Candy Paint

Cars nowadays go through many coats of paints before it finally gets the glossy and smooth finish. Candy paints are used on cars which generally accounts for glossy touch. This paint protects the outer covering of the car from getting rusted, prevents it from scratches and also from dirt. It is washable as many times as you may want to and each time you wash it, the glossy finish reappears.

Some of the special characteristics of candy paint that differentiates it from the rest are the following

•  It is heat resistant and is also non inflammable. Even if there is a fire outbreak, it tries to prevent it as it does not catch fire even at very high temperature.

•  It acts as a good insulator of heat as well as electricity and helps in keeping the temperature inside your car much lower than the exterior.

•  It is also resistant to water and doesn't get damaged due to rain or moisture. Other paints absorb moisture and trap it inside them which make the paint to swell and finally get damaged.

•  Resistant to small scratches. The outer smooth surface makes it resistant to small scratches.

•  Leaves behind a smooth and glossy finish that is long lasting.

Candy paint is a little expensive as it is specially manufactured and it has so many necessary features that make it unique. A candy paint job must be done very carefully and there should be no errors while painting a car. Because of the little room for error, candy paints are nowadays applied on cars by specially designed robots which minimize the errors. Robots offer precise painting and the thickness of each coat of paint that is applied should also be precise in order to produce a smooth finish. It is a little time consuming process and this is because the number of layers of candy paint that you have to put on to your car. When done manually a person should follow certain steps and should be skilled enough to carry out this process. Candy painting is done in three different stages. Firstly the base coat is applied, then the real candy coat and finally comes the clear coat applied over the top.

Some of the important steps that one must follow while applying candy paints on his car are the following.

•  Firstly you should choose the sealer color. Sealer color comes in various shades such as black, grey and white. Depending on the final shade that you want on your car you should choose your sealer color prudently. Choosing a white shade will leave a brilliant shine after the actual candy paint is applied, black is ideal for the darker shades and grey is in between these two extremes.

•  After you apply your sealer color, chose for the color of the base paint that you want to apply. You may experiment a little with different shades such as green, red, magenta but the basic shades that leave off the best finish are gold and silver.

•  The base coat should be applied in three different layers before you apply the candy paints.

•  All candy paints are generally translucent and low viscosity liquids . Candy paints are generally applied in 4 to 5 coats depending on how much dark you want for your car. The more number of layers that you apply the deeper and the darker that it will become.

These are some of the basic tips that you should keep in mind while applying candy paints on your car. But other than these, you should also have some basic tools and idea about painting your car before you begin.

The basic tools that you would require for this job are buffers, polishers, buffer pads etc. a foam cloth can also be well used as a buffer but in this case it would take a much longer time than you would have taken previously. Specialized set of tool kits for candy painting are nowadays available in the market which contains all the above tools and they don't cost much. High speed grinders must never be used with candy painting by beginners as a small mistake may damage the paint permanently.

Buffers are generally used before the painting starts. Buffers remove all unevenness from the surface and make the surface to be painted smooth enough. Electric buffers are available in the market nowadays but you may also go for woolen buffers.

Candy paints are available in all the major leading paint stores around the world. But if you want to buy your candy paint online then you may search for them online as well and the good news is that buying them online would save you lots of money and in most cases they provide free delivery of these paints to your home.

A candy paint liter would cost you around 40 to 50 dollars with the price varying with the quality and the texture. It is always advisable to buy the best quality candy paint in order to avoid any imperfections or crackling of paint later on. It is quite a laborious job to choose for the paint yourself and paint your car and hence having your car painted from a good mechanic would save you a lot of money. Various leading car manufacturers employ specialized automatic robots for painting your car. The job done by them are generally more precise and also leave behind a good texture and a glossy finish.

If you want the best exteriors for your car then there's no other option than going for candy paint because no other paint can leave behind a glossy finish like candy paints can. Although it's a bit more expensive than the normal paints yet going for candy paints would give your car exceptional exteriors that you would feel proud of. Some of the famous candy paints manufacturers also come with a warranty period within which if your car paint gets damaged, then you they would completely replace the paint at their expense.