Nissan testing dirt-repellent paint

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Just don't drive through soap or alcohol.
 
i remember seeing a similar technology being featured on a Japan Video Topics episode a couple of years ago. IIRC it was Titanium Oxide something that cleans itself from dirt when light hits the part treated with it. it's water repellent too. it's commonly used on airport windows.

i wonder if this is the same technology.
 
I saw a aimilar video with the repelliant sprayed on white shirts and white sneakers. Chocolate syrup was poured on the shoes and it just repelled it.
 
Car companies would probably not want to offer it as a production option because from a commercial point its going to damage sales if cars last longer.

It's sounds like a good idea but as was said if the surface gets damaged in any way is going to look far worse. It's hardly a chore to keep bodywork clean and the cost of the spray would probably pay for a thousand car washes!
 
Car manufacturers have been on about using LSE paints for years, but it never seems to take off, my understanding of it is that the technology isn't so much in the paint, it's fairly easy to make a paint that will resist stuff, but rather it's in the process of getting it to stick to the car body itself, stuff that stuff doesn't stick to tends not to like sticking to stuff (like why teflon/PTFE coated pans can wear out so quick). They'd probably at least have to plasma flame everything first.
 
Robin.
Car companies would probably not want to offer it as a production option because from a commercial point its going to damage sales if cars last longer.

It's sounds like a good idea but as was said if the surface gets damaged in any way is going to look far worse. It's hardly a chore to keep bodywork clean and the cost of the spray would probably pay for a thousand car washes!
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Cars already last a long time, & it's not typically the paint that ever warrants service unless it's been damaged. If anything, this would give "reason" to up charge the labor on dealing with it. Mechanical issues will always be the majority of issues needing attention.
 
The real questions would be how expensive such a spray/paintwork treatment is, and how long does it last?

If it costs an extra $2000-$3000 to treat the whole car and needs to be re-done every 2-3 years, there's no way we'll ever see it on cheap everyday cars.
 
People have been using RainX for years. It's merely an application of the same idea.

It's not so much that it's new technology, because it's not. It's if they can get the treatment of a whole car down to a cost that a consumer would reasonably pay. That would be fairly impressive.
 
So this thing will just... repel dirt?

Sounds like Pokemon.

I was thinking of paint that makes the surface as slippery as Teflon, or will a Teflon car double as a cooking pan?
 
That's a stupid idea, it'll never work. That's like trying to develop oil that never needs changing.

I mean based on that picture, if they put the special paint on the left side of the car, it still got dirty; it still looks bad.
 
JMoney689
That's a stupid idea, it'll never work. That's like trying to develop oil that never needs changing.

I mean based on that picture, if they put the special paint on the left side of the car, it still got dirty; it still looks bad.
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It's not stupid as it clearly works. Did you watch The video? They only put the coating on half of the car.

My concern is an environmental one. There's sprays like this for clothes but I've heard the chemicals are not exactly environmentally friendly. If anyone has information about the safety of these products I'd like to know.
 
I believe I called this in the thread about this stuff for clothing (boots especially). I said "when do we get this for our cars". Nissan clearly saw my post.
 
Some of these coatings are eco friendly and food safe too. Problem is... they come off with or are ruined by detergents or intermediate solvents like alcohol. That means no rain-x, and no car washing. Just hose 'er down, or else ruin your paintjob.

It would be nice if Nissan published more about this, but you know they won't. Trade secret and whatnot...
 
Omnis
Some of these coatings are eco friendly and food safe too. Problem is... they come off with or are ruined by detergents or intermediate solvents like alcohol. That means no rain-x, and no car washing. Just hose 'er down, or else ruin your paintjob.
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That would be so awesome. Wife gets home "I took your car through the carwash today".

"You what!?!?!?!"
 
And given that you can get a lot of the same effect by giving your car a really good wax and polish, it doesn't seem terribly necessary.
 
If it works as well as it does in the video then I imagine it'll be very expensive, will have to be applied at a dealer only and will be removed if you use the wrong shampoo. It's not exactly that groundbreaking though, GTechniq have been testing similar systems for years, and their test bed is somewhat tougher than a few splashes from really watery mud; they use Subaru rally cars:

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