I really appreciated the discussion about the different candy mixes and how substrate colors affects the end result. When I've mixed colors in the past, I wondered why unexpected hues became visible. Thank you so much for the deep-dive into why this happens. This is a very helpful and informative video.
I mix one part Tequila Yellow with two parts Silver Sealer. Obviously use it with UVLS. Makes an EXTREMELY vibrant gold. I’m going to experiment with other candies also. Since the candy is a dye rather than paint it keeps most of the silver shine Love your videos. Concise and informative
Beautiful colours. Great video. Can you guys please do a video using hi-lite colours over different base coats , with and without candy etc... That would be amazing
I love these videos so much. I have learned so much about painting and mixing colors. Any chance you could do a video showing how to use the aluminums with transparent and opaques? Would love to see something like ford’s Electric Blue Metallic from the 50s and 60s
Pigment-based colors, including Transparent Colors, which are translucent) and Opaque Colors don't have the same vibrant-metallic looks that is created when candy2o is applied over aluminum. Transparent pigment-based colors, such as Wicked Colors, can be directly mixed with an aluminum to make a metallic color. Try a few test panels mixing Aluminum Fine and Medium with a transparent color and applying over various base colors, including a grey. We generally shy away from remaking OEM colors. Thank you.
Thanks for the feedback on which copper looks best, and applying over 6013 Silver Sealer without tinting does add to the overall metallic count of the finish, plus is simpler.
Fantastic videos, thanks! Looking to achiece a darker copper candy effect over some oarnge flake that is already sprayed. Never would have thought about yellow, but will definately experiment with that today! Thanks again🍻
In addition to the video on this channel (see our Color Mixing with Chris playlist, th-cam.com/play/PLr6Jq7mWlghij0DuJQrfLNIUGFiUUsQny.html), much can be learned by reading the tech sheets available at www.creatextech.com, and making test panels. Try candy2o mixes over both a silver base of 6013 AutoBorne Silver Sealer and compare with Wicked W350 Metallic Gold and other metallic bases. Thank you.
Hello and thank you very much for all your videos. I have noted that virtually none of your original packaging is shaken vigorously before pouring? I myself also have problems with anything containing silver material settling very quickly in the spray gun (upright normal position) and almost blocking the nozzle at the next attempt/layer. A big problem to start up again with normal flow through the nozzle. Any suggestions? Yes, I tremble, but what has run down the narrow channels cannot be shaken out again. I use a normal cup. Maybe I should put the gun down horizontally on the table between coats? One last thing: Can't really see what the cotym is, do you release the trigger between each pass?
Great video. Thank you. I'm building a 32 roadster peddle car for my first grandchild. With your istructions it's going to be the coolest ride in town. Is there one of your paints you would suggest for pinstriping? We used to use 1 shot but since they took the lead out it dosen't perform as well. In the sixties we used sign paint but there isn't much of that around now. God bless.
Hello. We don't really make a pinstripe paint, although the new Wicked Opaque Colors work well for shorter pulls and with a brush in general. Thank you. wickedairbrushcolors.com/opaque
For application information, please refer to our hard-surface application guide and candy2o tech sheet, each available at www.creatextech.com. Thank you.
I think I found the missing color for my project haha!!! I have to ask because I can not seem to find the test panels you painted on…where can I find these?! Thanks for the great content!
Grabber Orange is shown over a variety of metallic bases including Gold And Silver in our candy2o Color Chart video, th-cam.com/video/svPIxC1mUHE/w-d-xo.html. Thank you.
How do you do a candy cream? I have a Shadow Spirit in black and cream, I have to repaint but I want to stay true to original. I want to do a ghost candy red on the black portion, but I'd like to continue the candy theme into the cream tank side section. I've thought about doing a shadow gold (gold candy with a black candy) on the top side of the cream side panels. How would you do this? 1998 shadow spirit cream on black.
Try a test panel or two with possibilities. candy2o 4652 Tequila could be used for the base "gold" candy color, tinted with 4662 Dirt Track Brown to create a darker tone could work (and perhaps "dotted" with 4664 Black). Please make a few test panels trying different mix ratios and if we may be of further service, please email us at techsupport@createxcolors.com. Thank you.
