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Alcalde Custom Alcalde Customs Inc. is the best in custom motorcycle painting and graphics in the Midwest, Chicagoland & surrounding areas. We specialize in painting but we also offer complete transformation of your bike from parts to mechanical service to metal fabrication and welding. We pride ourselves on our award-winning custom graphic designs, custom colors, and airbrush artwork.

We have done thousands of custom Harley Davidson's, sport bikes, choppers, and cars. We offer some of the most stunning and alternative paint schemes in the custom paint market.
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One of the most outstanding examples of Alcalde Customs' painting abilities can be seen on the Super Viper Systems "Stryker" Viper GTS. The Viper you see below is the only twin turbocharged Dodge Viper GTS in the world. It is wearing the American Dream paint scheme. Normally a popular tank design for Harleys, Alcalde demostrated it's creative capabilities by adapting the paint scheme to a full sized automobile.
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Chris Nitzke
Jun 10, 2022
Tim is a rockstar. the quality of his work is beyond expectation! The passion he has for what he does and for his customers is clearly evident in everything that comes out of his shop. He is easy to get along with, VERY accommodating, and runs a clean, well organized and professional business. At the end of the day. after everything was said and done.

I ended up with a BEAUTIFUL paint job, a smile from ear to ear, lots of comments from others like "WOW who did your paint job? That thing is gorgeous!", and last but not least. a new friend!
Jaleel Smith
May 07, 2022
Tim was very nice, informative, and professional. He painted my front fender and I couldn't be more pleased. Definitely earned himself a returning customer!
Craig Hyslop
Mar 11, 2022
I purchased a 1977 Sportster in 2015 that Tim painted in 2013 for the original builder/owner. It appeared in Iron Works magazine in March 2013 as its feature bike. The paint still looks showroom new! This is a great shop with a great owner. Service: Painting
Cole Sandberg
Feb 01, 2022
Tim does amazing work. Fast, reliable and extremely skilled. He will be getting all my paint work! Service: Body & Trim
Chris W.
Jan 20, 2022
Tim did absolutely amazing job on my car he painted it a custom cherry red pearl and did some extremely nice lettering and graphics on it. I would highly recommend him to anybody he is a perfectionist and takes pride in his work Service: Painting
Rich McGuire
Jan 19, 2022
Tim did a custom paint job on my 2016 Indian Chief Vintage. The results were outstanding! My bike has won 2 awards at local bike shows, including a "best in show" trophy. I get compliments every time I'm out riding. Service: Painting
Thomas Henderson
Jan 19, 2022
Tim did an outstanding job blending and repairing scratches and gouges along one whole side of my bike from a zero speed tip over in gravel. His price was very fair and he eve helped with transport when I couldn't find a trailer to rent. He went the extra mile I would recommend him to anyone. This was a mundane repair on an old "geezer glide", but he still treated me like I was doing custom work I also had the inner fairing painted and it came out fabulous
Jesus Contreras
Jan 15, 2022
Tim is very professional, listened to what I wanted, and exceeded my expectations. I would trust him with all my custom work. Services: Painting, Welding, Body & Trim
MGBtoMX
Jan 13, 2022
I had Tim do a custom Metallica "Ride the Lightning" themed paint job on my Buell Lightning motorcycle. I brought him the album cover and the tank and panels and Tim took it from there. The paint quality was of course amazingly flawless, if you see any of Tim's work, you expect that. What blew me away though was the airbrush work. I was concerned because I knew the difficulty laying out the lightning on a 3D surface and not have it look wonky. Tim absolutely nailed it, he got the lightning bolts perfect, better than I could have ever imagined! You will not find a better painter anywhere.
Kevin Miller
Jan 13, 2022
Tim is as professional as it gets. Great prices and second to none. This guy is an artist. Anyone that takes there equipment there is in for a treat. It's like doing yourself a favor. Pure quality work Services: Painting, Body & Trim
Ermin Mehanovic
Jan 12, 2022
Critical: Professionalism, Quality, Value This is what you get for disagreeing with his pricing! All I said was $500 was too much for a gas tank to be painted. He says it's good quality but treats his potential clients like this?
Joe HSu
Jan 11, 2022
Very professional and a great paint job alcalde customs has done for me on 2 bikes and a car already.
Brett Hanson
Dec 25, 2021
Tim did an excellent job on my 18 Road Glide that i wanted a color change on from factory red. I dropped off my tins, told him the base color i wanted and emailed a few pictures of a design i liked and let him put his spin on it. Had them back in 2 weeks and it came out awesome! Great pricing as well! I plan on letting him fix up the paint on my 69 camaro as well now after seeing his work. I would highly recommend this place to anyone looking to make their motorcycle the best looking bike in the neighborhood.
Peter Mizera
Oct 02, 2021
Great shop. Love the color. Thank you for good quality work.
Joseph Fanella
Sep 13, 2021
The best in the area! This guy is second to none! Beautiful results! Service: Painting
Linda C.
Feb 12, 2021
I Brought in a different request to have a vintage bike painted that I was restoring. The owner, Tim, was enthusiastic about helping to complete my project. I cannot say enough about the time he took to find the right color for this bike and how promptly he got to work on it. All I can say is it turned out beautiful. I am very happy with his work and would highly recommend him for his expertise and professionalism. Tim was a pleasure to work with on my project! He brought back to life my 1934 Ladies Elgin Bluebird Bike. His pricing is comparable with other companies in the area for the quality work that he performed. Great job!
William A.
Oct 03, 2020
Thank you Tim. Your expertise saved me a ton of money. My CVO Screaming Eagle looks like it just came off the showroom floor. I've seen some of your work and talked to some of the guys you did work for. I researched so many custom shops and narrowed it down to just you. When it's your own bike getting work done, you never want the slightest flaw. I can truly say, not one single flaw. Words can't express how grateful I am that you brought my old bike back to looking new.
Eric Schuldt
Oct 26, 2019
Took my Harley in to alcalde customs to get a paint job done. What an awesome job! I'm very happy with the results. Tim is an awesome down to earth guy! He went above and beyond what I was looking for in a paint job. The completed paint job is totally kickass! I would 100% recommend tim for all paint needs. I had a past bad experience from somewhere else and tim fixed it and totally impressed me with the results. I love it dude! Thanks again!
R. W.
Jun 03, 2019
I recently had my bike painted by the team at Alcalde. I can't say enough good about the job they did and how easy they were to work with. From the first time in the shop Tim was great. He took me around the shop showed me the paint area and went through the process. When I took the bike in we went over final colors and design work, as well we went through the estimate so I knew exactly how the total was being computed.

