A color named candy apple red was first officially used on a production car by ford in 1966 but it was a bright non metallic red.
Candy apple metallic red car paint colors.
These mixtures are known as tricoat or three stage finish systems and they are made to impress.
If you are looking for radiant and dynamic shine house of kolor red metallic paints should be your colors of choice.
See our complete candy apple color chart.
Red candy custom red auto paint colors are unique in the automotive paint world.
True candy colors are created in a 3 step process with the first step being some kind of reflective base usually metallic the second step being a transparent colored layer and the 3rd being a protective clear coat as light shines on a candy finish it passed through the clear coat and candy layer where it is.
An automotive paint search of apple shows that historically the name was associated with a green color going back to the early 1930s.
We guarantee excellent color match.
We are a specialized motorcycle custom paint shop with over 10 000 custom original colors in stock.
When candy colors combine with clearcoats and reflective basecoats usually metallic ones they create a rich impressive sparkle that the average automotive paint simply cannot produce.