2014 Harley-Davidson Touch Up Paint (3 OEM Colors)

The 2014 Harley-Davidson Vibe

2014 was the year Harley-Davidson decided to listen to the folks in the saddle, launching "Project Rushmore" and overhauling the Touring line. If you were rolling a Street Glide Special or an Ultra Limited that year, you were part of the biggest shake-up in Milwaukee since they stopped using kickstarts. The palette was leaning into the future, too. While the rest of the world was turning every car on the road into a "Medium Gray" toaster, Harley kept the soul alive with high-drama finishes like Red Hot Sunglow and that deep, sunset-heavy Copper Pearl Tricoat. These weren't just colors; they were an invitation to get lost on a state highway.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the Thin Paint Era. By 2014, the days of "dipping the tank in a vat of lacquer" were long gone, replaced by "Robot Efficiency." Those factory robots are precise, sure, but they're also stingy. They apply just enough clear coat to pass inspection, leaving you with a finish that's beautiful but brittle. On these Rushmore bikes, the massive batwing fairings are basically rock-chip magnets, and the tanks are notorious for "seat rub"-where the stock seat vibrations vibrate micro-grit right through that thin clear coat. If you look at your tins under a shop light and see a spiderweb of swirls, don't blame yourself; blame the machine that was programmed to save the factory half a cent on every bike.

Restoration Tip

When you're touching up a 2014 finish, you have to respect the "thinness." If you go in there with a heavy hand and try to "blob" a chip in one shot, you'll end up with a high spot that's a nightmare to level without burning through the surrounding factory clear. Build your layers slowly. Apply your color in thin, patient passes, letting it tack up properly before adding the clear. Think of it like building a custom engine-tight tolerances and no rushing. If you're leveling a repair, use the finest grit possible and keep your sanding block small; you've only got a few microns of factory clear to work with before you're down to the metal, and once you cross that line, there's no turning back.