camaraderie wrote:
Well...I'm so ticked off at myself for letting my Dragon Red LX150 fall over in the parking lot...2 weeks old and pristine and now I have road rash (no dents) on the right rear fender about the size of a 4" circle.
I want to get this looking PERFECT again and am willing to pay to get it done right. I know what touch up paint looks like and this is just too big an area to end up looking any good.
So...do I bring it back to a Vespa shop or an auto body shop? Will they sand it, fill it and repaint or will they want to replace that whole piece?
What is the ballpark price I'll be putting on my stupidity??
Thanks for any answers from those who have dealt with other rash attacks!
Cam
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that "rear fender" (more commonly referred to as the cowl) is an integral part of the chassis for the whole scooter, and can't be removed. Further, it's likely that your paint is metallic (I'm not sure about Dragon Red), making it nearly impossible to do a good "spot match." To get a good job, any reputable painter will want to spray at least to the edges of the panel (a hard fold in the sheet metal in this case).
You don't specify exactly where you are, but -- if you are anywhere in the Baltimore area -- I can recommend Motostrada in Cockeysville, MD. Their contract body and paint guy does excellent work.
Jim's advice about crash bars is right on the money, BTW. Worth every penny.