Nissan Self Cleaning Paint.

[WhackyWill]

One of the most impressive uses of Ultra-Ever Dry to date is as a self-cleaning paint that effectively renders car washes something of the past. The car manufacturing giant Nissan is the first carmaker to test the technology on automotive bodywork with its Note model, successfully preventing standing water, rain and road spray from creating marks and smears on the car’s surface.

According to Nissan the coating has responded well to initial tests against rain, spray, frost, sleet and standing water. Further tests will be required before the Note will arrive at forecourts equipped with the Ultra-Ever Dry technology, but the move is already a very exciting sign of things to come. “The Nissan Note has been carefully engineered to take the stress out of customer driving, and Nissan’s engineers are constantly thinking of new ways to make families’ lives easier,†said Geraldine Ingham, chief marketing manager for Nissan Note. “We are committed to addressing everyday problems our customers face and will always consider testing exciting, cutting edge technology like this incredible coating application.â€

Nissan’s Note already features a special “wash and blow dry†function, which uses water and compressed air to keep its rear view camera lens free from dirt. But Ultra-Ever Dry will take the Note’s self-cleaning ability up a couple of notches. While there aren’t any plans to offer the bucket and sponge-defying paint as standard on Nissan models in the near future, the company is considering the coating as a future aftermarket option.

The impact this technology will have on cars in the UK is considerable: Nissan has been the largest manufacturer of cars in the UK since 1998, producing more than 500,000 cars last year and employing over 6,500 workers at its state-of-the-art Sunderland plant. The company has been producing cars at Sunderland since 1986 and has invested billions of pounds in creating thousands of local jobs.

Although it’s primarily an industrial product, applying Ultra-Ever Dry is a relatively straightforward one-step process. As a result its uses are endless – especially since the paint doesn’t just function as a protective barrier against water, in all its states from ice to steam, but also mud, cement and refined oils. Its main functions include anti-wetting (keeping products dry), anti-corrosion (protecting against moisture build-up), anti-icing (by keeping surfaces dry, no ice can form) and anti-contamination (materials and liquids containing bacteria and radiation cannot attach to the surface).

Solutions other than car paint may include keeping boots tidy and protecting couches or rugs, but when you employ some left-brain thinking a myriad other options present themselves. These include protecting boat hulls against algae growth and shielding electronic boards from corrosion to extend product lifespan.

When applied carefully to electronic equipment such as laptops and mobile phones, Ultra-Ever Dry could even help make the digital circuitry waterproof – promising news indeed for anybody who has ever feared knocking a cuppa over their keyboard.

[-Bradders-]

Is that npt just like neverwet?

[StevoD]

although its word and not a movie this has been covered a few months back?

[StevoD]

http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/84561-never-wash-a-car-again/

[StevoD]

and you even commmented in it will

[Ricey]

Why bother making a self cleaning paint if you can just apply this stuff to it?