Kandy Kwestions

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mitch_04

Learnin'
Ah, it's fun to spell with a K. Anyways, I'm about to dive into the world of candy paint and figured I'd ask a few questions that have peaked my curiosity lately. I've been messaging Jim C like crazy and figured I'd give him a break from my questions.

1. What causes candy to bleed where regular paint would not?

2. Why doesn't it bleed into clear coat when it will bleed into intercoat clear?

I have a shop fridge that I'm going to test it on, going with a candy red (HOK Apple Red KK) and then a creamy white logo over top of it. It'll have HOK -----@--------- Silver underneath the candy/intercoat mix, and the silver will be tinted with KK as per Jim C's recommendation. I leave for my annual training in the military for the next 2 weeks, when I get back I just need to tape my drywall, paint, then start working in my garage.
 
candy bleeds because it is a dye and not a pigment. a pigment is a ground up mineral etc that is suspended in a binder. dye is not and will travel with solvent. anywhere solvent goes the candy will move with it. candy will soak into primer, filler, base, intercoat and regular clearcoat. 2k clearcoat will for the most part stop the bleeding into upper layers because its catalyzed and makes a solvent barrier. to control bleeding its best that you dont hammer on one wet coat over another. pleant of flash is important and when you get the candy all on let it sit overnight for all the solvents to flash out of the paint film. this way the clearcoat can lock it all down and seal it in. if you dont your creamy white logo will turn pink.
 
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