Nissan's ‘Self-Cleaning’ Car Prototype [video]
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#2That's really cool.
Re: Nissan's ‘Self-Cleaning’ Car Prototype [video]
#3I like it a lot - but I don't think it'll ever make car washes completely obsolete. There are quite a few places that can still get dirty, e.g. tires, rims, wheel arches, lights, grilles, windshield wipers, mirrors, and ofcourse not to forget the big elephant in the room; the interior.
If this really catches on and becomes commonplace in most cars, I think this in the end will complement the car wash industry just fine.
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#4If the coating is anything like Neverwet it's not the initial application and demonstration where the issue lies, but in the long term use and breakdown (aka will it still work after being in Arizona heat and Alaskan winters?)
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#5OK I've seen a dozens of different products like this. First time 8 years ago. Why are they not in production yet? Why can't I buy it in shop? Is it highly toxic or just works for a year? #confused
Re: Nissan's ‘Self-Cleaning’ Car Prototype [video]
#6I like it a lot - but I don't think it'll ever make car washes completely obsolete. There are quite a few places that can still get dirty, e.g. tires, rims, wheel arches, lights, grilles, windshield wipers, mirrors, and ofcourse not to forget the big elephant in the room; the interior. If this really catches on and becomes commonplace in most cars, I think this in the end will complement the car wash industry just fi…
The hydrophobic/oleophobic coating bay could be another option at the car wash.
That's a great idea.
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#7Looks like it's using something like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEH6tDLKcVU
Re: Nissan's ‘Self-Cleaning’ Car Prototype [video]
#8I like it a lot - but I don't think it'll ever make car washes completely obsolete. There are quite a few places that can still get dirty, e.g. tires, rims, wheel arches, lights, grilles, windshield wipers, mirrors, and ofcourse not to forget the big elephant in the room; the interior. If this really catches on and becomes commonplace in most cars, I think this in the end will complement the car wash industry just fi…
The hydrophobic/oleophobic coating bay could be another option at the car wash. That's a great idea.
And as someone else pointed out - most likely it'll have a limited lifetime. There you go, repeat customers.
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#9I find it interesting that they're marketing this as a self-cleaning paint.
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#10It's not technically "self-cleaning" because it doesn't really clean itself but more dirt-repellant. Self-cleaning does look a lot better marketing wise though.