One of the last big dilemma's I have with my build is the paint. I've settled on a color, the main problem I'm having is weather to do a single layer paint or a candy.


Now, if you've never seen a candy in person, pictures do not do it any justice. They make for very very alive colors, very deep and yet vibrant, they tend to look like someone plugged them into a light socket. They have a wet sort of look to them and also a lot more depth. They stand out more than anything else.

I painted my Mustang in a candy, this picture I snagged with my phone, for a picture, really captures how different it makes for a paint job compared to 'regular' paint;





I have a soft spot for candies, there really is nothing else like them and when you paint it yourself it's extremely exciting to watch it come alive.


My dilemma is I'm afraid it will change the feel of my build. I want to hold onto that '50s feel, even though I'm customizing a lot, I don't want to go hot rod with it. My concern is if I use a candy it will loose that '50s feel. Maybe it's just a mind block, but I thought I'd ask what people thought on candies on vintage trucks.

Additionally I am a blacksmith artist, a Candy Apple Red Kandy over gold creates a very 'on fire' look, it makes for a real attention grabber. But again my concern is loosing that '50s feel.

Anyone seen it pulled off where it kept the '50s feel? Thoughts? Opinions?

Thanks

 

Yes I like candy. Red candy over silver.

 

The candy will surly change the feel of the build,but candy apple red would sure look good, as long as you stay away from the vintage style wheels and tires. Just my two cents, for what its worth.

 

She's going to have the massive 22.5" wheels on it, and if I did change them I would want to keep the old wheel style look. I'd like to make something that looks like it could have come out of the 50s, the sort of thing where even if you really knew your stuff you'd still ask if it was something they did special back in the day. Granite I'm not going too concour, but still.

I always seem to be set on a standard paint till I go to a car show and see a candy again, lol

 

I just looked thru your garage pics, nice. Ya know your truck would be super cool in black. I know its a pain to keep clean but ive always loved black with a tastfull amount of chrome. Ive had it on a Harley, as well as on a truck years ago. You have a nice truck no matter what color you put on it. So in the end enjoy your self and do whatever you think looks best.

 

When i was looking at paint for my truck someone told me to go with a solid color so i could touch it up . That turned out to be good advice. Then again my first fastback i had when i was 16 was a candy blue like your stang. luv that color. My fastback now is a buick deep blue.

 

Ive always liked candy paint.

Looks great!

 

Thanks
Yeah I debated black for a really long time. In the end I decided to go with red because at a small distance a black '56 suddenly just looks like a black truck, all the curves blend into each other. Red on the other hand really stands out and is pretty iconic on a '56, and when it's dirty its still a red truck, where a black truck when it's dirty is just dirty looking but not in a fun way.

 

Candy just isnt Ford Tough

 

I painted mine Ford Sangria red from 2008. When it is sitting in the sun it almost looks like
a candy apple red although it is just a base/clear coat. A friend of mine did the paint and body work on mine advised against going with a true candy paint because of being able to touch it up as needed and also the additional cost. I am glad i went this route because of having to touch it up on a couple of times from road chips.
I do have to agree that there is nothing that looks any better than a true candy apple red.

Terry

 

Candy paint on a truck? Do you want a truck or a show car? Go solid color.

 

+1... and you might want to price out paint, anything red is +++$$$ because it uses chromium as the source of pigment. Single stage paint for sure on a big truck, IMO, the red you have looks great. Meadow Green would look good, if less flashy.

 

Thanks for the input.

Yeah I agree, I was just seeing if there was a way to do both, lol. Touch-up on my Mustang isn't too hard because it's cobalt blue candy over black, it doesn't stick out so bad. I have a feeling red over gold would stick out a lot if touched up. Plus I want a truck, something I will use everyday and have fun with, but I'd still like to make it as nice as possible, lol.

Now to find that perfect shade. The current red is just a brushed on paint job using Rustoleum safety red, it needed something to protect it in the winter and the bed was white (and the truck was a mix of reds, oranges and greens that made the truck look like it had the plague, I'm all for patinas, I love them, but mine was nasty looking)

Thanks again

 

Candy's are cool! I love mine.. But, it can't really be touched up, or blended.

But they look fabulous! A pearl might give you most do what you want.

Good luck!

Sam

 

I love a great paint job. Depending what you want to do with your truck detates what kind of paint job I would recument. I like the idea of candies, phantom, flames (traditional and True Fire), ghost, satin and basic 2 stage paint. Sometimes a single stage is a great way to go if it's a working truck. I want to do a nice satin paint job on mine!