Pearl Pigments and how we discovered the stuff that just works in everything.
In the past 10 years, we at Pearls and Pigment have learned quite a lot about pearl pigments and metallic pigments, which we call Candy Color Pearls ®, along with pioneering the whole DIY mixing of pearl pigments and other pigments into many different kinds of coatings. Knowing that the temperature threshold of the pearl pigments was about 1600 degrees and that the pigments were so stable and non-reactive opened ip the doors for us to try them in powder coat, Fiberglass, nail polish, and the Phantom Pearls ® would actually work in some pottery glaze and glass blowing applications.
It all began back in 2004, when I was painting my 1949 Buick Super. I painted it white, and wanted it to have an iridescent look of another color. I decided to go to our local paint store and find out more about these pearl pigments. I was shocked that a very small amount pearl pigment (which was a Dupont ® product) was about 30 dollars for about 20 grams at my local paint store. It was then that I decided there had to be a better way to get pearl pigments. 10 years ago searching for the right manufacturers was tough, but we managed to find the right people. We started with a tax return check and bought our first shipment of pearl pigment, which we now call “Phantom Pearls“. We quickly learned by trial and error that we needed to package our pearl pigments in 25 gram bags. We started an Ebay store under the seller name 69_Muscle.
Shortly after I was laid off from my job, so I decided to use my severance to build a web site to run along side my Ebay store. After 2 long months of learning old school web programing, we had a small site that started to sell its own pearl pigments. Pearls and Pigment was born. Now, 10 years later there are tons of copycat websites and competitors that all noticed what a great idea we had. You can still see our old website at retro.paintwithpearl.com.
We have expanded over the years to include many different colors and special effects pigments, but we are still just a mom and pop shop, and we honestly have the VERY BEST customer service out there, as well as the VERY BEST prices available on the web.
[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] Our Products have been used in vehicle dip since the beginning of vehicle dip. To be completely honest with any readers out there, the first car ever to be vehicle dipped with pearls was with our products. Secondly, the first chameleon vehicle dip was done with our colors. And actually, it was our video. But also, the people who sell vehicle dip pearls now are all OUR OLD CLIENTS. Despite any claims that any one else has been the “Industry standard”, all of those pearls came from us, and we are proud to say so. We are the original when it comes to vehicle dip pearls. Check out this video to see what our Singapore clients did with our stuff.
The Puzzleman from YouTube did a really cool chameleon dip job using only 2 bags of pigment. He is truly a master. By the way, the price has dropped by 50% since this video was made. And the people who buy in bulk? Well, they are getting 10 bags for 200 dollars! And yes, if you subscribe to our page, you will also get 20% off coupons occasionally to drop your price to 16 dollars a bag (if you buy 10). That is pretty much the best price out there. We intend to keep introducing more colors, without weird names, and will make sure you get the best price out there.
Now, Many people believe that our pearls are not compatible with vehicle dip, but we have pioneered this field. Not one dip seller out there did not start with our help in the field of pearls and pigments. Even the biggest distributors out there got all of their pearls from us.
Because we turned out to be such a strong competitor, the vehicle dip companies decided to make it “mandatory” to use “their” pigments rather than ours. Honestly, we all get our pearls from the same people, so this type of demand seemed irresponsible, and frankly, irrational. If you want the best price on pearls, then you should buy from a family and not a multi million dollar corporation. It is their dream to make you live by their rules, but we break rules and make things affordable.
vehicle dip is just like any other clear medium. The definition of paint is basically glue + Pigments. All paint is basically a binder (a glue to make the color stick) with pigments added to it. See how the Puzzleman used our pigments to make our colors stick to his mustang:
We at Pearls and Pigment appreciate all of our customers who take the time to send us pictures and feedback on all of our products. Our Candy Color Pearls, Metallic Paint Flake, True Chameleon pigments, Thermochromics, Glow In The Darks and all other paint pigments are truly custom paints and can be used in almost any application. There are so many options with our products! Photos, Videos and testimonials are a great way to show off the capabilities of our additives. If you find the opportunity, send us some great pics and a small testimonial about what you did with our products and we will send you a gift card for the website. We love to show off the work that our wonderful customers are doing. Contact us and send us your work!