I've been watching a lot of your candy videos and I'm trying to achieve almost a murder candy look. But I don't know how to go about it. I wanna know what products of yours to buy to create the effect i want. Can you have a base coat candy (red) gold flake then dark candy? I want it to be black and when the light hits it its blood red. Can you help me?
Ive been watching you guys for a while I just really have 1 question can i buy a complete paint job ? ....................................ok several how do i do that ? how do you guys compaire to house of kolor ? are you guys cost effective for a small business ? thank you guys
Hello. Createx is a manufacturer of water-based paint and coatings; HoK are solvents-based (oil based) paint & coatings. We do not accept commercial paintwork. For information about painting a complete vehicle, please refer to our automotive application guide available at www.creatextech.com. We’ve also several videos on our TH-cam channel demonstrating how-to paint a car with Createx paints such as th-cam.com/video/cT5T8eBevGU/w-d-xo.html Thank you.
This could be done, and would be similar candy2o 4662 Dirt Track Brown over Metallic Gold, just a bit warmer, th-cam.com/video/Y-HjVQim-9c/w-d-xo.html. To make candy2o Dirt Track Brown more a Root Beer, mix it with 4652 Tequila Yellow. Thank you.
Hey guys it's been a while since doing one of these color mixing videos. An idea for a future color would be a candy butterscotch. That would be a killer color
Yes, Wicked Hot Rod Sparkle Colors can be applied over a base color such as AutoBorne Sealer or Wicked Opaque Colors, and candy2o applied over it. Hot Rod Sparkle Gold applied over AutoBorne Sealer Yellow & Orange mixed 1:1 would make a great base for a candy copper mid-coat color. Thank you.
Im gonna be doing a custom mod general lee (model kit). I want it somewhere between copper and the tangerine video you did... and I want it to be a candy metallic with 2k clear. How can I get that? Would adding an extra hit of the yellow do the trick?
Try adding more Lemon Yellow to the candy2o Lemon Yellow 4:1 Grabber Orange mix shown in this video, and try tinting with candy2o Tequila Yellow. Apply over 6013 Silver Sealer. Thank you.
Createx paints are often applied over cured, solvent-based base-coat paint that is prepared by scuffing 600 - 800 grit, then cleaned with either a solvent-based degreaser or 99% isopropyl alcohol. For automotive, Createx paints are recommended for top-coating with a solvent-based, catalyzed (2k0 urethane clear. Thank you.
Any chance that you could make a vid using the old candycolors and not only the candy2o? i was unfortunate enough to buy my candy just before candy2o came out and find it superhard to use well.
No, we only make candy2o. Older Createx candy colors were discontinued around 2008 and do not perform anywhere near as well as candy2o and should not be used for any of the candy techniques demonstrated in these videos with candy2o. Thank you.
Metal-flakes work well when mixed with Createx paints, a practice we've endorsed sine about 2001. Our best metal-flake carriers are 4050 UVLS Gloss Clear, www.uvlsclears.com, and AutoBorne 6000Transparent Sealer, www.autoborne.com, as the carrier. Of the two, e prefer 4050 UVLS Gloss Clear as the metal-flake carrier. Shelf-life can vary per flake type (plastic v. metal, and whether the metal flake is coated, most flake is a plastic composite), but generally the flake-carrier mix is stable and capable of a few weeks if not months of storage, perhaps longer. Only add 4011 Reducer (not 4012) to the mix intended for use within a 48-hour period, keeping the paint capped air-tight unless pouring paint. Flake will settle and need physical stirring in between sessions. Than you.
@@CreatexColors Interesting I always thought metal flake was Mica flake, that is colored.,,. if you sand it it turns dark. will the water based candy paint give the same effect as urethane candies.. with the cost of urethane candies, seems like the water based would be a great option, but none of the candy car painters ive asked have tried the water based candy. also can dry flake be sprayed over createx solid colors like wicked , then coated with a urethane clear? so basically will the dry flake stick to the base createx ? thanks
from what ive read, candy paint is tinted with DYES. I guess that is what makes it semi transparent . I think they call the urethane candy the true candy,. but what is true candy? what is the charecteristics that make a candy color? how is the candy made in the water based paints,? is it tinted with dyes? thanks I few years ago I painted a honda ct70 frame with green createx water based paint, then cleared over it and it came out good.
