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Scientists at the University of Southern Mississippi have developed a new polyurethane coating for automotive paint that can heal scratches automatically when exposed to sunlight.

http://www.gearlog.com/2009/03/new_automotive_paint_coating_s.php

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George Bright Member # 141
One of the youngest of the old farts.
Yes I voted against you joining the club.

Awesome! I wonder if they can make paint that heals itself when exposed to traffic cones

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Art McDonald
Premier Amateur #518
2008 Dishman Cup
Pivot Cone Snob

Rodney is a waxer (but in a good way)

Nissan claims to have similar technology. It doesn't work as well as they claim it does.

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Karl S.
2014 Baby, 2014 House, 2013 Ford Focus ST, 2013 BMW 328i, 1994 Mercedes E320
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Personal experience?

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Keith Q.
2008 Top Gun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmX8XuZ_DCo&NR=1

No direct experience yet, thank goodness.

Other detailers have worked on late model Nissans and Infinitis that we suspect have this self-correcting paint. First of all, it shows scratches and defects just like anything else. The second problem is that it's developed a reputation for being a tremendous headache to correct. The machine hops and skips all over the place, polish gums up, it's a mess.

Here's a thread where another detailer worked on an Infiniti G sedan that presented him with huge problems during the correction part of the job. There's no way to know for sure, but this is becoming common on late model Nissans, and we suspect it's this "self healing paint" that is to blame.

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Karl S.
2014 Baby, 2014 House, 2013 Ford Focus ST, 2013 BMW 328i, 1994 Mercedes E320
(Insert passive aggressive signature line here)