I've always heard the term, "Candy Apple Red" & seeing a car painted that way that looked sweet! I tried doing a little searching, I found out it may involve 2 different colored paints, etc... Still not quite sure what it means...

Can anyone explain?

Which leads me to the next question... I saw a pic of a 57 checy in Hot Rod magazine, or rather the back end of it, it looked REALLY black, they had a stealth bomber painted on the trunk and used the V molding as the edge, it was sweet... Question... what would Candy Black do for my paint job??

I'm interested in getting my car painted black, should I look into Candy Black??

Here is a link to Alsa corp, they sell a lot of other paints too. I've heard good things about them, via net, tv & publications.

http://www.alsacorp.com/products/can...y_prodinfo.htm

Rafael

 

i dont have a clue if candy black exists. Kandied91z would be the one to talk to about it or JeffW they both did candy paint jobs. I've seen a candy black cherry but never a black.

 

you're forgetting me too and IIRC there isnt really a candy black, it'd be hard to make black a translucent layer

 

"translucent layer"...
See that's what I'm talking about... so what is candy red?
2 colors?

If you check the site I provided, they have many "candy" colors... the 57 chevy was candy black....

Raf

 

Just guessing but I think its like this.

1. You have a base cost that can somewhat be seen under your tranlusent color. I think most use a silver or gold with the candy red. So then you would paint your car in a gold(or your color here) with a metal flake(your desire?).

2. You then have a translucent color........in this case red. That is then applied over the base coat in multuple layers until you get the desired effect(light, dark, ect.)

3. Im guessing then a clear coat(self explanatory).

 

heh sorry camaroguy18 but as i said i didnt think there was a candy black. All a candy paint job is is a basecoat and multiple tinted clear coats right?

 

yes your right... add different metallics/non metallic/flake to add a desired effect. various base coats on top of various primer coats will determine the actual shade/reflection of your color. the layer of colored dye/clear coats will determine actual color and depth. if you go to far and add to many layers your paint will become brittle and crack. if you add too little you'll have a solid color. if you don't layer it evenly and properly through all 5-12 layers you'll have a "blotchy" mess.

as far as candy black. i've tried it by thinning black and using tint coats. i either come up with black or brown. now you could use a really dark red or typical brandywine unthinned and come up with a black rasberry/black cherry effect that is so dark it looks black on certain angles.

paint is truly a work of art, to get the right color takes alot of trial and error. you can use paint chips from various companies to help send you in the right path but any true color doesn't appear without some effort.

things to remember about candy paint jobs beyond the skill and/or money needed is the longevity. even the most expensive product will fade easier then most so don't leave your car out in the sun more then it needs to. translation if you don't have covered parking for most of it's life don't paint it candy and if it's a daily driver most certainly don't paint it candy as to touch up candy while possible will never look exactly perfect.

good luck.



the picture above you is 6 years old... you should have seen it when it was first painted.