Mid Life Crisis

[hdrider]

Hello to all... I have an 02 FLHRI (Concord Purple) love the color however went on a road trip in June and a very large dog jumped on my bike and scratched the s**t out of it. After researching custom paint jobs I decided to take it on myself. So yesterday i parked it for the season to start my venture. I have removed the Bags, Fenders, and Tank. Today I sanded down the fron fender to the original HD primer. Should I take it to the bare metal or can I prime over the factory primer??? I have never been more possesed with a project like this in my life. I joined this forum after seeing some of the info posted here. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[hoss]

it'd be eaiser to take it to the metal b/c it's a smoother surface to work from. whether you can see it or not any areas that aren't smooth were you left primer will show up in your final product.

[hdrider]

Thanks for the response.

[hdrider]

I took the parts to a professional today... Turns out that I didn't need to sand all the way down to the factory primer since the paint was in great condition.. They recommended to just sand the parts with 400grit clean with oil,grease,wax remover then proceed to prime. All the parts will be preped and ready for primer on Saturday.

[Kristoffersson]

Please keep us updated, whould be fun with some pictures aswell!
I'll follow this for sure! I might even be able to help a little!

[hdrider]

Thank you... that is the main reason I joined this forum.

[Bonecarver]

hdrider,

I am with you. I joined today myself my bike is a apart awaiting me to get the courage to try and shoot paint again after some 30 years. A lot has changed since the last time.
Hoping to gain some help and encouragement.
Best of luck to you!

[hoss]

i thought you already sanded the front fender to the primer? if you did, then i thought it be easier just to coat the metal w/ some new primer.

the factory finish would be fine to shoot over, sounds like you got some good advice from your professional.