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Im planning to repaint my car. Its an BMW e60 and the original color is dark blue. I want to add more depth to the paint and make it look more towards a candy paint. Would it be possible to mix candy concentrate straight into the base coat? Like, i mix the base after the recipe, and the add some blue candy aswell.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Mix Kandy concentrate into regular base coat?
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Yes you can do this; that's actually what candy is, a mix of color and clear and
applied as a mid-coat. However, don't add color to the last (2) coats of clear. They must be straight, pure clear to get the crisp, deep candy look. Since you're doing this as a home-brew, I'd do a couple of mixes and test them with spray outs before actually painting the car. That way you'll have no surprises and get the look you want. "If you can't move it, paint it." - U.S. Army
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You want to mix the candy in your basecoat color ?
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 4:25 am
Correct. I want to add the kandy directly into the base coat if possible.
I will do some tests and see what works the best. Any recommendations to where i should order the Kandy concentrate? |
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 10:19 am
Personally, I think you will lose the effect of the candy by adding directly into your base coat.
They make an inter-coat clear which is basically a clear base that you can add the candy to and then apply a couple of coats to get your effect. As stated above you want at least two coats of straight clear on top and I would go three coats if you plan to cut and buff. I get pearls and candies from this place: https://www.paintwithpearl.com/ 1968 Coronet R/T
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 10:26 am
^^^^This you don't say but if its a dark color its just going to hide it.
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 10:44 am
Do some testing with the candy over the base.
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 1:18 pm
Thanks for your answers.
I will order some candy from the website you provided, and do some testing to get the effect i want  I`ll post some pictures when i have sprayed the samples. |
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