Yes. I painted my P-Force with Brodak Gold, over which I sprayed Brodak "Candy Red". I left trim, cockpit, and lettering in gold. The original final color was a very dark metallic red. Over limited flying/exposure during a four year period it faded very badly so that parts were back to being gold in places. I think that a season of flying full-time would have pretty much eliminated the red. Randy Ryan and Dave Heinzman had similar experiences with "candy" colors. I do not know what effect a solar-barrier clear coat would have had. I've obtained some "fade proof" ink to mix in clear for the next try.

SK

Hi Paul,

I have not had any experience with the Brodak candy colors.  Those I have seen others use have all faded.

I did use House of Kolors automotive lacquer Candy paint.   It was great, never faded, and is no longer available!

If you want to try true Candy colors, Duplicolor has a lacquer based system call "Metal Cast".  It is meant to mimic anodized aluminum.  On my Tomahawk I used the gold base and Red over coat.  It works just like true Candy lacquer from days gone by.  And you can overcoat with clear dope, or urethane 2 part.

Remember, Candy paint is the hardest paint to use.  You must really be careful of not "streaking" the color.  A little practice and it will all be OK.

BIG Bear
RNMM/AMM

Candy is a tint and relies on the undercoat. In apple red's case, you shoot gold then candy red on top to get candy apple red. House of Kolor still sells candy concentrates (Kandy Koncentrate). You can add it to clear to get the candy tint. I've used it a lot with no problems with fading in the sun. You get different effects depending on undercoat. I shot a plane with 3 different undercoat colors (two colors of metallic charcoal and metallic bronze) then shot two different candies over it (apple red and cobalt blue) I ended up with a 6 color plane. From pink to red to orange and from deep blue to purple. It's a fun process.