The longevity depends on the amount of candy applied, which and how much clear is used, and how much time the vehicle spends outside in the sun. True candy paints like our EyeKandy candy paints are made from dyes which provide a deeper, richer color than normal automotive paints but typically fade faster than our traditional solid, metallic, and pearlescent colors. WARNING: This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer.
These products are designed for use by professionally trained autobody painters with proper personal protective equipment (PPE) in an approved spray booth and are not recommended for at home or "do it yourself" type applications. Look in the “additional sizes and related items” section below or contact us at Automotive paints, such as those represented on this site, can be hazardous to your health, and as such, require specialized equipment and training to use properly and safely. Should you require a low VOC paint we have one available in this color. Some areas require a “low VOC” automotive paint for compliance with new air regulations. Always spray a test panel or have your painter spray a test panel to confirm you like the effect before painting your vehicle.Ĭheck local regulations before purchasing. The final color will vary depending on the base color chosen (the photo currently shown is over stellar silver metallic) and the number of coats applied. Our high solids glamour clear provides the best protection for candy paints, often outperforming clears that cost more than twice as much. As such, we recommend these be applied only by experienced 3 stage painters. However, these finishes are harder to apply and do not hold up as well as normal automotive paints. These unique coloring agents make candy painted vehicles stand out from vehicles painted with normal automotive paints. Each layer is included in this kit along with all needed activators and reducers.Ĭandy paints offer the richest, deepest look due to highly transparent dyes or pigments in the candy layer. This is a 3 stage type color which requires a base color, midcoat color, and a clear to complete the system.
#Metallic candy apple red plus
Plus the Sanding Sealer prep previously of course. If you look closely you might see that I’ve missed a bit of orange peel here and there that I’ll go back to. Buffing using T-Cut The buffed area gleaming Once the orange peel was mostly eliminated I buffed to a high gloss using my favourite T-Cut on mutton cloth. I started with 400 grit then went through 8 to 1500 grit using a rubber sanding block on flat areas. The next step once the lacquer is hard enough is to flat sand to remove any orange peel. Spraying a clear coat gives a barrier against this and maintains an even colour to the red layer. The reason for spraying a clear coat is that if the Clear Red were flat sanded, it would be made thinner (and therefore paler) in patches. I sprayed a whole can of Clear Gloss and then left it to harden. The gloss top coat is shiny right out of the can You can see I have a bit of roughness to the finish at this point, caused by spraying in non-ideal conditions (a strong breeze!) I didn’t sand though as the clear gloss coats would smooth everything out. If I had wanted a darker red, I could have sprayed more coats. Spraying the red, first coat very lightĪ whole can of Clear Red has been applied. The first few passes of red were applied very light to avoid disturbing the metallic. Once the metallic layer was done it was time to start applying the Clear Red. First pass of gold lacquer over the primer Gold lacquer layer is done Here’s the first coat which you can see is quite transparent but it soon builds. I could have used a different gold or Inca Silver. Once the primer was on I sanded it smooth ready for the gold layer. The first step is to spray a coat of white primer to give an even base for the metallic layer. You can use a prepped body in sanding sealer of course! I think this could be for one of two reasons: firstly Fender may have had a special order for a custom colour and not had any bare bodies so used a stock sunburst body or secondly they may have just been sunbursts gone wrong that were sprayed over to hide a mistake. This is actually something that Fender often did as it’s not unusual to find a sunburst under a custom colour.
I’m using the Guitarbuild body that I previously sprayed with a 2-tone sunburst. I have itemised the process in my Lacquer FAQs. Candy Apple Red is based on the old custom car technique of spraying clear lacquer over a metallic base coat, and was Fenders only truly “custom” colour, all the others being repurposed car finishes.
#Metallic candy apple red how to
Below I’ll show how to achieve a Candy Apple Red finish on a Stratocaster body.
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