[student blake]

can anyone tell me what the term mica means?

[baddbob]

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Mica colors from what I've seen are just a basic paint with a small amount of fine metalic. Many of the older colors were described as mica but when I mixed the paint for these I found nothing special being added in the formulas.

[jcclark]

Originally Posted by student blake

can anyone tell me what the term mica means?

It means the paint is going to cost more (LOL)
At least it always has for me.

[MAUSS]

Mica is a type of mineral (silicate, I think) that's typically ground up really fine and used as an additive in some paints to get the metallic look.

[MARTINSR]

Sherwin Williams used "Mica" as a name for their "Pearls" for years. While others called them Pearls, S-W called them MICAs.

Brian

[Daz_uk]

I've always been led to believe it is the amount of pearl tinter in the paint that defines whether it's mica or pearl.
Mica being a metallic with a little pearl in it whereas a true pearl has a lot more of the 'pearl' tinters,if that makes any sense