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how do I candy coat?

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I'm going to paint my case and was wonder how I could candy coat it like you would see on a car. I have an airbrush that I use for painting my plastic models that should work to paint it. I also have tamiya colored clear paint. Can I use those?

Another question I have is how can I paint the case when it's put together or should I do it in peices?
 
take it all apart. It makes it easier. Candy coating is based on Candy Color Paint. It is different then regular or high gloss paint....but you can achieve the same results with patience.

here is a little tutorial that you can read to get you started....just substitute your colors for the ones in the tut..
http://case-mods.linear1.org/category/painting/
 
More commonly whats done is a metalic (silver, gold) under coat with a tinted clearcoat (color of your choosing) over it.
 
i used a silver undercoat and a blue tinted coat for my keyboard and mouse.. turned out really nice and shiny, just don't let the color paint drip, cause it will stain like a bitch
 
1. Primer
2. Basecoat
3. Candy Color (really thin so you have to do a lot of coats to get the desired effect)
4.) Clear


the end :D
 
Thanks for your help everyone. I'll let you know how it turned out once its finish.

One final question though. Do they sell tinted clears in cans? or should I just use my tamiya tinted clear?
 
are you talking spray paint or auto paint because I'm talking auto paint.

Never heard of that tinted clear stuff.
 
are you talking spray paint or auto paint because I'm talking auto paint.
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The guy who invented candy coating in california (he started House of Color paints) made it by tinting regular clearcoat. I am not sure if he used straight pigment or not, but even today you can still make clear into candy by mixing in a translucent base or combination of bases. You can also mix flake/pearl into clear rather than the base coat color to add more depth in the finish. Plain clear is then applied over the flake/clear mix. Mixing your own candy you can create a more intense color so you don't have to apply as many coats to get the same richness with out-of-the-can candy.
If you are spraying out of a gun the fewer coats of candy you have to spray the better, because if you dont hold the gun exactly the right distance away you will get very blotchy coloring, laying down 2 coats instead of 4 decreases the chance of screwing up the distance part of the equation.
 
Just a little tip, if you want a really nice shinny candy like paint job, you will need to do some sanding too after each coat. Yes I said sanding. Just simply painting will do just fine but you will get what they call an orange peal effect. Bumpy like an orange. You will need some high grit count wet sand paper to do this. The results will give you that show room finish. :)
 
Ok, Tamiya is model paint. I don't know if thats durable enough for a large piece like a case. Usually people will use automotive paint for this stuff if they're going all out with the air brush and such. You'd probably know Tamiya's quality better than us though.
 
Wet sanding....you want to WET SAND. NOT dry sand between coats.

WET SAND! :eek:
 
Tiny said:
Wet sanding....you want to WET SAND. NOT dry sand between coats.

WET SAND! :eek:
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You don't use regular sand paper that you sand your back porch with. If you do the sand and paint dust will stick in your paint. You don't want to do that. Use wet sandpaper because you want to wash away the sand and paint dust. There is special type of sandpaper to use called wet or dry sandpaper. The paper won't break down when it's wet so that you can sand with it.
 
do some research on the net to find out how they paint cars. You can also go the local library, some will have books and even DVD's on this subject. It's pretty much a similar process because you'll be painting the same materials.

Decide on what paint you want to go with, the two largest used are called a base/clear, which is a base color and clear is sprayed over it, which is where the "candy" name and look came from. Or there is single stage, which is where you only spray one coat that has the color and clear mixed (no you can't mix base/clear to get a single stage).

the differences is that base/clear is more durable because all you have to do to get rid of swirls and scratches is wet sand the clear and polish or buff it to a shine again. Whereas with a single stage you're sanding it all at once and it's easier to sand right through the paint.

I won't get into great depth here. But chances are you're not going to want to use your airbrush to do an entire case. If you have a compressor it might be enough to let you use a spray gun. Make sure you check before you get one. Airbrush is more for detail work becuase it's hard to get an even coverage area and coats with such a small spray.

good luck in your research and remember it's worth it to plan and learn and practice for a few months rather than to just jump into something and have it turn out bad and put you off of it forever.
 
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