Car paint is the absolute must-have: it covers almost the whole body of the vehicle.

Used for both protection and decoration, water-based acrylic paint is applied in layers, with a total thickness of around 100µm (0.1mm).

The coating process consists of three steps:

First, the body is prepared. A primer is then applied to ensure proper paint adhesion.

Next, a basecoat layer is applied. This coat contains the visual properties of color and effects and is usually the one we call paint. In the automotive industry, base coats are commonly divided into three categories: solid, metallic, and pearlescent pigments.

Solid paints have no sparkle effects except the color. Metallic paints contain aluminum flakes, which create a sparkling and grainy effect. Pearlescent paints contain special pigments referred to as "pearls". Those pigments impart a colored sparkle to the finish, which helps create the depth of color. Pearlescent paints can be incorporated directly into the base coat or into a mid-coat below the clearcoat layer.