Thread: Candy Apple Red

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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