Pearlescent Lavender

Inozetek Pearlescent Lavender is a pearlescent purple film from Inozetek's SuperGloss Pearlescent range, catalogued as PG030. Inozetek lists 8 other purple shades, so it is worth seeing them side by side before you settle on one.

This is color change wrap vinyl from Inozetek's SuperGloss Pearlescent line. It resurfaces the car in a new color and can be removed later without touching the factory paint underneath, which is why wraps hold resale value in a way a respray does not. Vinyl changes how the car looks; it is not impact protection, so if you also want the paint shielded from rock chips, the same kind of color exists as color paint protection film at a higher price.

The pearlescent finish

Pearl pigment gives the color a shift in depth rather than a sparkle — the shade appears to change slightly as you walk around the car. It reads richest in soft, indirect light, which is most of the year here.

Living with purple in the Pacific Northwest

Purple almost always carries flake or a pearl shift, so it changes character between sun and cloud more than a flat color does. Photographs rarely capture what it does in person. Mid-tone colors are the easiest to live with here: they hide both road film and water spotting better than either black or white.

Care: hand wash with a wrap-safe soap and a soft mitt, and dry the car rather than letting it air dry.