WHAT KIND OF PAINT

[S4saken]

Do you paint for a living? Candy paint is not the only way to achieve bright, vivid colors. That is a thing of the past, most modern "candy/kandy" looking colors are actually regular base coat / clear coat paint processes. Just because a car is painted a non-OE color don't automatically assume it's candy and jump on board with that, it's often not the case. Candy teal would be a very deep color for the OP but the original image posted code also just be a bright metallic base coat. Also because it's not a factory color option doesn't mean it has no paint code at all, it could be a factory color from a variety of manufactures or be a altered one (which is something that we often times do such as start with a color such as Nissan Bayside Blue and tweak it with other color pearls and toners).

So after you alter the original paint code could I just take the car to any body shop and give them the original paint code and expect a good match? No. That paint code is no longer valid. And yes I have a background in auto body tech. My examples of the candy teal is far closer to the effect the op is trying to achieve then the metallic paint, you don't have to have any experience in the automotive industry to see that.

I don't automatically assume all non factory paint jobs are candy only the ones with a candy effect. Candy is just a transparent coat sprayed over pearls or metallic to give the paint a glossy "wet" look exactly like the on posted in the op. funny how you ask me about my paint exp... Has your shop ever painted candy? Your so quick to write off the possibility that it's a Candy paint job.

It's also funny how People are saying they know the paint code and a code has yet to be posted. Not everyone wants this paint job so what's the big secret?