Shelby GT500CR Painted it Real Candy Red

[ClassicRecreations]

Here are a few pics. The camera does it no justice. This car was no fun to paint

 

[RyanG85]

:10 Looks great!

 

[Sluggo]

:fbomb me!

That thing is sweet!

Is it going to be done for the June show in your back yard?

 

[scedd]

Nice paintjob.
Whoever gets that car will be as flash as a rat with a gold tooth.

 

[68EFIvert]

Nice looking! What brand of paint did you use on it?

 

[SELLERSRODSHOP]

that looks sweet! the "fun" part wasn't painting it, it will be doing the assembly without scratching it :scar. i'll do candy jobs on the motorcycles, but try to avoid candy on cars. people just don't understand how tedious candy is to blend, match & touch up. great job!!

saw the write up in HOTROD :vic glad to see things going well for you!!

 

[janschutz]

That is a sweet paint job :weas

 

[ClassicRecreations]

Yes I will be at the Midamerica event. We are a sponsor. I;m not bringing this car as its a client that will not allow it. We are bringing another bright red car we are starting next week.

the paint brand is House of Kolor. The clear is standox Y2K.

I painted this car twice. The first time it was pink :scar

 

[daveSanborn]

its a client that will not allow it....



..... the first time it was pink

So.... the client went from Pink to Candy Red?

 

[tarafied1]

So.... the client went from Pink to Candy Red?

has to be my wife! Oh and my birthday is coming up too... I can't wait!

 

[ClassicRecreations]

So.... the client went from Pink to Candy Red?

:rofl

No I wish that was the case but it was my fault. Not enough red candy which made it pink.

 

[abrahamfh]

WoW! Killer paint job, looks amazing. Keep up all the great work.

 

[tarafied1]

:rofl

No I wish that was the case but it was my fault. Not enough red candy which made it pink.

so it wasn't my wife that ordered that one?!? :shy :cry :rp

 

[Grabber70Mach]

Very Nice, post pics as you progress getting it back together.

 

[ClassicRecreations]

Very Nice, post pics as you progress getting it back together.

Roger that

 

[70_Fastback]

Damn dude! I LIKE that! The color is amazing!

 

[apollard]

people just don't understand how tedious candy is to blend, match & touch up. great job!!

I can imagine what candy is like - I refinished some furniture, using dye in shellac (gives a much better finish and does not obscure the grain like stain would). Pretty much the same thing - dye the shellac, then spray coat after coat to get the color & depth right.

Oh, I forgot removing the first coats, after each peice looks slightly different :doh

 

[Sluggo]

I can imagine what candy is like - I refinished some furniture, using dye in shellac (gives a much better finish and does not obscure the grain like stain would). Pretty much the same thing - dye the shellac, then spray coat after coat to get the color & depth right.

Oh, I forgot removing the first coats, after each peice looks slightly different :doh

Pretty similar process. Candies require a metallic basecoat. (silver or gold typically) Since the candy is translucent, the basecoat needs to be perfect.
So if you can't paint metallics you can forget about doing a candy job.

 

[Anonymous]

Looks almost as good as nick's paint jobs!










J/K, that is friggin awesome....beautiful color :weas

 

[PJ Moran]

I understand, "the camera does not do it justice". Candy paint jobs are awesome when done well. Most I've seen are "weak" or blotchy. But, if done right, a candy red like that would be my favorite color, period.

I would be afraid to drive that car, though. Sounds like the owner doesn't intend to do much/any of that, but it's his to do with what he wants.

Yellow can be touched up and you can't tell. A ding in that car would be hell to fix.

I remember the "fade" paint jobs that were all the rage 'round here several years ago. Pickups and Suburbans all over had them. Every time I saw one I thought, "Heaven forbid you get into a fender-bender..."