Metallic Blends/Mixes mixed with our standard bases let you offer your customers something out of the ordinary. Same great drying and stay open properties of all our Southern Inks. Enter the metallic PMS number you want mixed out of the Pantone Metallic Formula Guide and we will take care of the rest. Metallic inks are more opaque than conventional inks and have great hiding ability. They typically give lower mileage than conventional inks.