A paint substitute film 1 is provided which has an excellent property that
permits universal application to a variety of components, for example to
a complexly shaped component, without decreasing marketability of the
component due to undesirable change in color. The paint substitute film 1
includes a color coat 3 which contains metallic pigments 5 and
orientation inhibitors 6 for inhibiting orientation of the metallic
pigments 5. When the paint substitute film 1 is bonded onto an exterior
component of an automobile or the like, the paint substitute film 1 is
drawn, but the orientation inhibitors 6 each serve as an obstacle to
prevent the metallic pigments 5 from being uniformly oriented toward a
direction parallel to the drawing direction. Accordingly, even after the
paint substitute film 1 is drawn, rays of light incident on the film 1
diffuses upon reflection off the metallic pigments 5, and thus
unfavorable alteration of color in the film 1 can be prevented.