Thread: First Candy Paint Street Job!

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I was always afraid to do candy paintwork for the street, since it is so hard to repair. We decided to use the logic of the factory jobs... and use a base as dark, or darker than the candy color. After shooting 8 color samples, we thought this belonged on a '60s inspired car.

I already had to spot repair it, and it went very well... which is much better than a light base candy does!!!

BTW It's a Hemi powered '38 Dodge... just so the name makes sense. :-)

Jay your talent never ceases to amaze me. Is it local (hoping to see it at one of the area shows )

Mike, You are just excited because it's a MoPar! :-)~

It is local. Probably will start showing up in 6 months to a year. The body was going back on the chassis today.

Great looking paint Jay!!! Gonna be a way kewl truck, hope you get us some pics when it's all back together!!!!

Dave, I can do that. This guy is a "doer", and will probably get it done sooner than most! :-)

Ya wanna see the engine? (Say yes... You won't regret it.)

Sweeet that is gonna be one cool ride. What Hemi will reside in it? And yes we want to see pictures of it.
Andy

Very nice lookin work you have done there. Those flames look sweet against that candy

Originally Posted by buzz4041

Very nice lookin work you have done there. Those flames look sweet against that candy

I used solid colors for contrast, to show off the irridescent base... much like your own car! :-)

That is awesome Jay,can I ask what colour is that and what brand do you use? I believe the colour one is going to finish they project is the hardest decision to be made. Heck I have been stuck between metallic tangerine or a colour very simalar to what you have just sprayed.
And that is a yes from me on more photos of that car please.

Originally Posted by Whiplash23T

That is awesome Jay,can I ask what colour is that and what brand do you use? I believe the colour one is going to finish they project is the hardest decision to be made. Heck I have been stuck between metallic tangerine or a colour very simalar to what you have just sprayed.
And that is a yes from me on more photos of that car please.

No problem... but you might not like the answer. I use a mixture of brands, but the candy concentrate is House Of Kolor Kandy Apple Red. The base is more of a problem. The color samples included a ceramic flake... over a black basecoat. We liked it best, but found out they stopped making it a couple years ago. It took me a few weeks, and searching nationwide, to find enough to paint it, and have enough left for future repairs.

Other things you could try would be HOK Ice Pearl, or tinted silver flake, which are similar but weaker. You just have to try different combos to see what they look like.

Thanks Jay for your response. I have priced all the materials from our NZ agent of HOK paints to give me a ball park idea of costs but I will hoestly be relying on the expertise of the professional painter to get the finish I am after.Here is a couple of colours that have caught my eye.

Can you share what went into those?

Sorry Jay,I don't know anything about those cars or who painted them as I found them on a web site sometime last year and because the colour just smacked me in the eyes with it's depth etc.,I wanted to save them. Steve's Auto Restoration rebuild and painted a '40 Ford Convertible that is on there web site that is so like those two cars that also took my fancy as in certain light it looked almost black but in bright sunlight had that deep red colour.

This is the car that Steve's finished and by the sign behind I can only guess whose product he uses.

Thanks for responding. I think I will get some requests, so I also am looking for alternatives