metal flakes
Sparkly paint additive
Metal flakes are tiny flat particles of metal, often aluminum, added to paint, nail polish, or cosmetics to create a shimmering, reflective effect.
In automotive finishes, metal flake paint produces a sparkling appearance that shifts with light and viewing angle: The custom paint job had gold metal flakes that caught the sun.
The particles can range from fine dust to visible chips.
- glitterDecorative metallic flecks
- glitter bombDevice dispersing metallic confetti
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
- sparkleEmit flashing light
- paintColored coating substance
chrome · candy paint · aluminum · gold · gold leaf · silver · confetti · craft supplies · pigment · coating · sheen · iridescent · nail polish · nail art · automotive · auto body · reflective · mica
- flakessnowflakes, snowflake, cornflakes, cornflake
- metal particlesiron filings, aluminum powder, lead dust, gold dust
- Meteorite Componentsiron-nickel, presolar grains, matrix
- meteoritesmeteorite, chondrites, chondrite, iron meteorite, micrometeorites
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