What kind of paint is Volkswagen Polar White?
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Volkswagen Polar White belongs to pearl paint. Pearl paint, also known as pearlescent paint or mica paint, is similar to metallic paint and is a unique color paint for white cars. It involves coating mica with metal titanium and iron oxide to create mica raw material, which is then mixed into the base paint. This results in a unique, transparent-looking color flash. The refraction and interference change depending on the angle of the incoming light, making the color appear different from various angles, which is especially effective for car bodies with many curves. Here is more information: 1. Metallic paint: A popular type of car paint. It contains fine aluminum particles in its paint base. When light refracts onto these aluminum particles, it is reflected back through the air film. This gives the appearance of metal shimmering, and from different angles, the refraction of light can alter the car's color and outline, making the overall appearance look richer and more interesting. 2. Solid color paint: Solid color paint is the simplest pure color, where red is just red and white is just white, without any other colors mixed in. Its characteristics include low cost and simple processing, but it lacks good gloss and the surface hardness is not very high.
As an auto body painter who sprays paint every day, I have to say Volkswagen's Polar White is the most basic solid color paint. Unlike metallic paints that contain glitter particles, it's just pure white pigment mixed with clear coat and sprayed directly. The advantage is it's cheap to paint - a local shop can do a panel for 500-600 RMB, and touch-ups rarely show color mismatch. The downside is it yellows easily, developing a creamy yellow tint after just two years of sun exposure. Body shop apprentices love working on these cars because after sanding, they can just spray regular white paint and call it done, unlike metallic paints where you have to match the glitter particle alignment.
