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What are metals, micas and pearls in Automotive Paint?

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What are metals, micas and pearls in Automotive Paint?

Automotive paint is different than most of paint that you will find in a hardware store. In this article we will talk about the different "solids" that are mixed with automotive paint to give the special "metallic" texture you see in vehicles. METALS: Metals are exactly what you would think, small particles of metal that are mixed with a base to give a sparkling effect to the paint. Metals are usually classified by particle size and between the same particle size by the way they reflect the color. Some can be specially more sparkly or have brighter flop color despite...

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