mostly likely the perfect colour is...

[Oggie]

this gorgous we thing.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=381622235&permanent=0

that purple pearl is a killer!

[ILLEGAL]

is that an effect added to the clear? i like it.

[Fully]

is that an effect added to the clear? i like it.

No, You should only add pearls to your paint.

[Oggie]

No, You should only add pearls to your paint.

you sure about that? what i have read up on you can add pearls to clear coats..

for example. silver/gold base coat with a red pearl/tint to the clerar coat to give it a candy apple red. but the red dont show till about 5 coats of clear coat. or am i getting my wires crossed?
but damn that purple on black is the meanest.

[Fully]

Problem with pearls in the clear top coat, they can not be sanded back and repaired if needed.
I have seen pro painters add candy pearls in the clear coat.

Add the pearl paint into the middle of the mix. Base-coat, ghost pearl paint, clear-coat =)

Art work like this
base coat, cleared, sanded, art work added, then recleared.

To many clears can make it look like crap.

Best job I have done was a red pearl on midnightblue XA Falcon.

[Pugme]

this is the original car

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h187/P11gme/img001.jpg

it was then painted with a red and a blue flip added separately on different coats into the laquer, it came out like this! (btw i didnt ask for it to be done like this i ask for the car to have a purple flip so it went from gold to purple, i guess the bodyshop thought they were being clever!)

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h187/P11gme/Pugme.jpg

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h187/P11gme/Rude.jpg

next the car was painted blue then it was done again blue with a blue flip added to the laquer and it came out like this

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h187/P11gme/IMG_2865.jpg

you can see certain edges are a different shade of blue
that my life of pearls!