Paint supplies?
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Paint supplies?
Ok I just bought a new compressor an i got 2 paint guns with it. I am wanting to know is how to do a candy color like a solid color on bottom then a slightly transparent to give it a sort of glossy 3d look to it I am wanting it to be a candy yellow color. i am wanting to know what all I need to be able to do this.
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Re: Paint supplies?
if you want a true candy paint job, I suggest you take it to someone who's been spraying it for years and has a good paint booth, cause spraying candy isn't like spraying regular paint.
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You'll have no problem spraying a candy color on a small area, but to do a whole car consistently will take a lot of practice.
You need your primer over body work, then sealer over everything to even the color. You then spray a metallic base, or ground coat for complete coverage... probably 3 coats or so. Your candy color, or mid-coat, goes on just as if you wee spraying the next coat of your metallic ground coat. How many candy coats you need will depend on what you want the final color to be.
To figure out how many coats you'll need, you have to make a spray-out card/test panel and mess with it a little before you start your project. You spray your groundcoat for complete coverage, then start with one even coat and then add coats until you get the look you want. Count the coats and just make sure you spray all of your panels and parts with the same number of candy yellow coats and make sure that you spray very consistently. Candy colors can be very finicky. If you're new to painting, you might want to consider a different two-part base/clear color instead of a tri-coat candy or pearl.
You could also ask your paint supplier to cross the tri-coat formula to a bas/clear formula. Some companies, like PPG, offer their specialty 'Vibrance' colors in base/clear form for convenience and a cheaper alternative. The color won't have as much perceivable depth to it, but it will look very similar.
You need your primer over body work, then sealer over everything to even the color. You then spray a metallic base, or ground coat for complete coverage... probably 3 coats or so. Your candy color, or mid-coat, goes on just as if you wee spraying the next coat of your metallic ground coat. How many candy coats you need will depend on what you want the final color to be.
To figure out how many coats you'll need, you have to make a spray-out card/test panel and mess with it a little before you start your project. You spray your groundcoat for complete coverage, then start with one even coat and then add coats until you get the look you want. Count the coats and just make sure you spray all of your panels and parts with the same number of candy yellow coats and make sure that you spray very consistently. Candy colors can be very finicky. If you're new to painting, you might want to consider a different two-part base/clear color instead of a tri-coat candy or pearl.
You could also ask your paint supplier to cross the tri-coat formula to a bas/clear formula. Some companies, like PPG, offer their specialty 'Vibrance' colors in base/clear form for convenience and a cheaper alternative. The color won't have as much perceivable depth to it, but it will look very similar.
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Re: Paint supplies?
well my other idea is the one i really want to do an it is to paint a gloss black on the top an burn orange on the bottom an separatee the 2 colors with a white lightening streek. What would be the best place to get burn orange paint
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