BASF Color-Shifting Paint Recognized as Significant Development
SOUTHFIELD, MI — BASF Automotive Refinish’s EXTREME COLORS line of color-shifting automotive-refinish paints has received the “Award for Excellence in Material Development” from Material ConneXion, a New York City-based organization that collects and distributes information on new materials for use by designers, engineers, contractors, and others. The award is based on jury review by a panel of materials experts.
Pigments used to create the line of color-shifting paint were developed using an aluminum flake. In a patented, controlled process, the flake is coated with an intermediate layer that bends light reflected by the flake. Then, the outer portion of the pigment is coated with a semitransparent coating that actually draws light in toward the flake, BASF said. Varying the thickness of the coatings determines the colors and “traveling,” or shift, characteristics of the paint.