Thread: Candy Apple Red

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I'v always liked candy apple red myself.. I just wish I was good enough.. but solid single stage colors will have to do for now.....

I can get a candy effect for things like valve covers, using dupli color paints.. use the silver high temp, and then 1 of the 'metalcast' colors, and put a thin light coat on over the silver, and it will 'pop' almost like a real candy... I will keep practicing that and keeping the coats even.. before I dump a bunch of money into real candies

as for what the 2010 SHO has. I bet it's a 2 stage, with pearl mixed in.. you know a sedan marketed as a grocery getter with over 300 hp ( I think ) is going to need bodywork once in a while. so the paint is probably pretty forgiving

Matt.............painting candies are the HARDEST paints to get right. If the overlap is not perfect, you will tiger stripe it. If you make a mistake, it has to be done all over. Stick with BC/CC . If you are a beginner..............practice, practice, and then................more practice.
Also remember.............painting the car is about 5% of the job.....the other 95% is preparation of the body. If the bodywork and prep are not right, even the best painter in the world can't make it look good.

Originally Posted by sunsetdart

Matt.............painting candies are the HARDEST paints to get right. If the overlap is not perfect, you will tiger stripe it. If you make a mistake, it has to be done all over. Stick with BC/CC . If you are a beginner..............practice, practice, and then................more practice.
Also remember.............painting the car is about 5% of the job.....the other 95% is preparation of the body. If the bodywork and prep are not right, even the best painter in the world can't make it look good.

Your right there!!!! Ya can't polish a turd.
Most of the factory candy look paints today are a tri-coat, simular to candies .
done with a base coat,color coat(with pearls) and clear coats.
Still takes a lot of experiance to get it right. then if ya got to spot it it's not as easy to do any blends etc.
Just my 2 cents after 45+ years experiance.

Originally Posted by DA34GUY

Your right there!!!! Ya can't polish a turd.
Most of the factory candy look paints today are a tri-coat, simular to candies .
done with a base coat,color coat(with pearls) and clear coats.
Still takes a lot of experiance to get it right. then if ya got to spot it it's not as easy to do any blends etc.
Just my 2 cents after 45+ years experiance.

I saw this thread before and forgot to check back. I was looking at Red Jewel myself. It comes on most of the newer GM cars, Camaro, Malibu, etc. The paint itself is very expensive and like you said its still a tri stage. Do you see any advantage to going this route instead of a traditional candy apple red? It certainly does not have quite the same "glowing" affect candy apple red does and if the paint is expensive and just as difficult to apply I see no real reason for me to chose Red Jewel.

Is this candy apple red? It looks real dark, but I know lighting has a huge affect on what shade it looks.
http://image.rodandcustommagazine.co...ed_mercury.jpg

EDIT: just reread HOTRODPAINT's first response. Red Jewel I guess would be included in "factory tri-coat color" I suppose and therefore has the advantages you listed, correct? The basecoat candy by House of Kolor...is that a single stage? How is that applied? Thanks

This is what you are talking about right? http://www.tcpglobal.com/hokpaint/ho...rin-kandy.aspx

This says "Kandy Basecoats over BC25 - Black" Does this mean you apply a black basecoat then one of these candy colors over top? Wouldn't that make it real dark since traditional candy is sprayed over silver or gold or since this paint isn't as transparent a darker base produces similar effects as a silver/gold base candy?