Are these swatch sets metal slides?

All of our swatches sets as well as our individual swatches are raw, thin aluminum with powder sprayed directly over them.

I’m ordering some wheels for my bike and I’m trying to match the color which is yellow. How can I just order a set of just 5 swatches to see which one matches the best?

If you hit the shop tab at the top of our website and hover over the color you need just select the "order free swatch" option. This will allow you to order each individual swatch you need.

When applying an Illusion color like Illusion Orange PMS-4620 can any clear coat be used as the Illusion top-coat?

Any Clear Coat or Top-Coat can be used as an Illusion top-coat. Keep in mind that the end result will be different than the on-line S-panel representation or the sample swatches that are shipped out for reference. These images and swatches have Clear Vision PPS-2974 applied. You can find examples of other top-coats used including tinted transparent top-coats on our website gallery and "creations" section.

Do the colors on the Illusion Series swatch set have the Clear Vision (PPS 2974) top coat?

All Illusion Series swatches have Clear Vision PPS-2974 as the selected clear coat. Images shown on our site are also Illusion base colors with Clear Vision PPS-2974 applied.

What is the proper way to cure Illusion colors before applying Clear Vision PPS-2974? I've read a few contradicting things. Want to make sure i get the best results possible.

Illusion series should only be applied directly over substrate. There should be NO base coat under an illusion series powder. Apply powders cold. No need to hot flock. Apply your first coat and then bring to flow-out + 2 minutes (aka Gel-out). In other words, in about 3-5 minutes approx. the base coat will turn from a powder into a liquid looking coating, once this happens, add 2 minutes to your timer. After that flow-out + 2, pull and allow to cool. Apply your top coat. In this case, applying clear vision you will again apply cold (room temp) cover the base coat in a white powder. Place into the oven and follow the cure schedule for the Clear Vision. Which happens to be 375 degree F for 18 minutes. That 18 minute timer should not start until the THICKEST portion of your substrate reaches 375 degrees F. The curing of the clear coat will pull the underlying pigments to the surface giving you a brilliant color that you are looking for. Each coating should be around 3 mil thick. That is .003" thousandths of an inch not millimeter. There is a great video on our website for applying Illusion Malbec. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=NCRt5weNbew&feature=emb_logo