He was great at communicating throughout the process and even sent photos of the bike as he was doing it. Even when we hit a challenge in design idea, he was quick to fix it without complaint, even managing to get it exactly how I wanted and done a couple days early! The bike looks fantastic and there isn't another like it! Thanks Team Alcalde!
Dan B.
Apr 21, 2019
Amazing shop! I picked up a set of hard bags from a trike conversion, and needed to match them to my Dark Horse. After checking with a couple shops, I ended up at Alcalde Customs. Tim was great to work with, had the bags painted in just a few days, and they look fantastic! He even caught that the company I had bought the paint from had sent me the wrong color. and was able to match the matte perfectly just by seeing the bike.

He was even able to paint over the chrome bezels and hinges perfectly. I couldn't be happier with the results! I'll definitely be using Alcalde Customs for all of my paint work!
Jon S.
Mar 25, 2019
Dennis I am very happy for you that your bike turned out as wonderful as you say it did. However I was not quite so fortunate as you. As you can see from my pictures there were quite a few discrepancies. The biggest issue I had with Kim was the fact that he did not provide me any sample sprays of the color I had requested. Dennis when you stated that Tim stands behind his work.

I could barely stand up from laughing so hard. Not only did he not stand behind his work. He only offered me $100 discount from the crap job he did. If Tim really is a perfectionist and takes pride in his work. Then the least he could have done was provide me with a paint spray out of the color I requested. But the other discrepancies Are completely and utterly on excusable.

The filler material left in the Gas fill port, The and even coloring of the logo, The uneven color of the gas tank along with the Orange peel texture. All these things to me shows A lack of pride in his work, Carelessnesse, And just an overall disrespect for other people's property. For those of you who have got in a fantastic paint job my hats are off to you.

This is for all those who are looking to get a paint job on their bikes. I am plour you to seek other places otherwise you may end up like I did. I wish you the best of luck.
Doug E.
Feb 04, 2019
I purchased a car Alcalde painted over 13 years ago and the paint looks as good as the day it was done. Tim's attention to detail and quality shows for years.
Jason E.
Dec 12, 2018
Great workmanship and very easy to work with! Tim has painted several parts for me I have always found his work to be top notch and his prices very fair.
Evel K.
Dec 11, 2018
Tim is an honest guy with incredible paint skills. Highly recommend him for any paint work you need.
William S.
Mar 24, 2014
Dont go anywhere else for a custom paint Job. Tim is the best in the area and even if you are not satisfied for whatever reason, he'll make sure to make it right. Awesome painter, awesome customer service. Nice Job Tim!