# Nissan develops "self-healing paint" **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [December 5, 2005, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-develops-self-healing-paint/5294 "2005-12-05T09:32:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-develops-self-healing-paint/5294/21 "2005-12-05T11:38:22Z")
in before people start sueing nissan because they hit a tree and their paint didnt heal > [@focusinprogress](#): > > he even scratched it on purpose to show me and drove it through a winter audi just uses pimp shit galvanizing thats tough as nails … you have to do something more then chip paint to damage it … even audis that get rammed into cars trees, bridges ditches ect in the middle of winter and continue to get driven for a month or more b4 the repairs dont rust except for spots where the contact between items would have sanded the galv off ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-develops-self-healing-paint/5294/22 "2005-12-05T12:20:39Z")
> [@AKA-FERRARI](#): > > the paint is just an extreemlly soft compound and in higher temp it will “melt” back to a flat surface or fill low areas. it probablly works great on horizonal planes, i would be interesed to see how well in worked on vertical surfaces when > gravity does not really help the process. Exactly my thought. What keeps the paint from dripping off on a really hot day? ---
**Author:** ![zero\_assault](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/dfb087/32.png) [@zero\_assault](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zero_assault)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-develops-self-healing-paint/5294/23 "2005-12-05T12:24:22Z")
> [@originalsin](#): > > my question is, will the paint stand up to a full blown roundhouse kick compliments of chuck norris??? LOL this will be the true test ---
**Author:** ![ly555is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-develops-self-healing-paint/5294/24 "2005-12-05T12:27:21Z")
this thread’s fucking hilarious ---
**Author:** ![9ONA3OOZX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9ona3oozx/32/7242_2.png) [@9ONA3OOZX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9ONA3OOZX)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-develops-self-healing-paint/5294/25 "2005-12-05T13:23:24Z")
i wonder when this will be available in touchup cans and as DIY kits for at-home applications…i would love to have this put on my car once i get it repainted… ---
**Author:** ![longuyen88](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/longuyen88/32/7611_2.png) [@longuyen88](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/longuyen88)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-develops-self-healing-paint/5294/26 "2005-12-05T13:35:57Z")
perfect for black cars cus they have so many swirlies when you don’t wash it right ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-develops-self-healing-paint/5294/27 "2005-12-05T13:48:52Z")
Very interesting. I’ll be interested to see how much this ends up costing when you need to get said car repainted. Of all the companies that needed this, it was Nissan, they paint blows anyway. ---
**Author:** ![neurokinetik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neurokinetik/32/7270_2.png) [@neurokinetik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neurokinetik)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 4:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-develops-self-healing-paint/5294/28 "2005-12-05T16:24:03Z")
> [@HotRodKid](#): > > in before people start sueing nissan because they hit a tree and their paint didnt heal I’m wondering if the class-action lawsuit about their crappy paint had something to do with this new concept. > [@MPD47](#): > > Of all the companies that needed this, it was Nissan, they paint blows anyway. Exactly… Ask me how I know… :roll: ---
**Author:** ![Choda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/choda/32/7347_2.png) [@Choda](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Choda)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-develops-self-healing-paint/5294/29 "2005-12-05T16:30:12Z")
> [@JaysGreenLX](#): > > Exactly my thought. What keeps the paint from dripping off on a really hot day? :word: ---
**Author:** ![98SS10](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/98ss10/32/7288_2.png) [@98SS10](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/98SS10)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-develops-self-healing-paint/5294/30 "2005-12-05T16:47:12Z")
I am betting its gonna cost fuckload of cash. ---
**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-develops-self-healing-paint/5294/31 "2005-12-05T16:54:06Z")
^^ why, i bet it is just some sort of polymer blend clearcoat allowing it to be more plyable… it doesn’t really mean it is expensive. I know our nanotech company talked about working on something like this before, we are actually using a similar coating in other applications that I can’t really mention 😛 edit: actually after reading this more closely, and looking at that background info this is very very similar to something we work with, it definitly is possible and is not that much more expensive, its just a different approach. ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-develops-self-healing-paint/5294/32 "2005-12-05T18:13:52Z")
Why, Chino, do they offer internships for chemistry crazed students such as myself? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 4:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-develops-self-healing-paint/5294/33 "2005-12-06T04:51:23Z")
> [@RedGoober4Life](#): > > Why, Chino, do they offer internships for chemistry crazed students such as myself? 🙂 nah, pretty much MS and PHd now only :meh: ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 6:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-develops-self-healing-paint/5294/34 "2012-01-18T06:24:28Z")
Bump, you’ll soon be able to buy an iPhone case with this tech: > **[Nissan Scratch Shield iPhone case heals grazes](https://www.slashgear.com/nissan-scratch-shield-iphone-case-heals-grazes-16209409/)** > > Nissan may not be a name you traditionally associate with iPhone 4S cases, but the company’s Scratch Shield model promises self-healing magic to keep your iOS smartphone scrape free. Using th… ![http://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/87930_1_5-470x500.jpg](http://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/87930_1_5-470x500.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Jimshorts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jimshorts/32/5915_2.png) [@Jimshorts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jimshorts)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-develops-self-healing-paint/5294/35 "2012-01-18T07:22:48Z")
> [@RobHimself](#): > > Great idea until your car morphs into a cop then kills you cause you don’t know where John Connor is… need more comments like this again. LOL ---
**Author:** ![LUKE\_L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luke_l/32/7462_2.png) [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-develops-self-healing-paint/5294/36 "2012-01-18T08:59:48Z")
Zombie quote… > [@newman](#): > > neons had self healing technology on the purple and white cars. Except the healing feature was that if the purple or white got scratched. The car converted to “primer mode” ready to accept a fresh coat. HA! ---
**Author:** ![L8APEX1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/l8apex1/32/7276_2.png) [@L8APEX1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/L8APEX1)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-develops-self-healing-paint/5294/37 "2012-01-18T12:57:11Z")
I see this paint ending up like old glass after a while, much thicker at the bottom than it is at the top. ---
**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-develops-self-healing-paint/5294/38 "2012-01-22T11:39:52Z")
Cars with this would be 7 years old now. Anyone see any scratch free 7yr old Nissan’s around? ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-develops-self-healing-paint/5294/39 "2012-01-22T14:04:06Z")
> [@Justin](#): > > Cars with this would be 7 years old now. Anyone see any scratch free 7yr old Nissan’s around? I don’t think anyone cares enough to look [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-develops-self-healing-paint/5294.md?page=1)