en:Car Terms:P:Pearl Effect
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- Car Pedals with Programmed Deformation
- Car Power Steering
- Electrical Power Steering
- Electrohydraulic Power Steering
- Engine Power
- Paddings
- Paint Protection
- Panorama Window Panel
- Park Assist
- Parking Heater
- Parking Sensors
- Passenger Safety Cell
- Passive Safety Features
- Pearl Effect
- Pedestrian Protection
- Petrol Direct Injection
- Petrol Engine
- Piezo Injectors
- Pitch and Roll of the Car Bodywork
- Plastics in Vehicle Construction
- Pollen Filter
- Post-Injection
- Power Operated Tailgate
- Powertrain
- Power Weight Ratio
- Pre-Crash Sensors
- Pre-Injection
- Programmable Interval of the Windscreen Wiper
- Programmed Deformation Zones
- Progressive Steering
- Protection Against Corrosion
- Pump-jet Injection Technology
- Pyrotechnic Belt Tensioner
Pearl Effect
Pigments are responsible for the colour and the effect of the paint coating. The colour is determined by pigments made of mineral or organic substances. Plastic pigments, which are coated with titanium oxide or iron oxide, cause the pearl effect.
The various shades of colour arise as a result of light refraction and reflection on the coating of the pigments. Depending on the thickness of the oxide layer and the incidence of light, a different play of colours is produced with different pearl effects: reddish, white, purple or golden.