Candy spray paint for bikes - 23 shades Stardust Bike

On this page are proposed 23 colors of Candy clearcoat, in bi-component aerosol spray format.
The can of clearcoat, includes a button at the bottom, to trigger the hardener.
It is a professional tinted clearcoat, comparable to the body topcoat.

About Stardust® Bike

Stardust bike is a new innovative range of paint that revolutionizes the customization of bikes. The French company Stardustcolors wanted to make available to the general public, these exceptional paints, usually reserved for professionals.
Among all the special effects offered, the Candy paint technique is one of the main ones.

Description of the CANDY technique :

It is a three coat technique, which consists in superimposing a black or white background, a reflective paint, metallic or pearly, and a clearcoat tinted in the mixture :
the whole creates a coloration of the light that enters, crosses the colored clearcoat, bounces on the reflective paint, and comes out, as a luminous and iridescent color.

The technique is easy and can be done by anyone

Choice of color.

As you have noticed, the color is the result of a unique combination : undercoat + Candy clearcoat

The result of the color is also variable because it will depend on the number of coats of Candy clearcoat. The more coats you apply, the darker it becomes.

> Choose the metallic or pearlescent background color. We recommend using the BC1 undercoat

> Choose the color of the Candy clearcoat on this page.

Application

the 3-step process

1 / Base or black background

This background is very important : It must be of a homogeneous color, and imperatively black, with the exception of the white metallic paint which needs a white background.

If the background is uneven, or if the background is bare (aluminum, carbon, steel) then it is necessary to apply in this case a specific primer adapted to the nature of the support

Otherwise we simply apply a Graphic base paint which will serve as a plain black or white background.

2 / metallic or pearlescent paint

Apply the undercoat of the candy clearcoat, i.e. the metallic or pearlescent paint, with 3 to 4 thin coats, in order to cover the black background.
Without waiting more than 20 minutes, apply the candy clearcoat

Varnishing the bike

Trigger the hardener.
Apply 3 coats, allowing 7-10 minutes between each coat, to avoid drips and allow minimal drying of each coat.
The candy bike paint spray should be used within 30-45 minutes maximum after release !
The paint is resistant, it dries to 80% in 24 hours, and achieves optimum hardness after 7 days.

Re-varnishing and stickers

If you want to put logo stickers, under the Candy clearcoat, then the stickers will be colored. It is therefore necessary to put them on the clearcoat sanded, and dry, then revarnish with a clear clearcoat for bike

Metallic spray paint performance

1 aerosol spray = 1 m² / 1 coat
i.e. you need 2 to 3 sprays to varnish a bike depending on the intensity of the color you want.