IRONPONY
Custom motorcycle paint, airbrushing, paint correction & cut-and-buff finishing — built with pride, precision, and grit. Dubuque, IA.
WHERE GRIT MEETS GLOSS.
From garage to shop
Built from the ground up.
Iron Pony Customs is a motorcycle paint and restoration shop built around precision, clean finishes, and attention to detail. No shortcuts. No rushed work. No production-line mentality.
From teardown to final polish, every project is handled with the same mindset: build it right, make it clean, and stand behind the result. The shop was built by hand from the ground up, and that same level of care goes into every motorcycle that rolls through the door.
Built by hand. Finished with precision.
The same discipline used to build the shop goes into every motorcycle that leaves it. Every project is handled in-house with a focus on preparation, clean finishes, and attention to detail.
What gets done
Custom Paint
From bare metal to final clear, every job is built in-house with a focus on clean prep, strong finishes, and attention to detail.
- · Tanks & Fenders
- · Fairings & Panels
- · Candies & Flakes
- · Full Color Changes
Airbrushing
One-off artwork designed around the bike, not copied from a catalog.
- · Lettering & Logos
- · Custom Graphics
- · Tribute Pieces
- · Hand-Laid Details
- · And More
Paint Correction
Cut, polish, and refinement work designed to restore depth, clarity, and gloss.
- · Wet Sanding
- · Compound & Polish
- · Swirl Removal
- · Finish Refinement
Cut & Buff Finishing
Leveling and refinement after clear coat to improve gloss, depth, and finish quality.
- · Wet Sand 1500–3000
- · Compound & Cut
- · Machine Polish
- · Final Finish Prep
Tank & Fender Refinish
Strip, repair, prime, paint, clear, sand and buff. The whole pipeline on Harleys, metric cruisers, vintage builds — done in-house, one tank at a time.
- · Harley sheet metal
- · Metric cruisers
- · Vintage builds
- · One-off projects
Helmet & Small-Part Work
Helmets, mirrors, side covers, badges, brake calipers — small surface area, big impact. Perfect for a personal touch on a stock bike.
- · Helmet shells
- · Caliper paint
- · Side covers
- · Trim & badges
No shortcuts
Garage Built
No production line. No rushed workflow. One booth, one bike, one tank at a time. Built with the kind of care custom work actually requires.
Detail Driven
Prep matters. Strip. Repair. Sand. Prime. Block. Paint. Clear. Refine. Clean foundations build finishes that last.
No Shortcuts
Lime Line Paint Supply, PPG, automotive-grade clears. No cut paint, no eBay knockoffs. You see exactly what goes on the metal.
One Job At A Time
Your project gets the booth, the lights, and the focus it deserves until the job is done right. Quality over volume. Every time.
Honest Quotes
Clear estimates. Flat-rate when possible. Hourly when needed. No inflated numbers. No surprise pricing.
Veteran Owned
Owned and operated by Marine Corps veteran Jeremy Cruse. The same discipline behind the shop carries into the work: attention to detail, consistency, and pride in the final result.
How it goes
Send a photo & a vision
Send photos of the bike or parts along with references for colors, style, graphics, or overall direction. The clearer the vision, the better the result.
Quote & schedule
You'll receive a quote, timeline, and booth availability upfront. Deposits lock in your spot. No hidden fees. No surprise pricing.
Strip, prep, paint
Metal prep when needed. Primer, paint, graphics, clear, and refinement done in-house using professional-grade materials. Built in a controlled booth environment with a focus on clean results.
Cut, buff, deliver
Wet sanding, machine polishing, final inspection, and delivery. If it's not right, it doesn't leave the booth.
Inside the shop
Garage-built does not mean careless.
The booth is cleaned, ventilated, and prepped before every spray session to reduce dust and contamination. Lighting, airflow, filtration, and shop discipline all play a role in the final finish.
Clean Booth
Setup
A controlled workspace matters. The shop uses dedicated filtration, regulated airflow, and moisture control to help deliver cleaner, more consistent finishes. Every surface is cleaned before spraying begins.
Every paint job starts with preparation long before paint hits the surface. The booth is cleaned, ventilated, and prepped before every spray session to reduce dust and contamination.
Lighting, airflow, filtration, and shop discipline all play a role in the final finish.
Built with purpose.
This shop was built by hand with one goal: deliver clean, consistent work without cutting corners. Attention to detail starts long before the paint gun comes out.
Recent
Builds
Off the lift, off the bench, out the booth. Scroll the reel — bobbers, side covers, engines, every finish sprayed in-house.
Color that hits different.
We use Lime Line paints because they spray clean, deliver deep color, and hold up on real motorcycles.
From deep solids to candies and full custom mixes, every finish is sprayed with materials built to perform.
Off the booth floor
Jeremy painted my Road King candy apple over silver flake. The man takes his time, takes his pride, and the paint came back better than the day I bought the bike.
Got an airbrushed memorial tank done for my brother. Sat with Jeremy for an hour talking through the design. The man cares. The work shows it.
Brought him a fender three other shops ghosted me on. He prepped it right, painted it right, cut and buffed it like glass. Won't go anywhere else.
Helmet I'd been dragging around for two years finally got the skull-and-flames treatment. Quoted me straight, finished when he said he would. Stand-up guy.
Meet the owner
Jeremy Cruse
Started with a vision to build something real. Iron Pony Customs is built with pride, precision, and grit. Driven by passion for creativity and custom motorcycle paint — every piece is made to stand out.