So the other day I did a slow uphill U-Turn and dropped my SVS at almost a stand still but since it was slanted, the bike slide a little, which rashed up my lower fairings. So I was wondering how much it would cost to fix it up and make it look like new again, so I took it to a shop that the previous owner took it to for some work. Seemed like a nice shop since they race a lot and have a lot of bikes as well as repair and paint.
I take it to the paint guy and he looks at it and comments and talks to me a little because he has an 02' SVS for sale with the exact same color blue. And he says he'll fix it up and paint it the same color for $45 (I was expecting a bit more, so I say yes). He calls later that day and its ready and I go pick it up. Well I take it back and I match it up with the other lower fairing and in my apartment it looks fine. So I go on vacation and when I come back to put it on the bike, the blue is not the right blue but very close! It was a little dull but when installed, VERY noticable. So, today I took it back to the guy and here's how it went...
I tell him that its not the right color and maybe since I didn't bring the other part of the fairing to match the paint he was a little off (even though he had an SVS with the same blue). He says yeah, I know its a Suzuki candy color so it was hard to match so I tried my best to match it, this is the best I could do. o_0 "You didn't tell me that you wouldn't be able to get the exact color, why do I want a fairing that doesn't match?!" This just infuriated me because he told me he would get the same color, not some of this I'll try my best bullsh*t AFTER I had payed. So I try to understand the situation and he says its a candy color and he won't be able to match it exactly and I say why didn't you tell me that in the first place, blahblah.
In the end, I ask him what are my options and he says to either leave it or he can send it out to a local lacquer place to get them to match it up as close as possible but I would have to pay for the paint. I asked him if there were any other paint shops and he says he's the only one around. So I reluctantly let him send it off, hoping that it will not take longer than Thursday because Friday I need to bring the bike to Houston. Great.
I take it to the paint guy and he looks at it and comments and talks to me a little because he has an 02' SVS for sale with the exact same color blue. And he says he'll fix it up and paint it the same color for $45 (I was expecting a bit more, so I say yes). He calls later that day and its ready and I go pick it up. Well I take it back and I match it up with the other lower fairing and in my apartment it looks fine. So I go on vacation and when I come back to put it on the bike, the blue is not the right blue but very close! It was a little dull but when installed, VERY noticable. So, today I took it back to the guy and here's how it went...
I tell him that its not the right color and maybe since I didn't bring the other part of the fairing to match the paint he was a little off (even though he had an SVS with the same blue). He says yeah, I know its a Suzuki candy color so it was hard to match so I tried my best to match it, this is the best I could do. o_0 "You didn't tell me that you wouldn't be able to get the exact color, why do I want a fairing that doesn't match?!" This just infuriated me because he told me he would get the same color, not some of this I'll try my best bullsh*t AFTER I had payed. So I try to understand the situation and he says its a candy color and he won't be able to match it exactly and I say why didn't you tell me that in the first place, blahblah.
In the end, I ask him what are my options and he says to either leave it or he can send it out to a local lacquer place to get them to match it up as close as possible but I would have to pay for the paint. I asked him if there were any other paint shops and he says he's the only one around. So I reluctantly let him send it off, hoping that it will not take longer than Thursday because Friday I need to bring the bike to Houston. Great.