nissan self-cleaning car?

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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZkvO5hjV2g]Is this the world's first self-cleaning car? - YouTube[/video]
 
COME ON!!!!! You think they use this make belief promo to sell their protection package?? A close personal friend of mine is a upper echelon guy at Nissan and even he admits that their protection packages are nothing more than smoke and mirror
 
Looks like a resin based coating by the way its performing it was bound to happen eventually
 
Looks pretty neat though nothing can compare to the way we clean cars and yeah they'll be robots in the future doing detailing but it won't complete work like we would
 
Made by same company that makes Ever Dry

UltraTech International, Inc.

Makes me wonder if the technology is applicable in a true gloss finish or just a semi-matte finish.
 
Wow, why they don't research more interesting things like 'Self Cleaning Interiors'... ahhahah

In this case, at least we may polish and save time (thus, money) not needing to use a LSP?

Is the undercarriage self cleanable itself, too?

Will glass be 'self cleansing painted', as well?

Even the most technological product will be not 100% fail-proof, but maybe this can help us easing up things on our side?

The dust will deposit over surface (much more on vertical panels). Harsh sun, tree sap, pollution, 'down came the rain, and washed the spider out', but not the bonded contaminants, it's very improbable to fully protect against.

Then the bugs 'they kill' while driving will not GLUE to surface, 'and out (or up?) came the sun...' and burned the spider there hahahah

I'd love to clay a finish like this.

I also like too much to see paint improvements, since what I'm facing nowadays (talking about populars, general cars on the street in my country), which are not CHEAP, but is actually painted VERY cheap.

Interesting thread,

Kind Regards.
 
Oh this should be good. Maybe even as good as the "self healing" clear coat they came up with.
 
GettingStarted said:
For clear bras it works great but when they tried it out on Infiniti's the paint was ruined you had to wait until the paint fully cured and wasn't "self-healing" anymore
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I agree.

I was just hoping that they were going to let the technology DIE after the mixed reaction to the 1st generation of self-healing clear coat.
 
I still see dirt on it. Don't worry guys, that car still needs a detail! :)
 
If you are wondering what product it is that Nissan is applying to the vehicle hear is a link to the product - it is called Ultra Ever Dry and it is made by Ultratech International

Ever Dry | UltraTech International Inc.

Website says it will last approximately 1 year before needing to be reapplied.
 
I suggested that product last year and got shot down by everyone. The major argument was that it not last very long. If it does last a year, it's pretty neat. We could even make a detailing package around that product.
 
Calendyr said:
I suggested that product last year and got shot down by everyone. The major argument was that it not last very long. If it does last a year, it's pretty neat. We could even make a detailing package around that product.
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This is not a good product for cars. It goes on as an opaque white not clear and it has a dull finish, not a nice glossy finish. Unless you have a very specific client that wants a matte white finish on their white car this product is useless for cars, you are far better using a proven coating system that will last multiple years.
 
valleyrider said:
This is not a good product for cars. It goes on as an opaque white not clear and it has a dull finish, not a nice glossy finish. Unless you have a very specific client that wants a matte white finish on their white car this product is useless for cars, you are far better using a proven coating system that will last multiple years.
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Correct

Only available in a translucent semi-matte finish

I have heard that they are more likely to offer it as a dealer option
 
I hope it works out better for them than the self healing paint did.
 
AeroCleanse said:
I hope it works out better for them than the self healing paint did.
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I never heard how well that did but from your comment I'd assume that it wasn't so well :-)

I'd imagine the allure of "never having to wash your car" would be more tempting than "scratch repair", just due to the fact that many people seem to care little about the actual condition of their paint, just so long as it's shiny lookin'. I think the ultra dry is a cool product due to the fact that it can be applied on all kinds of things, but I can't really see a place for it in aesthetic automotive world due to the fact of the white hue that comes with it.
 
billboard2001 said:
I never heard how well that did but from your comment I'd assume that it wasn't so well :-)

I'd imagine the allure of "never having to wash your car" would be more tempting than "scratch repair", just due to the fact that many people seem to care little about the actual condition of their paint, just so long as it's shiny lookin'. I think the ultra dry is a cool product due to the fact that it can be applied on all kinds of things, but I can't really see a place for it in aesthetic automotive world due to the fact of the white hue that comes with it.
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"never having to wash your car" is for lazy people who never wash their car anyway


Self-healing paint was designed for consumers who notice the difference


That is why the former is for Nissans and the later was used on Infiniti's and GTR's


Interesting factoid from Mike Stoops (trainer) at Meguiar's today. He discussed that the "self-healing" clear coat on the early GTR's was indeed very soft and difficult to correct when the cars 1st came out, but years later it apparently became much easier to polish mechanically.
 
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