Honda patents white
pearlescent paint
Patent No. U.S. 7,404,987 B2
Honda Motor Company has been granted a patent for a process for producing a pearlescent white finish on a cured white primer surface of a substrate which process is comprisef of spray coat applying an improved pearlescent white paint composition comprised of a film-former and a solids material consisting of at least 90% w/w non-coated mica, 4-7% w/w TiO2, and 0.2-3.0% w/w particulate metallic aluminum, in effective whitening and hiding amounts to the cured white primer surface of the substrate; and curing the composition on the substrate to provide a cured pearlescent white finish.