The owner says they only made this car for one year, 1960, but that's only part of the truth. It's representative of that period of car design but doesn't have all the chrome we're used to seeing. "You didn't plan to fail, you failed to plan." ~M.Famous drift photographer Larry Chen recently stepped a little out of his comfort zone to film this feature for Hoonigan AutoFocus. You can probably find it at your local auto parts store. It plays nice with nitro as well, so no worries there either. The cans are color coded so the orange can is orange, the blue can is blue. I can't recall the name of the color, but you can't miss it. Metal Specks is a metallic, so no base coat is needed. The first pic you posted is pretty much exactly the color. Randy M.that Metal Specks job.what base coat did you use? Or is Metal Specks a flake and so no base coat is needed? What's the name of the color? I saw a Dodge Charger drive by me about 2 months ago that had an unbelievable orange color and I said "I need to make a guitar with that color". I remember this from when you first posted it. Look good but you know they aren't real and they just dont feel right. Then shoot clear.įake relics are like fake boobs. For some reason, Reranch told me that name was banned when I tried to use it. I should also mention that the candy finishes seem to have a bit more depth to them which is very cool.įor comparison here's a look at Duplicolor's Metal Specks orange metallic You could vary the intensity of the orange by mixing it with clear as solderjunkie mentioned earlier. In the end I went with the orange metallic. At the time I was after the sparkliest one with the lightest color. Here are the tiles as promised these are straight reranch orange over various shades of metallic base coats. Reranch has all those colors in spray cans. I did a search and I am pretty sure orange on gold (or silver) would get that look. Now if you want to avoid the 2 stage process then you are looking for an orange metallic. Any of these options will get you your all nitro finish. I think Shoreline would work out very well. You could also use Inca silver or Shoreline gold. You could use goldtop gold for the base coat and Reranch orange for the "candy" coat. For that color I believe gold is the base coat of choice. Candy tangerine would be your choice of trans orange over your choice of metallic base coat. Posted: Wed 4:47 pm Post subject: Re: candy tangerine repliesĪny "candy" paint job by definition is some kind of transparent toner color coat over a metallic base coat. If anyone runs across any please let me know. Fender doesn't share their paint info on their custom jobs. I've seen a candy tangerine custom shop Fender Tele that was incredible. I want to stay with all nitro cellulose lacquer on this guitar. Posted: Wed 4:33 pm Post subject: candy tangerine replies I have pics of test tiles I made a while back. If he doesn't do it, I am definitely gonna use it on my next project. I just got a little excited over that prospect. "You didn't plan to fail, you failed to plan." ~M. It will be shiny, and a pretty color, but underneath it's still a turd." ~Houndog "To me, putting a lacquer finish over a poly finish is a lot like gold plating a turd. You can thin Gretsch Orange 1:1 with clear and spray over a gold metallic basecoat. Any suggestions or directions would be much appreciated. I have a swamp ash Tele body I need to paint. I have been looking for some candy tangerine nitro cell paint. Posted: Wed 2:59 am Post subject: candy Tangerine? The Guitar Refinishing and Restoration Forum Forum Index Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Those with all levels of experience are welcomed to participate.įAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register This discussion forum is hosted by The Guitar ReRanch and was created to serve those interested in the arcane art/science of guitar refinishing and restoration. The Guitar Refinishing and Restoration Forum The Guitar Refinishing and Restoration Forum :: View topic - candy Tangerine?
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