Non-standard paint colours - reduce value?

[Riknos]

Looking to pick up a Hornet 900 that needs a bit of tidying up, it's blue and the paintwork is okay minus a air bubble in the paint on the tank.

I don't like the blue and think it would look great in black. So what are my options:

1) Plasti-dip it black. - cheapest and easiest option, wont last long (not necessarily bad?) tank paint will rub off where legs touch it?
2) rattle can it black - 2nd cheapest and easist - will look a bit crap though possibly?
3) Buy a compressor and spray it - I've painted wheels before myself and they looked half decent. Should be able to do this cheaper than a garage though.
4) Buy black tank and fairings - Probably most expensive option and may end up with scratched up ones, but can swap back to blue when I sell it?

Probably wont bother putting the decals on after a paint job as they will add about £100+ to the cost as well.

Thoughts? Bare in mind the bike is >10 years old and <£1500 worth so not worth me getting an expensive spray job done.

If I decide to sell /part-ex it in a year's time will I end up losing potential buyers/money due to a non-standard colour?

Thanks.

[Riknos]

Prof Prolapse said:

I think you're either doing it on the cheap or you're not. To me you need the former, so there's only one choice there for me and that's a rattle can.

Some blokes manage great jobs (google Moanthebairns spray job and look at what other people did). You can even get grips like spray guns which help.

I see your point - either do it cheap or do it properly, no middle ground.

I could always rattle can it then if it looks wk come up with a better solution?

What about resale value - should I be taking that into consideration?