Pearlescent

1. bpm Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 Hemel Hempstead Posts: 1013 Citroen Saxo 16v 1.6 VTS '99 (Pearlescent Blue/Red

   #1 8th January 2009, 01:13

   Any one else got a pearlescent Saxo?
   
   Mines a red / blue / purple mix. Hard to define a colour
   
   Just wondered how individual it was?
2. user_19364 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2007 Liverpool Posts: 8780 Seat Leon

   #2 8th January 2009, 01:14

   As in multi-coloured?
   
   The blue half of my car has pearlescent in the paint lol if that counts..
3. bpm Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 Hemel Hempstead Posts: 1013 Citroen Saxo 16v 1.6 VTS '99 (Pearlescent Blue/Red

   #3 8th January 2009, 01:23

   Its actually written on the V5 as multicoloured. In direct sunlight its red, at night its blue and in low level light its gold, but it can be any shade in between depending upon the angle of the light and the curve on the part of the car catching the light.
4. Spanky Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2007 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 9578 Saxo VTS

   #4 8th January 2009, 02:02

   in other words you have flip paint.....
5. TU-Tuning Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2006 Bristol Posts: 16575 JP4urio, 306 DTurbo SportShed

   #5 8th January 2009, 02:06

   all wicked red saxos are pearlescent and theres a few on here
6. Spanky Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2007 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 9578 Saxo VTS

   #6 8th January 2009, 02:08

   i personaly think he meens flip paint as yes wicked red saxo's are pearlescent, so are posi blues, but they dont change colour in any light lol
   
   Its more than likely flip paint, sounds lieka 3 tone flip tbf....
   If it is then yes its rather individual, there are others around, but not many
7. jamiecee Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2008 tarbert Posts: 764

   #7 8th January 2009, 03:31

   id like to see some pics
8. JamesRm Forum Section Moderator Joined: Aug 2008 Liverpool Posts: 15517 Saxo VTR

   #8 8th January 2009, 08:08

   i have a wicked red saxo, i have never noticed this...
9. J222JRA Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2007 Posts: 16839 Saxo VTS, Westfield

   #9 8th January 2009, 08:33

   Mauritius blue is also pearlescent.
10. D8N_LL Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Newport, Gwent Posts: 1906 Seat Ibiza 1.4 Sport

    #10 8th January 2009, 11:42

    picss?
11. AlexBp West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL

    #11 8th January 2009, 11:45

    was goig to put that maritius has a pearl in it
    there are a few standard citroen coulrs that are pearled but its subtle
    
    sounds like you have a fill flip job
    seen a few showcar stlye cars with flip paint
12. bpm Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 Hemel Hempstead Posts: 1013 Citroen Saxo 16v 1.6 VTS '99 (Pearlescent Blue/Red

    #12 8th January 2009, 14:43

    Ill go out and take some photos so I can adequately describe what I mean! Its definately pearlescent paint (or at least thats what I thought)
13. user_19364 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2007 Liverpool Posts: 8780 Seat Leon

    #13 8th January 2009, 14:50

    Flip paint
    
14. AlexBp West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL

    #14 8th January 2009, 14:53

    thats a wide fezza lol
15. bpm Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 Hemel Hempstead Posts: 1013 Citroen Saxo 16v 1.6 VTS '99 (Pearlescent Blue/Red

    #15 8th January 2009, 15:00

    
    
    
    
    
    
    Not taken in the best of light and the car needs a clean but at least you can see what I mean now.
16. AlexBp West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL

    #16 8th January 2009, 15:02

    yea thats a flip job mate
17. bpm Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 Hemel Hempstead Posts: 1013 Citroen Saxo 16v 1.6 VTS '99 (Pearlescent Blue/Red

    #17 8th January 2009, 15:21

    So, anyone else got one on a saxo?
18. Danr Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2006 Charming man Posts: 15880 Charming car

    #18 8th January 2009, 15:24

    There's a couple out there. More on wilder styled cars. Looks alright though
19. lukowski14 Frequent Poster Joined: May 2008 Queensferry, deeside - North Wales Posts: 940 '62 polar w/b DS3

    #19 9th January 2009, 00:48

    i like
20. D8N_LL Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Newport, Gwent Posts: 1906 Seat Ibiza 1.4 Sport

    #20 9th January 2009, 01:20

    that looks amazing mate
21. user_12053 Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 S-o-T, Staffordshire Posts: 1220 99 Saxo VTR, 2002 VTS

    #21 9th January 2009, 01:35

    yeah posis, icelandics, and wicked reds are pearlescent, sometimes depending on the light, posis have a silvery gold look to them, as can icelandics, my wicked red has abit of a pinky arongey pearl, but can also look very deep red.
    Most impressive pearl paint as factory though is that "icelanic-ish" grey to gold pearl that Alfa Romeo did
22. TU-Tuning Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2006 Bristol Posts: 16575 JP4urio, 306 DTurbo SportShed

    #22 9th January 2009, 06:49

    icelandic surprisingly aint pearl its metallic according to shitroon themselves
23. bpm Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 Hemel Hempstead Posts: 1013 Citroen Saxo 16v 1.6 VTS '99 (Pearlescent Blue/Red

    #23 9th January 2009, 11:50

    Yeah theres a subtle difference between pearlescent (or flip paint) and the icelandic and wicked red metallics. Im no paint expert but its something along the lines of the pearlescent is actually a layered paint where one paint can be seen through the other. Whereas metallic paint uses a metal flake to catch the light so it looks different in the light.