Well folks i have another question. Candy paint, how many coats does this stuff take, does it fade alot quicker than say a metallic paint and how much would it cost for a full respray in candy?

I like the candy apple colour.

from what i know about watching the High Octane series is candy paint is a layer of a metallic type base with a colored kinda like clear coat.

my guess is high quality paint would be needed for this so you are looking at a high figure.

i personally never had a car properly painted (Cruddy backyard job) but you will have to see when the other members jump into this thread.

k with candy paint u first put down ya primer (3-5 coats depending on thickness) 2 coats of base colour (a flat colour) 2 coats of candy colour (opaque layer) and 3-4 coats of top coat.

for a full respray i would normally charge around 3.2k+ (depending on the car and the cost of paint they want)

for a full respray i would normally charge around 3.2k+ (depending on the car and the cost of paint they want)

Your a spraypainter/panebeater?

for about 1.5 years back in the day (i'm only 22 and i've been through more jobs and u can shake a stick at)

I heard off a mate about a mob in labrador that did a full respray in a candy colour for 1700

they're right next to wizard and i wouldn't take my car there after the job they did on a mates skyline and VN

really! thats good to know cause i was contemplating a colour change soon. damit! why does all the good mods have to be expensive! :rant: haha

hit me up when ya thinking bout it either i can do it for cheap (cause u'r a member of AMC) or i can hook ya up with someone good who'll do it for cheap as a fav for me as i've gotten a few paint shops out of a bind occasionally

thanks dude ill chat to u in a couple of weeks if your going to the MM06 anyways.

is it true that with candy paints if u scratch ur paint or need something touching up the whole panel needs to be painted?

depends on the scratch if its just through the top couple of layers of clear then u just touch up the clear if its all the way through to the base coat then u do

candy spray jobs include alot of work. (work=hours=$$$). the number of coats needed depends on the colour chosen. If there is old damage then there is repair work first, then hifill(primer/filler), then base colour(2-4 coats), then tinting colour(anywhere from 2-? coats depending on desired finish), then some clear would be good(2-3 coats), for a show finish the clear should then be cut back and recleared(called flow-coating). if done properly can look awesome, if done badly could cost alot to redo. I think everyone has seen a bad(read:budget) candy job at some time. if damaged it will normally be necessary to repaint the damaged panel and some times even the entire car (dont even want to think what that would cost.). for an everyday car a nice pearl/metallic colour is a much better option. last time a candy was done at my work it cost 10 grand took 8 hours booth time, but was a show car finish. how much $ do you want to spend?

A mate of mine got his VL Turbo sprayed in candy apple red for $900....having said that he works at a respray shop so only had to pay for the paint

A mate of mine got his VL Turbo sprayed in candy apple red for $900....having said that he works at a respray shop so only had to pay for the paint

PICS!

i'm scared to see pix of a 900 buck candy job

i'm scared to see pix of a 900 buck candy job

Note Pete said it was Materials Only, hence the $900 price. He said his mate works at the panel shop. I have a mate with a respray that cost him nothing but got top 60 at Summernats, he is a Panel beater by trade like me and had the paint done at his work by his boss, for free. The job may have cost nothing, but for any customer to walk in off the street it would be well over $10,000. Do you see the difference?

Worse still are jobs done by back yard tradesman who front as actual licenced tradesman.

$900 hey, when can he book me in lol.

If its gonna cost $10k properly done i'd scrap that idea and go for the changy colour paint :), haven't seen a magna in that yet!

i'm scared to see pix of a 900 buck candy job
If it were 900 for paint and labour, then year it'd be horrible


Note Pete said it was Materials Only, hence the $900 price. He said his mate works at the panel shop. I have a mate with a respray that cost him nothing but got top 60 at Summernats, he is a Panel beater by trade like me and had the paint done at his work by his boss, for free. The job may have cost nothing, but for any customer to walk in off the street it would be well over $10,000. Do you see the difference?

Worse still are jobs done by back yard tradesman who front as actual licenced tradesman.
Yea my mate did it himself, hence the low price


$900 hey, when can he book me in lol.

If its gonna cost $10k properly done i'd scrap that idea and go for the changy colour paint :), haven't seen a magna in that yet!
I Have, its a magna sports wagon. "Lived" up my way for a bit whilst for sale. See attached pics

^^^ Now thats awesome, it just needs to be a tad lower and some 20" chromies (go rice)! :bowrofl: