Along the same subject, I too have always liked the candy colors, especially candy red, and I know the candies are very difficult to paint, even for the professionals. I've noticed several of the new cars from Ford, Cadillac, Dodge, etc have factory colors that look very similar to the candy reds. The new 2010 Ford Taurus SHO lists a 'Candy Red' and I've seen one of those cars and it's gorgeous!! My question is, for the painter with less experience, would the factory candy colors be more forgiving to paint? Do you think these OEM 'candy' paints are still sprayed on in a triple stage (metallic base, candy, then clear) or are these colors available right out of the can from a paint supplier based on the factory paint codes?

Mike