Nissan's "self-healing" paint December 6, 2005

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Boffins at Nissan have come up with a self-healing paint for cars. First off, scratch–resistant which, like water resistant on watches, does not mean invulnerable (as I have found out three times at the sea). 'Scratch Guard Coat' is also self-healing, like the T-2000. The coat is composed of a special resin that makes minor scratches disappear within a day to a week - allegedly. However, it will not protect against the gouges left by society’s poor, misunderstood teenagers or, creative reversing in the supermarket car park. Sadly, it will debut on a Nissan car which means most of us will not get to enjoy it. That said, let’s pull on our Douglas Adams hats and think laterally. After all, there has to be at least one portable consumer electronics device out there that could use some scratch resistant paint. Let me think….

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