On 16 Jul 2005 01:18:17 GMT, "TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote:

>Dick <LeadWinger> wrote in news:7jkgd1t2ikjsuktjub6nghgl4d5unc84ou@4ax.com:
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>> We had some body work done on our 2003 Accord, and they did a poor job
>> of matching the colors between the hood and fenders. When I pointed
>> it out to the estimator, he said they must have used (too much or too
>> little) of the metallic particles. Causes the paint to reflect light
>> differently, and gives the effect of two, different colors. He had a
>> term for it. Duffing or something strange like that. Anyone know
>> what it was?
>>
>
>
>AFAIK, they're just called "aluminum flake", or "mica".

How about "Leafing?" I found that term on the Internet.

Dick