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black metallic paint on car

High Level of Radar Transparency for Silver Metallic Full Tones

Dr. Guenter Kaupp Thomas Schneider Benjamin Looshorn
June 13, 2024
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The integration of pigments in coatings for autonomous vehicles presents a unique set of challenges ranging from functionality to aesthetics to regulatory compliance. In response to these needs, a new kind of effect pigment based on borosilicate glass was developed specifically for distinctive silver-grey formulations where a high sparkle is required and has a high radar transparency and offers dark-down flop and opacity.


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