With a spray-gun, the mix is 4050 6:1 candy20, thinning with 4011 Reducer not required. With an airbrush, 1:1 with thinning ~ 10% per volume. Mix ratios are set forth in the candy20 tech sheets available at www.candy20.com and www.creatextech.com. Thank you.
I really appreciated the discussion about the different candy mixes and how substrate colors affects the end result. When I've mixed colors in the past, I wondered why unexpected hues became visible. Thank you so much for the deep-dive into why this happens. This is a very helpful and informative video.
Thank you for letting us know this video was helpful.
Just found your channel in preparation for painting my bike. Amazing education. Thanks so much!
back in the 70s honda painted some of thier little motor bikes a candy yellow gold.. it was awesome.. I wish I could duplicate it..
I mix one part Tequila Yellow with two parts Silver Sealer. Obviously use it with UVLS. Makes an EXTREMELY vibrant gold. I’m going to experiment with other candies also. Since the candy is a dye rather than paint it keeps most of the silver shine
Love your videos. Concise and informative
thank you!
Great video Chris!! It's great to learn all the variety of color that you can get from each one
Thanks!
Beautiful colours. Great video. Can you guys please do a video using hi-lite colours over different base coats , with and without candy etc... That would be amazing
Stunningly gorgeous colours.
thanks
I love these videos so much. I have learned so much about painting and mixing colors. Any chance you could do a video showing how to use the aluminums with transparent and opaques? Would love to see something like ford’s Electric Blue Metallic from the 50s and 60s
Pigment-based colors, including Transparent Colors, which are translucent) and Opaque Colors don't have the same vibrant-metallic looks that is created when candy2o is applied over aluminum. Transparent pigment-based colors, such as Wicked Colors, can be directly mixed with an aluminum to make a metallic color. Try a few test panels mixing Aluminum Fine and Medium with a transparent color and applying over various base colors, including a grey. We generally shy away from remaking OEM colors. Thank you.
Great video Chris...love the colors
Thank you!
I know we all see it slightly different but the 6:1 over silver sealer is spot on copper.
Thanks for the feedback on which copper looks best, and applying over 6013 Silver Sealer without tinting does add to the overall metallic count of the finish, plus is simpler.
I agree with you there, once outdoors it stood out to me as the choice I'd pick for that effect. Inside it was a tough choice.
Fantastic videos, thanks! Looking to achiece a darker copper candy effect over some oarnge flake that is already sprayed. Never would have thought about yellow, but will definately experiment with that today! Thanks again🍻
thanks for watching
I would like to see a tutorial on how to mix up a candy butterscotch in a O' to the icons Carter & Watson.
Thanks for videos. I build model cars and use your paints all the time. I love the candy paints.
Thanks for watching!
I PM'd you on messenger.
Would like to know how this has worked for you.
Great vids, Chris! We used to call those candy burnt oranges haha.
never would of thought to use lemon yellow. Very interesting.
Thanks Mike!
Awesome color combination!
Thank you for watching!
Love the candy 2o stuff just started using it. I want to know more about the base coats and what the colors do. Blue black and all those.
In addition to the video on this channel (see our Color Mixing with Chris playlist, th-cam.com/play/PLr6Jq7mWlghij0DuJQrfLNIUGFiUUsQny.html), much can be learned by reading the tech sheets available at www.creatextech.com, and making test panels. Try candy2o mixes over both a silver base of 6013 AutoBorne Silver Sealer and compare with Wicked W350 Metallic Gold and other metallic bases. Thank you.
Hello and thank you very much for all your videos. I have noted that virtually none of your original packaging is shaken vigorously before pouring?
I myself also have problems with anything containing silver material settling very quickly in the spray gun (upright normal position) and almost blocking the nozzle at the next attempt/layer. A big problem to start up again with normal flow through the nozzle. Any suggestions? Yes, I tremble, but what has run down the narrow channels cannot be shaken out again. I use a normal cup. Maybe I should put the gun down horizontally on the table between coats?
One last thing: Can't really see what the cotym is, do you release the trigger between each pass?
What is your mix ratio with the colors? How much 4050 are you adding? Thank you.
I would love to see a video on the Wicked Flair colors (W450-W453)!
