Paint types

[aka Robbie]

Folks

I was just wondering if someone could explain the TVR paint types to me (ie Chameleon, Pearlescent, Reflex, Starmist).

Cheers

Peter

[f402mlr]

For pictures of Cerbra's in various colours try www.o-boyle.co.uk/colour/ Chameleon is used to describe the blue/green flip flop used on the Swordfish film Tuscan and in the Tuscan Brouchure. Reflex is is available in various colours, but IMHO "reflex purple" is an excellent colour for the Tuscan. At TVRCC Back Home in 2000 the Reflex Purple Tuscans and the ORANGE one caught the eye!

>> Edited by f402mlr on Sunday 10th March 20:19

>> Edited by f402mlr on Sunday 10th March 20:20

[plotloss]

Not overly sure, but Pearlescent and Starmist are two-pack paints Starmist being a very very very heavy metallic (large flakes) and pearlescent being endowed with some sort of clever lacquer (perhaps, maybe?)

Reflex and Chameleon are 3 pack special effects paints, which have a base and two lacquers which when light hits them let varying amounts of light to reflect off the surface of the car hence off certain angles the paint appears different colours.

This is a very basic explanation I know, but I hope it helps.

Matt.

[jtong]

I understand that when speaking about metallic, starmist and pearlescent paint, the differences are down to the size of the metal flakes.

Pearlescent has the smallest flecks, metallic next and starmist has the largest flecks.

[squirrelz]

I thought pearlescent had mica flecks instead of metal?