Candy paint in a can

[theboyfold]

I'm struggling to find a candy style paint in a can, there are 3 colours that are made by Fastrax, but everything else needs an airgun. Is there a decent source for candy paints out there that I've not yet found?

[walkbythesea]

Tamiya do a few

[Alex97]

Tamiya is normally the best for can paints.

[theboyfold]

2 hours ago, Alex97 said:

Tamiya is normally the best for can paints.

Am I right in thinking that they only do it in green though? TS-52 Candy lime green

[walkbythesea]

2 minutes ago, theboyfold said:

Am I right in thinking that they only do it in green though? TS-52 Candy lime green

I thought they did a red and an orange too but don’t have a paint chart to hand

[walkbythesea]

What are you after?  And what do you want to paint?

Edited July 12, 2021 by walkbythesea

[theboyfold]

36 minutes ago, walkbythesea said:

What are you after?  And what do you want to paint?

I have a couple of bodies, a Lunch Box and a clear body from another Tamiya that I'd like to paint.

 

I've not done a great deal of painting, but have enjoyed what I've done so far and I'd like to try something a little different and candy paints caught my eye, however, they all seem to need an airgun, which isn't going to happen at the moment. From what I've learnt, it's a few thin coats of candy and then backed with a metallic colour (silver / black etc) depending on the effect that you are after.

[walkbythesea]

Ideally you need different pants for the Lunchbox and the clear body - you paint lexan from the inside and really you need a different type of paint to stick to it properly. 
 

The TS series paints will be fine for the Lunchbox though, PS series paint is for lexan. 

Edited July 12, 2021 by walkbythesea

[theboyfold]

Yeah, I appreciate that the bodies are different and need different paints, it's more trying to find a selection of paints beyond the green from Tamiya and the 3 that Fastrax do, seems most of the suppliers are US based.

[theboyfold]

Ah, I've seen my mistake now. I've been getting my PS and TS sprays from Tamiya mixed up. Turns out there is a lot more translucent PS sprays which answers my initial question.

[Alex97]

2 hours ago, theboyfold said:

Am I right in thinking that they only do it in green though? TS-52 Candy lime green

Not sure, modelsport stock them all.