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its called QOI quality of image!
sevt how can you call them idiots when you didnt even see the show and anyways they painted a car SS red and then added red SS to the clear and steped it out 50
% and another 50% then another 50% they just added another dimension to the paint A refraction not a reflection because the top coat was translucent (like a candy) not transparent (a clear coat) they are just playing tricks on the eye in the sun. old schoolers know this method well.
also steping out with clear on a blend is what you are supposed to dowith metallics or pearls especially a WET BED blend- apply DBC500 first then over reduced base using dbc500 and reducer some use dx840 there are many ways to do a blend.

most painters dont know how to do a proper blend they just do what works but now that factory paints are more like kandys it is neccessary to do a wet blend. if you can do a proper blend you can blend anything. and now with water borne/based paints you have flip and flop when the base has heavy mettallics.

So to answer your question......lol......proper way to acheive deep paint jobs is not in the topcoat but in the undercoat and substrait
THE MAIN REASON for cloudy or dull paint jobs is using the wrong temperature catalyst or reducer or hardener for the undercoat(primer) basecoat or topcoat(clear) and not allowing proper drying or flashtimes between coats and staying with a system( PPG,DUPONT, BASF, or anyother company) start to finish