"This red is the fire," he said of the metallic paint applied to the car's body.

The Buick (mine at least) is clad in pretty metallic blue paint.

In addition, the artist has succumbed to the fad for metallic paint.

Another possibility would be several coats of a slightly metallic paint.

It was a Corvette in a bright metallic green paint.

Black, pearlescent or metallic paint were optional on all models.

My test car was a 2005 Touring model with flawless blue metallic paint and a sticker price of $30,449.

"The client can put metallic paint, which responds to radar like the real thing," he said.

Also metallic paint as standard with a choice of three colours.

The wall behind her, which takes up most of the picture, is covered with cracked and peeling metallic paint.