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• DuPont Refinish Product Feature: Powder Pearls

  23 February, 2010

  DuPont Refinish is introducing powder pearls to the DuPont Refinish tint system.

  In recent years there has been a trend towards new automotive colour styling's created by the use of new varieties of pearl pigments, especially for leading Japanese OEMs such as Toyota, Honda and Nissan. Use of the correct pearl pigment to repair these colours is essential, or an accurate colour match cannot be achieved, even if only a few grams of pearl powder are required in the colour formula. Due to the large number of new pearl pigments being used in modern automotive colours, these new pigments are being introduced as powders, to minimise the number of wet tints customers need to keep on a mixing machine.
  
  As you can see from the picture on the right, all powder pearls will be labelled DPC.
  
  
  Powder Pearl Colour Information

  PP204, PP401, PP402, PP501

  Through the interplay of transparency, light refraction, interference and multiple reflection, these pigments create unique colour effects. These interference pigments create pearl lustre effects as well as metallic lustre effects. The iridescent effect enables angle-dependent colour design. Depending on the pearl, the effect varies from silky matte to glittery.

  PP202, PP301, PP502

  These pigments demonstrate a very strong glitter effect with a distinct shimmer behaviour and are typically used in strong and very pure colours. Their effect is increased by sunlight.

  PP201, PP203, PP901, PP503

  These pigments create very pure, brilliant interference colours with chromatic properties, the so called “Colour Travel" effect.

  PP601, PP701

  Copper & Gold coloured pearl lustre pigments with a deep tone.

   

  Formula retrieval - Important steps
  
  1. These new formulas can only be found on DuPont Refinish Asia Colour Website www.acn.asiacolornet.com (you will need to register to view these formulas).
  
  2. Select your language.
  
  3. If you have registered - login, if not please sign up.
  
  4. Once you have logged in select global search and find your formula.
  
  5. Click on 'get' to retrieve your formula.
  
  6. Select 'Japan' from 'Location' drop down box (or "Australia" for locally built vehicles)
  
  7. Select 'quality' from drop down box.
  
  8. Choose formula with 2009 date and click 'get'.

   

  For more information about the new powder pearls, complete our online enquiry form or speak to your DuPont Refinish Distributor.