Quality restoration and custom finishing for two-wheelers, signs and artifacts.
Austin Paintworks is your source for professional paint, surface restoration and polishing services for two-wheeled vehicles, signs and artifacts. With over 35 years of painting and coating experience, we are a sure bet when you have a job that needs to be done right the first time. We incorporate a large pool of talented painters and artists with many different styles to accommodate your needs- Restore-to-original, custom graphics, metal flake, candies, pinstriping, hand lettering, intricate masking, etc… Our turn-around time is unprecedented in the Austin area- give us a call for a quote today!
Bmw Airhead by Austin Paintworks Once in a blue moon, a bike comes along from a workshop I've never heard of, and blows my socks off. T AP is primarily a paint and motorcycle restoration shop, but I have a feeling their clientele is about to change. Bill and Matt occasionally take on special projects, and that's how t BMW built very few of these factory racers, and today they fetch over $140,000 at auction. Matt Muchel takes up the story. Our customer Doug Hector bought the R6-0 frame, engine, tank and ports from a collector several years ago. We restored a 1958 Cessada scooter for Doug last year and he was pleased with the results, so he asked us to take the R6-0 parts and build a Rensport- Although the Airhead engine and frame are from the 70s, Bill and Matt have captured the spirit of the original factory race mac It helped that they had only two mandates, make the BMW both track and street legal hence the headlight behind the front n With the help of mechanic David Martinez, the bike was completed after 180 hours of work. And that work was considerable, including modifying the frame to receive Earl's type leading link forks and a stiffer, racing style rear end. The tank is from metalworking genius Evan Wilcox. Once in Texas, it was brushed and painted blue-gray with old-school lacquer and pinstriped by hand in black. It's finished with hand-formed al The wheels and the front wheel are made of al