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(Unanswered question from 2008) How does prismatic paint work?

Asked by syz (35943points) March 28th, 2013

I’ve seen cars painted with garish (but undeniably fascinating) paint jobs that change colors depending on the viewing angle – purple to green being the most common in this area. How does it work? I’ve only seen two color combinations. Are the colors unlimited or based on some sort of refraction coefficient?

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