opinions on color shift paint

[Jon Haigwood]

My current project is a resto-mod 40 Ford  Convertible  l have some custom work done and be painted with  two tone paint, top will be a  Candy blue over a silver metal flake base and the bottom will be Candy silver over the same silver metal flake base. I was thinking about putting blue/violet color shift paint over that but I am wandering if color shift paint would be out of place on older body styles. 

So should I save the color shift paint for new body styles or will it look OK on older body styles ?

[Can-Con]

Jon, what on earth is "candy silver"?

I've never heard of such a thing.

[Jon Haigwood]

54 minutes ago, Can-Con said:

Jon, what on earth is "candy silver"?

I've never heard of such a thing.

Actually it is Liquid Silver Pearl put out by tru-color paint. I have never used it , got as a door prize at a model meet. Looks kind of candy in the bottle. I will be doing a spoon test soon

[bisc63]

Color is a very personal choice. Personally, I've never been a fan of color shift paint on anything, seems more a gimmick than anything. That is just my opinion, nothing more. IF you like color shift, then I think the effect is more effective on the more rounded, high crown shapes of older bodies like your 40. If YOU like it, why not give it a shot?!

[Classicgas]

 

Color shift nail polish on my Revell 37 Ford

Edited July 6, 2021 by Classicgas

[Snake45]

3 hours ago, bisc63 said:

Personally, I've never been a fan of color shift paint on anything, seems more a gimmick than anything. 

Me neither, it just has no appeal to me, and IMHO the colors offered aren't particularly attractive. 

[OldNYJim]

For a period correct early 50s lakes bed racer, for example,  that’s probably not the right look.  

But, that said, I did this Deuce recently with blue/purple color shift paint over a metallic green flame job and I like the effect:

Ditto the 57 - that’s solid GM teal but with pearl silver and gold to accentuate the body lines a little more.  Much more subtle, but it shimmers between green, silver and gold as you move it around in the light.  A very subtle color change but one that adds something to the car’s lines I think. 

This Model A has blue/purple color changing flames and candy orange with pink pearl over top to make it flip to a pink tone on the high spots:

Are they correct, per what people were doing with these cars (and paints generally) in the 60s?  Probably not, but I think you can achieve some cool looks with these type of paints!  Depends on how wild of a build you’re going for, I think!  Painting an otherwise-stock Model T Ford in that blue/green/gold chameleon paint isn’t going to look right to most people’s eyes though…

Why anyone invented that paint that flips from purple to BROWN too, I’ll never know.  Having something purple in the low spots and poop brown on the highlights doesn’t seem like a well thought out combination to me, but to each his own!

[Bucky]

On 7/6/2021 at 3:27 PM, bisc63 said:

Color is a very personal choice. Personally, I've never been a fan of color shift paint on anything, seems more a gimmick than anything. That is just my opinion, nothing more. IF you like color shift, then I think the effect is more effective on the more rounded, high crown shapes of older bodies like your 40. If YOU like it, why not give it a shot?!

I agree about the older bodies showing the color change effects better. The rounded fenders and hoods and sloping back decks catch light from different angles at the same time, picking out the different colors in the paint job.

[Bucky]

I've done a few color shift paint jobs in the past. All of mine were done over a flat black base coat, per the instructions that came with the color shift paint.

AMTronic. Purple to gold shift.

 

https://images52.fotki.com/v1639/photos/7/1319407/16160725/636918882-video.mp4

1966 Barracuda. Purple to green shift.

 

https://images108.fotki.com/v1221/photos/1/1319407/6089010/608378984-video.mp4

1941 Willys. Purple to blue shift.

It seems to be a subtle shift on my builds, Perhaps that is due to the fact that I used a black base coat.  I have more projects coming in the future to use color hsift paint on, and I may experiment with some other base colors for those.

[DPNM]

I personally like it. I have all 4 of the DupliColor Mirage paint kits that were offered. One of the Blue/Ice (HTF) and multiples of the Blue/Green, Red/Blue and Gold/Magenta. It does need the black primer coat so if that's the brand you used Bucky that is why you needed the black base coat.

As mentioned above, the more curvy the body the more the color shift will show. Older body styles should lend themselves well to this more modern paint treatment.

That said, IMO, it may also depend on what the paint looks like on a particular vehicle. I like the way Jim (CabDriver) has used it. Adding some type of additional custom work. Flames painted in color shift may give the appearance of motion to the flames. Other forms of custom work may also help visually.