Our next video is about our new Wicked Flair Colors releasing March 1st. They mix excellent with candy2o for candy-pearl colors.
I think candy rootbeer is awsome. Maybe by adding a gold tint or a light orange would be cool
Hie chris .. love your videos as its giving heaps of info. Can u please show how to make tangerine comet paint in shop.. please
Hello. We made a how to make candy tangerine video last year, th-cam.com/video/mYomGIUHPyM/w-d-xo.html. Thank you.
Great video. Thank you. I'm building a 32 roadster peddle car for my first grandchild. With your istructions it's going to be the coolest ride in town. Is there one of your paints you would suggest for pinstriping? We used to use 1 shot but since they took the lead out it dosen't perform as well. In the sixties we used sign paint but there isn't much of that around now. God bless.
Hello. We don't really make a pinstripe paint, although the new Wicked Opaque Colors work well for shorter pulls and with a brush in general. Thank you. wickedairbrushcolors.com/opaque
How hard would it be to show copperhead metallic and a dragonfly green that Harley did together to see what it would look like on a tank together.
For application information, please refer to our hard-surface application guide and candy2o tech sheet, each available at www.creatextech.com. Thank you.
and with a black base how does it look?
I think I found the missing color for my project haha!!! I have to ask because I can not seem to find the test panels you painted on…where can I find these?! Thanks for the great content!
Thank you for watching! We find the test panels through random Google searches using queries for plastic test panels, etc.
Awesome video!! Thank you so much!
Thanks for watching!
can you do a video on candy2o grabber orange? wondering what it would look like over both silver and metallic gold.
Grabber Orange is shown over a variety of metallic bases including Gold And Silver in our candy2o Color Chart video,
th-cam.com/video/svPIxC1mUHE/w-d-xo.html. Thank you.
How do you do a candy cream? I have a Shadow Spirit in black and cream, I have to repaint but I want to stay true to original. I want to do a ghost candy red on the black portion, but I'd like to continue the candy theme into the cream tank side section. I've thought about doing a shadow gold (gold candy with a black candy) on the top side of the cream side panels. How would you do this? 1998 shadow spirit cream on black.
Try a test panel or two with possibilities. candy2o 4652 Tequila could be used for the base "gold" candy color, tinted with 4662 Dirt Track Brown to create a darker tone could work (and perhaps "dotted" with 4664 Black). Please make a few test panels trying different mix ratios and if we may be of further service, please email us at techsupport@createxcolors.com. Thank you.
I've been watching a lot of your candy videos and I'm trying to achieve almost a murder candy look. But I don't know how to go about it. I wanna know what products of yours to buy to create the effect i want. Can you have a base coat candy (red) gold flake then dark candy? I want it to be black and when the light hits it its blood red. Can you help me?
Please watch our Murdered Candy video, th-cam.com/video/mobBb9WeHLI/w-d-xo.html. For gold flake, Wicked W422 Hot Rod Sparkle Gold, wickedairbrushcolors.com/pearl-flakes. Thank you.
Ive been watching you guys for a while I just really have 1 question
can i buy a complete paint job ? ....................................ok several
how do i do that ?
how do you guys compaire to house of kolor ?
are you guys cost effective for a small business ?
thank you guys
Hello. Createx is a manufacturer of water-based paint and coatings; HoK are solvents-based (oil based) paint & coatings. We do not accept commercial paintwork. For information about painting a complete vehicle, please refer to our automotive application guide available at www.creatextech.com. We’ve also several videos on our TH-cam channel demonstrating how-to paint a car with Createx paints such as th-cam.com/video/cT5T8eBevGU/w-d-xo.html Thank you.
can u try spraying some candy rootbeer over the copper?
This could be done, and would be similar candy2o 4662 Dirt Track Brown over Metallic Gold, just a bit warmer, th-cam.com/video/Y-HjVQim-9c/w-d-xo.html. To make candy2o Dirt Track Brown more a Root Beer, mix it with 4652 Tequila Yellow. Thank you.
Hey guys it's been a while since doing one of these color mixing videos. An idea for a future color would be a candy butterscotch. That would be a killer color
thanks for watching!
Very cool video
Thank you!
What would you'll recommend for a strainer for small cups if I'm airbrushing only mixing say 10-15mls at a time?
