This could be for both coolness factor and for the health of the car. The paint would change color depending on the temperature outside. So on hot days the paint would be a lighter color thus reflecting more heat and keeping the inside cooler and vice versa on cold days. You could do just the hood and as you engine heats up the hood could reveal a color change image that only shows up when it’s warm.
Nissan seems to have played with a color change option that they abandonded. The idea was to use polarity to change the orientation of color pigments in the paint. From what I can tell they abandonded the idea.
To build on that, why do cars have such sensitive bodies? Why aren't they made of plastic, with the paint actually mixed in with the material itself (like kids' toys). That way, the paint couldn't be easily damaged by someone brushing up against it, opening their door into you, or even a shopping cart running into you. The downside would probably be trying to fix the plastic after an accident, but I imagine the parts would be cheaper, and could be more easily replaced, rather than fixed.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree. It is becoming more and more popular to use a DIY rhino lining for older cars as the paint. I've seen it a lot on older 4X4's where it's not worth fixing the dings and dents and on really high end, jacked up, brand new 4X4's.
ReplyDeleteI've also heard that in some very fine, very expensive homes they distress the hard wood floors by beating them with chains before they stain. We could start a business where we pre-distress your new cars body. Then you don't have to worry about the first time your kid opens the back door too fast or the scratches left by a box you shouldn't of left on the trunk.