What is the difference between th Pacific Blue Pearl and the Pacific Blue Denim? I've never seen the the Pearl. I can only assume it is the same thing as the denim just has the gloss clear coat vs the denim clear. Thanks for the help as always.

 

I do not see a denim version of this color in the 2008 lineup... It is a 2008 color I believe as I did not see it in later years... nice color by the way in its clear version...

I tried inserting an html table with the 2008 colors in here but the message board has disabled this feature... what a pain...

Anyway... Normally, there would be different formulation that go under denim clears....

Pacific Blue Pearl - 98609 CGP


Hope this helps...

 

Your assumption is correct

 

The word "pearl" refers to the sheen of the paint, not its color.
Sheen is the degree of light reflectivity associated with a painted or varnished surface.

The degree of a paint's sheen is due to the amount of crystalline silica suspended in the paint.
A higher gloss sheen has virtually no silica, while a matte sheen has significant amounts.
A pearl sheen has a moderate amount of silica.

 

Pacific Blue Denim was a 2007 Street Glide color.

 

They are the same just different clear?

 

If your assumption is that the pearl is a glossy clear coat and the denim is not so glossy, that is correct

 

Really like that color. Looked for a used 07 in that color before I bought my 09.

Sath

 

I suspect the two paints are very different in the way they are constituted, to give their respective gloss and denim appearances, but use the same pigments, to give them colour.

 

Pearl: This paint type uses small flakes of mica, a synthetic material that resembles the sheen of a natural pearl. The mica particles are also the same in size and mixed with the base paint. This clear has a glossy characteristic to it and reflects light at a higher rate.

Matte: Simply put is a base coat with clear, it’s actually the clear coat that makes factory matte paint look flat with its microscopic imperfections and “dimples” and thusly doesn't reflect like the above.