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.
Candy apple red with gold flake how to#
Attention: Powders appear different in the bag than when mixed (like the dark green looks blue in the bag).Below I’ll show how to achieve a Candy Apple Red finish on a Stratocaster body. Blood Red Candy Concentrate: Looks great when sprayed over reflective silver, gold, and metal flakes. Some painters have used as many as 16 coats of clear! Visit our FAQ page for more answers to your questions, or contact us, we are always ready to answer questions. The more coats of topcoat clear, the longer the candy paint will last. This is very important because all candies have been known to have less of a tolerance to UV rays than pearls, candies, or metallics. If you have any reservations about whether our products work in vehicle dip, you should know that we were the pioneers who introduced Plasti Dip Pearls to the world.īe sure to top-coat with a high-solids clear. Strain your newly colored reducer into your actual base coat clear or binder. Let the appropriate amount of Candy Concentrate soak into the reducer for at least 30 minutes, and stir occasionally. Pre measure the amount of REDUCER you will be using. Watch your ratios! A little bit goes a long way. One of our 25 gram Bags will produce a gallon of sprayable Candy Paint. Here is how it is done: if you have a paint that takes a 1:1 ratio of reducer to clear paint, then you have what you need to make candy paint. If you have paint and a good reducer / Thinner, you can make candy paint just like the stuff sold at the big manufacturers. We can ship our Blood Red Candy Concentrate anywhere in the world.
It has been a staple of custom paint for years, but now we can help you make your own without a bunch of paint shipping and extra storage. It has color, but you can see right through it. Candy paints originally got their names from rock candy. It is a powder that dissolves COMPLETELY in paint to give a True Candy colored transparent paint. Description What is a Blood Red Candy Concentrate?
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