Self Healing Paint
12-22-2007, 09:00 PM
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Self Healing Paint
Read this while looking at the new EX-35 Infiniti....
One of the unique features of the new EX35 is the special “Scratch Shield,” a special “self-healing” clearcoat paint, which is designed to maintain its gloss-level over time. The paint repairs fine scratches, such as fingernail scratches under door handles, restoring the EX35’s surface close to the original state. The process, which takes anywhere from one day to one week (depending on the surrounding temperature and the depth of the scratch), is accomplished through the use of a special highly elastic resin. This resin is combined with a conventional clearcoat to increase the paint’s flexibility and strength by raising the resin density.
I like this on my next Vette....
One of the unique features of the new EX35 is the special “Scratch Shield,” a special “self-healing” clearcoat paint, which is designed to maintain its gloss-level over time. The paint repairs fine scratches, such as fingernail scratches under door handles, restoring the EX35’s surface close to the original state. The process, which takes anywhere from one day to one week (depending on the surrounding temperature and the depth of the scratch), is accomplished through the use of a special highly elastic resin. This resin is combined with a conventional clearcoat to increase the paint’s flexibility and strength by raising the resin density.
I like this on my next Vette....
12-22-2007, 09:07 PM
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Sound pretty cool unless you have to get something repainted? Wonder how that would work out. Doesn't sound like something a body shop would be painting with anytime soon? 
12-22-2007, 09:26 PM
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Sounds like something that might swallow up dirt particles too.
Current clear coats will smooth scratches if you melt them with thinner. I gotta think that any paint that will melt scratches will be able to get particles of dirt inbeded in it too.
Current clear coats will smooth scratches if you melt them with thinner. I gotta think that any paint that will melt scratches will be able to get particles of dirt inbeded in it too.
12-23-2007, 11:40 AM
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Burning Brakes
I read about the "self-healing" paint several years ago. I think Nissan invented it? I feel it will probably be on all cars in the future if the EPA is OK with it? Perfect for dark color cars like black. No more paint swirls! Good to see it actually made it to market. Here is a link to more info on it. Cool stuff!!
The link..
http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS...1202-01-e.html
The link..
http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS...1202-01-e.html
12-23-2007, 11:56 AM
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I read about the "self-healing" paint several years ago. I think Nissan invented it? I feel it will probably be on all cars in the future if the EPA is OK with it? Perfect for dark color cars like black. No more paint swirls! Good to see it actually made it to market. Here is a link to more info on it. Cool stuff!!
The link..
http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS...1202-01-e.html
The link..
http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS...1202-01-e.html
12-23-2007, 12:03 PM
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Do we have car painters on the forum, would like to hear from them as to what this healing paint will do to the industry. Sounds like it would be labor intensive if there was to be a repaint.
12-24-2007, 08:45 AM
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Burning Brakes
I remember reading a post that said the Corvette paint had a certain amount of "reflow" when it got hot. Not as much as the new stuff you're talking about though.
