Paint "am i making a big mistake"
I've done quiet a few custom paint jobs - but every time someone says candy I shoot em' down, Theres so many panels to get perfect on a full car - and I'm too much of a perfectionist- I'd drive myself crazy making it right. But if your up for the task then I'd recomend using a sislver or gold base then mask out the stripe and use a darker gun metal color. Heres a mailbox I did for a guy using this method (this has like 8 coats of candy on it to get it this color)