custom paint colors?

[Black_Sunshine]

it's not a big deal really. i don't think i'll be repainting my car red anyways.

[Colt45_GTO]

Originally Posted by Black_Sunshine

i just googled "flash paint" automotive and it didn't come up with anything very related. thanks tho!

lol your right i got nothing either but house of color do it, the paint on the prowler is candy red. its painted over bright silver. candy is simply a dye you add to the clear coat so the bright dirict light will show bright orange. the red car in my sig was the same.

[95teetee]

it used to be called flip-flop paint, but I can't really find a lot on google about it (other than one article about BASF that wants you to register to read it). There were several different versions (green-blue and red-black are the first ones that I can think of) and they completely changed color depending on the angle/light (hence the name flip-flop).


well, here's a green/purple bicycle...

Santana Noventa Tandem with Flip Flop Paint at Yellow Jersey

[Default]

If i would paint something like that i would probably do a yellowish orange base, then add a heavy pearl red clear coat over it, that would give it the color change.....

I did a black->blue pearl it was nice. Some light it looked pure black, then some it looked like a dark navy blue.

I know any shop would know how to do it for ya, but it'd cost more

[Noony]

here ya go mate. will this solve your question
Getting a flip paint effect

[95teetee]

Originally Posted by Default

If i would paint something like that i would probably do a yellowish orange base, then add a heavy pearl red clear coat over it, that would give it the color change.....

I did a black->blue pearl it was nice. Some light it looked pure black, then some it looked like a dark navy blue.

I know any shop would know how to do it for ya, but it'd cost more

the flip flop paint wasn't like a pearl though- IIRC, it used a flake inside the paint that was a different color than the base color of the paint. As long as the paint was properly applied, the flakes laid at the same angle, so the paint looked to be a different color depending on the angle. How was it applied properly? No idea