Luxury car and motorcycle manufacturers have a long history of offering special paints for that one-of-a kind look so when BST was asked to paint a set of its carbon fiber wheels, they looked for ways they could offer color without hiding the beauty of the carbon fiber weave. BST uses a product called Xirallic® and then mixes it with an automotive clear coat using a 20% tint so they can offer a unique display of color while maintaining the aesthetic look of carbon fiber.
Xirallic® combines lively sparkle with shimmer which has never been achieved before. The crystal effect pigments from EMD Performance Materials (division of Merck KGaA) create an unexpected deep luster and extraordinary sparkle in coatings. Their high color intensity and purity are impressive. Direct light – such as from the sun – shows off their unparalleled brilliance to the full. In short, Xirallic® is unique in the world of effect pigments. With its small particle size and tight particle size distribution, Xirallic® can be easily used in all application areas, from plastic coatings, industry and powder coatings, to dispersion paints. The main field of application for the crystal effect pigments, however, is automotive coatings: this is where their extraordinary color saturation and depth, as well as their universal technical usability, really come into their own.
This effect finish is offered as a 2K-Xirallic Base available in five different colors; Blue Ink, Green Ink, Red Ink, Gold Ink and Orange Ink.
All BST custom ink wheels are by special order and a 50% non-refundable deposit is necessary. Please allow 5-7 weeks for your custom painted wheels.
- Red Xirallic® Premium Automotive Finish
- Custom ink can be applied to any BST Wheel
- Allow 5-7 weeks for delivery
- Special order item only
- Priced per wheel
- 50% non-refundable deposit required
