Pear Ex

[Mike 1017]

I just bought a bottle of Pear EX Reflex Violet. I am not sure what reflex means. Can anyone explain ?

Thanks

Mike

[SfanGoch]

It means nothing. It's just a name for the color like Plum Crazy, which has nothing remotely in common with either plum or crazy.

[peteski]

Reflex could mean that it changes color depending on the viewing angle.  But it could also be just a fancy name.

[BigTallDad]

Are you talking about Pearl Ex? 

I agree with SfanGoch, it's just a name. Pearl Ex does, however, have another term called Interference, and I believe it relates to how much the flake interferes with the carrier coat. Another way to think of it is how much light does the flake reflect?

Here's a spoon I did using Pearl Ex interference gold mixed in with black paint.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/bigtalldad/IFGoldinblack.jpg

Edited May 2, 2016 by BigTallDad