I first read about this at Aviks's blog. Really interesting innovation that all of us motorists have been waiting for.
From Nissan's web site :
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., has developed the world’s first clear paint known as “Scratch Guard Coat”, that repairs scratches on painted car surfaces.
The paint contains a newly developed high elastic resin that helps prevent scratches from affecting the inner layers of a car’s painted surface. The scratched surface of a car treated with this paint will return to its original state anywhere from one day to a week, depending on temperature and the depth of the scratch.
The paint is water-repellant and is effective for about three years. It also has a higher resistance to scratches compared with conventional clear paints.
An interesting information I obtained from this piece of news was that car-washing machines account for the majority of scratches to painted car surfaces. According to the Nissan website, vehicles painted with “Scratch Guard Coat” will have only one-fifth the abrasions caused by a car-washing machine compared with a car covered with conventional clear paint.
Car painted with “Scratch Guard Coat” (From the Nissan Website)
New scratches
One week later
