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Title: candy apple paint
Post by: matt on July 04, 2007, 06:10 PM: is this the most expensive paint in the world ?? i will have some left over if anyone needs a frame spraying in candy red, i will post pics when it is done
guess the price per litre
Title: Re: candy apple paint
Post by: sonic-1 on July 04, 2007, 08:16 PM: about £47 + vat its not as expensive as the heat sensitive stuff
Title: Re: candy apple paint
Post by: Bananaman on July 04, 2007, 08:58 PM: Quote from: matskybeat on July 04, 2007, 06:10 PM
is this the most expensive paint in the world ?? i will have some left over if anyone needs a frame spraying in candy red, i will post pics when it is done
guess the price per litre

Give me a shout mat, I may need some ;)

Oh £38 a litre plus the dredded :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: candy apple paint
Post by: matt on July 04, 2007, 09:36 PM: i went to 4 different places and the cheapest i could find with the correctbase coat was £100 per litre :wtf:
Title: Re: candy apple paint
Post by: dwain dibbly on July 04, 2007, 10:18 PM: Quote from: matskybeat on July 04, 2007, 09:36 PM
i went to 4 different places and the cheapest i could find with the correctbase coat was £100 per litre :wtf:
WAS IT HOUSE OF COLOR??
have you looked at mg nightfire red?
thats a standard colour and looks as good
as candy.
have you seen my ripper :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: candy apple paint
Post by: diesel on July 04, 2007, 10:59 PM: I paid £75 for 2 litres

1 litre base coat (bright metalic pink) & 1 litre Red tinted lacure
Title: Re: candy apple paint
Post by: superbikedan on July 04, 2007, 11:08 PM: guys, not done candy colours yet but 2 litres of paint is way to much, one litre of base would paint

4 bikes min same as the laquer, don't be ripped of and ask for the unused paint :daumenhoch:

then sell it on :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: candy apple paint
Post by: Haro82 on July 05, 2007, 12:19 AM: Matt,

I've got a GT i'm looking to spray red but I can't work out what red to go for . So if it looks like a nice GT red I'll be interested :daumenhoch:

Andy,.
Title: Re: candy apple paint
Post by: matt on July 05, 2007, 05:56 PM: the guy who is spraying the frames for me recons you get what you pay for and its not worth skimping, i had to get 2 litres as i am doing 2 bikes in different colours one in candy red and one in candy blue i will post some pics in a couple of weeks
Title: Re: candy apple paint
Post by: pkradman on July 05, 2007, 07:41 PM: seen u comin gimp ! :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: candy apple paint
Post by: crazycraig on July 05, 2007, 08:04 PM: i need some for this
(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c73/craigtheman/30062007081.jpg)
Title: Re: candy apple paint
Post by: retrorider.u.k on July 05, 2007, 08:08 PM: some modern citroen colours are very close ;)
Title: Re: candy apple paint
Post by: sonic-1 on July 05, 2007, 10:54 PM: 2lts dam thata a lot of paint for 2 bikes !!!!!!! wots the painter got he fancys in candy ??????
Title: Re: candy apple paint
Post by: matt on July 05, 2007, 11:04 PM: the painter is my pal, i had to buy the paint direct from candy, the smallest they sell in is 1litre tins i need candy apple red and candy apple blue hence 2 litres i will be offering to spray peoples frames to use the paint up when i have posted pics in a couple of weeks
Title: Re: candy apple paint
Post by: crazycraig on July 05, 2007, 11:05 PM: how much to do a F+F i will do all the prep work so just paint :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: candy apple paint
Post by: sonic-1 on July 05, 2007, 11:15 PM: dam they dont do 1/2 lts anymore that sucks big style