Multilayer coating film and method for forming multilayer coating film

A method for forming a multilayer coating film comprising the following steps (1) to (4):

• step (1) of applying a color-pigment-containing colored base paint (X) to a substrate to form a colored base coating film,
• step (2) of applying an interference-pigment-containing effect base paint (Y) to the colored base coating film to form an effect base coating film,
• step (3) of applying a clear-coat paint (Z) to the effect base coating film to form a clear-coat coating film, and
• step (4) of separately or simultaneously heating the colored base coating film formed in step (1), the effect base coating film formed in step (2), and the clear-coat coating film formed in step (3) to cure the films,
• wherein
• the multilayer coating film has a Y value (Y5) of 300 or more, the Y value indicating a luminance in an XYZ color space based on a spectral reflectance measured for light that is received at an angle of 5 degrees deviated from a specular angle toward a measurement light when the measurement light is illuminated to a surface of the multilayer coating film to be measured at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to an axis perpendicular to the surface of the multilayer coating film to be measured;
• and
• the multilayer coating film has a ratio of a 15° sparkle area Sa to a 45° sparkle area Sa of 7 or less,
• the 45° sparkle area Sa being measured from an image obtained by photographing the surface of the multilayer coating film to be measured with an imaging device with light illuminated on the surface of the multilayer coating film to be measured at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to a direction perpendicular to a planar direction of the surface of the multilayer coating film to be measured,
• the 15° sparkle area Sa being measured from an image obtained by photographing the surface of the multilayer coating film to be measured with the imaging device with light illuminated on the surface of the multilayer coating film to be measured at an angle of 15 degrees with respect to the direction perpendicular to the planar direction,
• the imaging device for taking the images of the surface of the multilayer coating film being disposed in the direction perpendicular to the planar direction of the surface of the multilayer coating film to be measured.