Creations to paint your bike. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!

Here's how it works...
You call 651-646-2090 to arrange a time to come in to the shop for an estimate. You can bring a hand drawn example of what you have in mind like this customer:

Or bring in a photograph, or a paint job from a magazine. If you're undecided still, I have over 15 years of magazine examples in 3 ring binders that you can look through (plan to hang out for a while!)
Next we move on to the color. I have paint chip examples galore. Probably over 3000 options. But to keep things simple, I start with the House of Kolor chip book and PPG's latest high quality color swatches. These paint companies use top of the line materials and most customers find their color(s) within these two books.
By the way, the sand-able primers that I use are also top of the line. There are a lot of high end painters out there that use a cheaper product at this stage, but I've found from looking at their finished product that cheapening out on the primers results in sand scratches showing up months down the road. Not worth it in my book.

So now we have a design and the color(s) that will be used. So we write up the work order listing everything we've talked about and you confirm by signing it. Shop rate is $50 an hour plus materials. I am meticulous about start and stop times. The phone rings, time stops. I go to the bathroom, time stops. I don't want any mental noise about what I'm charging you. I believe in fairness and my past customers can attest to that.

So, how much? Well, the average paint job, which consists of removing the old paint from the tank and fenders, rebuilding the foundation (filling and sanding), spraying sealer - color - clear, re-sanding for adhesion, light graphics on tank, final clear and light polishing runs around $2000.

A fast paint job can cut that in half - $1000 but you see flaws such as ghosting of pinstripes and decals, waves or flat spots in the panel, orange peel in the clearcoat. It will be good from a far...but sometimes that's what the customer wants. But it will adhere properly and stop from rust forming.

A custom, high end paint job runs around $6500 - $10,000 on up. Those are the paint jobs that I love. They rock! They win awards and make people look at bikes as more than transportation - they become works of art. I'd love for every paint job to be like this (and not just because of the money) but I do realize that not everyone has unlimited funds. That's why I offer the good, better, best pricing structure. Just let me know what range you fall into.

So if all this sounds good to you, now is when you contact Customized Creations via EMAIL or phone: 651-646-2090. Find out when the next available time slot is, and reserve your place with a $200 deposit that you can pay for with credit card at paypal.com Or you can mail a check or stop by in person. The $200 deposit is non-refundable but is applied to the cost of your paint job. ( I prefer to see people in person but I know that's not always an option.)

Then, when it's your turn to bring in or ship your pieces (empty of all gas and oil), 1/2 of the cost is due to cover paint materials (cash or check) and the remainder is due upon pick up of your completed paint job. Cash only is accepted at this point unless other arrangements have been made.