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VW GOLF R32
“ this is largely a home-brewed
build, he’s got the oily fi ngernails
to prove it
”
THE X FACTOR
Chris’s paint choice here is very cool, and it’s something
we’re surprised not to have seen on more custom builds
in recent years. Named ‘Caviar Pearl’, it comes from
Jaguar’s 21st-century paintbox, and it’s a so-called
‘Xirallic’ formulation. What’s that? Well, in essence
Xirralic is a pigment made of aluminium oxide platelets
covered with titanium oxide, which means that it has
a much stronger glitter effect than traditional metallic
paints, with a unique and unusual shimmering effect
in bright sunlight. If you look at Caviar Pearl in shadow,
it almost appears dark brown, but as the light hits it
becomes a sort of disco aubergine before morphing into
a full-blown glitter purple. And the colour’s wasted on
the likes of the Jaguar XF, it’s much better suited to a
bagged Golf R32!
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