Pearlescent paint V Metallic paint: whats the difference?

[gtz101]

my merc is Pearlescent paint but how is that different to metallic?

 

[television]

Pearlescent paints use additives that consist of tiny chips of synthetic inorganic crystalline substances that are painted on one side and reflect different colours under different light, the flakes are larger than the ground metallic additives

 

[Xtractorfan]

Metallic is basically ground up aluminium flakes, it gives the sparkle in the paint, there are about six different grades of metallic flakes from extra fine thru to coarse.. Pearlescents, derived from the pearl.. gives a colour extra brilliance, basically adds depth to a colour..could best be described as a patch of spilt oil on a wet surface..ever seen the colours that emanate...Pearls come in a variety of colours .white red, blue, green etc. and are normally added to their respective colours, but on occasion are mixed with different colours, ie. a red pearl may be added to a blue colour, or a black to give it extra luminosity...a good way of checking is to look at your paint under bright sunlight and u can pick up the red or blue tone in say a black paint..to be quite honest though there is usually only a small amount of pearl in any paint, and a panel painted with a pearl added, and a panel painted without pearl added doesnt look that much different under normal daylight conditions. For instance today I painted the side of a 911 carrera the colour is LC9Z which is basaltschwarz perl ...basalt black pearl and it can be formulated with pearl added or the no 2 shade is just straight black metallic no pearl added ... this colour is also VW black magic pearl .... and malcolm there was me thinking ur answer bordered on the technical

 

[television]

Metallic is basically ground up aluminium flakes, it gives the sparkle in the paint, there are about six different grades of metallic flakes from extra fine thru to coarse.. Pearlescents, derived from the pearl.. gives a colour extra brilliance, basically adds depth to a colour..could best be described as a patch of spilt oil on a wet surface..ever seen the colours that emanate...Pearls come in a variety of colours .white red, blue, green etc. and are normally added to their respective colours, but on occasion are mixed with different colours, ie. a red pearl may be added to a blue colour, or a black to give it extra luminosity...a good way of checking is to look at your paint under bright sunlight and u can pick up the red or blue tone in say a black paint..to be quite honest though there is usually only a small amount of pearl in any paint, and a panel painted with a pearl added, and a panel painted without pearl added doesnt look that much different under normal daylight conditions. For instance today I painted the side of a 911 carrera the colour is LC9Z which is basaltschwarz perl ...basalt black pearl and it can be formulated with pearl added or the no 2 shade is just straight black metallic no pearl added ... this colour is also VW black magic pearl .... and malcolm there was me thinking ur answer bordered on the technical

You cant answer some post without bordering the technical, I like your post though as they are more up to date than me

 

[Xtractorfan]

Oh and just to add if ever it were needed the latest craze is Xirillic, which is a more brilliant and much sparklier affair. again I do believe these colours are formulated especially for showroom lights and car shows ...for in everyday use who can tell that your new pearl or Xirillic paint is any different from a boring old metallic

 

[David Nock]

Ain't it great having a full-on Bodyshop geezer on this forum! Xtractorfan, my admiration is growing daily!

 

[100%Bitch]

Ain't it great having a full-on Bodyshop geezer on this forum! Xtractorfan, my admiration is growing daily!

Careful, this isn't that type of forum.

 

[television]

Careful, this isn't that type of forum.

I would love to see you in pearlescent, That would be an asset for any body shop

 

[100%Bitch]

I would love to see you in pearlescent, That would be an asset for any body shop

I could do with a bit of extra sparkle at the moment. It's nice to know that I've learned a couple of things in this thread. I've always wondered what pearlescent paint was, but it's one of those questions that you forget to ask unless the subject arises.

 

[David Nock]

Careful, this isn't that type of forum.

Yeh but with a name like extractorfan you'd naturally have to be a bit cautious wouldn't you?

 

[David Nock]

Xtactorfan sorry - edit not worky righty.

 

[television]

Dont worry its the Nock on effect


Happy new year to you

 

[David Nock]

Dont worry its the Nock on effect


Happy new year to you

And very much the same to you Malcolm and all other forum members.