Hey, my Dart is going to be a dark candy apple red, and I'm just curious if it matters the shade of my primer. I've always used grey but I'm curious if in general does the shade of primer depend on the paint color. Thanks-Jeremy
Absolutely. Candy apple red is a multi-stage color too, each stage effects the final color. If anything, candy apple red is MORE susceptible to changes because of the primer color than a standard solid color.
true 'candy apple red' is a base color coat followed by what can best be described as clear coat that is colored red. Very hard to get perfect (I've seen many jobs that you'd notice banding in the candy if you looked close). And the base could be silver, gold, whatever, and that vastly changes the finished look.I'm not a paint guy, but doesn't a true Candy paint require some sort of base color first to give it the total effect?