Self healing paint?!

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So i was over on one of my Pontiac G8 forums when i came across this video of Infiniti's "scratch shield paint". Anyone ever seen this before? Pretty crazy stuff.


[video=youtube_share;fQIsEa4p5mk"]Infiniti Scratch Shield Paint. - YouTube[/video]
 
Take a rotary to it and see how crazy it is. If you ever detail that paint it is easier to use a DA because it causes less heat.
 
I have an 2010 Infiniti FX 35...the paint is described as a "self healing paint that contains a heat activated resin compound that expands to fill scraches, making them disappear to maintain the body's high gloss finish".

However, I am not brave enough to try the test they did on the video.

Fussman
 
Thats really trippy, really amzing haha I thought something was going to pop out and scare me since it was silent and made me lean in really close.
 
I've heard of it and from what I've read it's reportedly some very impressive stuff!
 
Worst paint ever to work on. It gave me all types of hell on a rotary. Even with a DA is was a bit finiky if the damage was severe. Good thing infiniti's got its head back on and stopped using that type of paint.
 
So my question: If a traditional scratch is the removal of material and it self heals then as it fills in the scratch the material surrounding the scratch becomes thinner to fill in the valley of the scratch.....correct?

So is this paint so "soft" that a scrach is formed just by parting the paint and it flows back together.

Either way it sounds like a horrid paint to work with or own.

Cheers,
GREG
 
hard to work with yes. buffing it will marr the paint then it will heal. great to own yes it is as the owner dont have to worry about shallow scratches just he gash in the paint.
 
Did a black 09 g37 a couple weeks ago. It was in pretty good shape, hood was the worse. I used power finish on a white pad, followed with micro finish on a black pad. BFWD then BF wax. Car really looked good and owner was thrilled. Said it looked better than new. I had black hole ready if I needed it. Thanks again to the suggestions on my post prior to doing this car.
 
Greg Nichols said:
So my question: If a traditional scratch is the removal of material and it self heals then as it fills in the scratch the material surrounding the scratch becomes thinner to fill in the valley of the scratch.....correct?

So is this paint so "soft" that a scrach is formed just by parting the paint and it flows back together.

Either way it sounds like a horrid paint to work with or own.

Cheers,
GREG
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My thoughts exactly. How could it possibly be so soft it expands? Sounds like a mess to me!
 
Merc also uses the same paint... One of my good friends has s550 merc which is never taken care off and has had regular visits to a car wash and I haven't noticed and light scratches. Was pretty impressed but still seems pretty tough to work on
 
After reading into it more, I guess it only lasts so long. The paint can't "repair itself" forever, nor will it repair itself more than once in the same spot. Those who have worked with it, does that sound accurate? I was also thinking if there is a way to strip it off and have normal paint, but that would probably mean a new paint job. Sounds like a nightmare for detailers.

Maybe the people that developed the paint were watching Terminator 2, and got the idea from the scene where T-1000 was getting shot up and healed himself :laughing:
 
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