Candy Blue Paint OEM
04-22-2013, 08:45 PM
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like this?
04-22-2013, 09:15 PM
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Race Director
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One of my favourite blue is VBP.
It's an RSX colour.
It's an RSX colour.
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04-23-2013, 07:50 AM
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Here is Electron Blue on my previous 2003 Corvette Z06. It kind of looks like candy that you can eat, I guess lol. I didnt have a side by side comparison, but I always thought this car was VERY close to Kinetic Blue Pearl that I have on my 07 Type S.
04-23-2013, 05:00 PM
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Suzuka Master
KBP all the way.
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04-24-2013, 01:04 PM
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B-MAC
Ive seen this one before and its a very rich type blue... "what I consider candy".
Its Toyota's Nautical Blue Metallic. Gives a very nice rich blue. If I had to go with another blue, it would be this one.
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Its Toyota's Nautical Blue Metallic. Gives a very nice rich blue. If I had to go with another blue, it would be this one.
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04-24-2013, 03:34 PM
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Racer
Just an FYI, the term "candy" is a term derived from the appearance of House of Kolor's Kandy line of paints, which use a unique process, different than that of OEM paints.
A typical candy paint job starts with a base coat of very fine metallic silver paint (it almost looks like chrome on the car). This is followed up by a transparent color coat, and then clear.
No OEM manufacturers use candy paint because it's expensive, time intensive, difficult to get consistent color match with, and has longevity issues.
For reference, here's what genuine candy blue looks like:
IMO it's nowhere near as striking as candy red:
As for OEM colors that mimic the candy look, none of them really do IMO.
A typical candy paint job starts with a base coat of very fine metallic silver paint (it almost looks like chrome on the car). This is followed up by a transparent color coat, and then clear.
No OEM manufacturers use candy paint because it's expensive, time intensive, difficult to get consistent color match with, and has longevity issues.
For reference, here's what genuine candy blue looks like:
IMO it's nowhere near as striking as candy red:
As for OEM colors that mimic the candy look, none of them really do IMO.
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