May work best to mix more and only add 4011 Reducer to the candy mix when ready to spray, that way a proper strainer can be used. Thank you.
Nice 👍
Thanks
Can Hot Sparkle be used instead of silver sealer
Yes, Wicked Hot Rod Sparkle Colors can be applied over a base color such as AutoBorne Sealer or Wicked Opaque Colors, and candy2o applied over it. Hot Rod Sparkle Gold applied over AutoBorne Sealer Yellow & Orange mixed 1:1 would make a great base for a candy copper mid-coat color. Thank you.
Im gonna be doing a custom mod general lee (model kit).
I want it somewhere between copper and the tangerine video you did... and I want it to be a candy metallic with 2k clear.
How can I get that? Would adding an extra hit of the yellow do the trick?
Try adding more Lemon Yellow to the candy2o Lemon Yellow 4:1 Grabber Orange mix shown in this video, and try tinting with candy2o Tequila Yellow. Apply over 6013 Silver Sealer. Thank you.
@@CreatexColors 😊 thanks
If I have solvent based base coat and clear can I use these paints over the top for graphics
Or do I need to stay water base the whole way
Createx paints are often applied over cured, solvent-based base-coat paint that is prepared by scuffing 600 - 800 grit, then cleaned with either a solvent-based degreaser or 99% isopropyl alcohol. For automotive, Createx paints are recommended for top-coating with a solvent-based, catalyzed (2k0 urethane clear. Thank you.
Any chance that you could make a vid using the old candycolors and not only the candy2o? i was unfortunate enough to buy my candy just before candy2o came out and find it superhard to use well.
No, we only make candy2o. Older Createx candy colors were discontinued around 2008 and do not perform anywhere near as well as candy2o and should not be used for any of the candy techniques demonstrated in these videos with candy2o. Thank you.
Thanks Chris
Thank you for watching!
like them all
Thanks. We do too.
Over that silver is just sick. I shot my 68 Chevy in Copper with heavy metal flake
Thanks for watching!
also how do metal flakes behave in water based paint?
Metal-flakes work well when mixed with Createx paints, a practice we've endorsed sine about 2001. Our best metal-flake carriers are 4050 UVLS Gloss Clear, www.uvlsclears.com, and AutoBorne 6000Transparent Sealer, www.autoborne.com, as the carrier. Of the two, e prefer 4050 UVLS Gloss Clear as the metal-flake carrier. Shelf-life can vary per flake type (plastic v. metal, and whether the metal flake is coated, most flake is a plastic composite), but generally the flake-carrier mix is stable and capable of a few weeks if not months of storage, perhaps longer. Only add 4011 Reducer (not 4012) to the mix intended for use within a 48-hour period, keeping the paint capped air-tight unless pouring paint. Flake will settle and need physical stirring in between sessions. Than you.
@@CreatexColors Interesting I always thought metal flake was Mica flake, that is colored.,,. if you sand it it turns dark.
will the water based candy paint give the same effect as urethane candies.. with the cost of urethane candies, seems like the water based would be a great option, but none of the candy car painters ive asked have tried the water based candy.
also can dry flake be sprayed over createx solid colors like wicked , then coated with a urethane clear? so basically will the dry flake stick to the base createx ? thanks
from what ive read, candy paint is tinted with DYES. I guess that is what makes it semi transparent . I think they call the urethane candy the true candy,. but what is true candy? what is the charecteristics that make a candy color? how is the candy made in the water based paints,? is it tinted with dyes? thanks
I few years ago I painted a honda ct70 frame with green createx water based paint, then cleared over it and it came out good.
I'm looking for sprayout forms like you're using in these. Any chance you could point me in the right direction?
Leneta Opacity Charts, www.leneta.com/product-category/sealed-charts-and-cards-for-coatings-tests/opacity-charts/, thanks.
@@CreatexColors Thanks!
I simply have a question about candy 2o
Just to understand, I need to mix 4050 (1:1 ratio with whichever color I choose), and also 4011 (5%-10%)
With a spray-gun, the mix is 4050 6:1 candy20, thinning with 4011 Reducer not required. With an airbrush, 1:1 with thinning ~ 10% per volume. Mix ratios are set forth in the candy20 tech sheets available at www.candy20.com and www.creatextech.com. Thank you.