01boydws6

iTrader: (19)

Had a thought the other day and was curious if it would be possible to take my black trans am and scuff it apply a candy green and then clear or would I have to scuff it down prime it, lay a new black base coat then the several layers of candy and then clear?

Pheonix

iTrader: (16)

If your paint is ok right now you can just scuff it up and throw whatever base you want and reclear. Candy green over black will be hard to see any real difference. If you want a hint of green you need to go with a Dark charcoal base then throw the Candy green over it.

tughug

candy green would look good

01boydws6

iTrader: (19)

I want it to look black but pop green when the sub hits it

Pheonix

iTrader: (16)

Throw some Black diamond from HOK on top of your black and then candy green over that and you will have a bad *** color that will pop when the Sun hits it.

Irmobaum1999ta

Black is a weird color. Since it is the absence of color it is hard to really have anything where it is only there when the sun hits it. When you put black down it really takes the color and makes it pop hard. But go to your local paint jober that sells House of Kolor and look at their books and see what you like.

And candy green with a dark base on a TA that would be out of controll

9WhiteCamaro9

if you get it done post up pics i would like to see the end result of it

01boydws6

iTrader: (19)

I'll keep you all up to date it may be a winter project

black_sheep454

iTrader: (9)

You can try a test sample to see what it looks like but candy is made to be sprayed over a high metalic color such as silver or gold. Candy colors have very little pigment so it will probably be very hard to see. Another warning against candy paint is since they have to little pigment the sun will bleed them out causeing the candy to fade out and become back to the original base. May not be a big deal over black if it's hard to see anyways.

Irmobaum1999ta

very true

BLULS1Z28

iTrader: (1)

i think your thinking of pearl no candy

01formulals1

what you want to do is scuff your car up and spray more black paint with a green pearl thats how you will get the effect your looking for because candy paint isnt exactly cheap and spraying green candy will most likely cover the black

Indrid_Cold

Agreed, pearl will yeild the best results.

Whistler

iTrader: (46)

Candy anything over black = black
You have to have something capable of reflecting underneath a candy in order to see that there is a candy on top of it.

Smit660

Use a silver base

1quickTransAm

iTrader: (4)

I'm no expert on what base color to use, but if what I have in my head is what you area actually thinking,

Do it and post a TON of pics!

ScreaminBird99

iTrader: (6)

smit660 is right, we painteda guys BRAND new black jeep srt8 jams and everything SEM Candy Green and it looks absolutely sick, def. 1 of a kind, but like smit660 said use a silver base

Dirty Vegas

iTrader: (12)

Black is all colors combined, White is the absence of color.

Ryan33187

iTrader: (16)

Depends what your playing with... but in this case you are correct.
Shoot some pics when your finish...

Zeppelin

I did this on my old LT1 Formula with flames. I added a bit of House of Color micro flake, and tipped the ends with a mint green first, but most of the flames are just candy green over black. The flames are very subtle in the shade and at night with the pinstriping sticking out the most, but in the sun, well....... Here is a pic.