Whatever Color You Want!!!

[abeever]

Has anyone heard of this? Seems pretty cool! Might trade in the ol gti for a new one if this really can be done. I wonder what color I would pick? Maybe rob a bank in a black car and go to Mcds in an orange car!!!
Link is on bottom if you want more info.
Scientists Develop Auto Paint That Changes Color With the Press of a Button

Shopping for a car will never be the same as scientists have developed a new form of auto paint that changes color with the touch of a button. This revolutionary new paramagnetic paint is a technical wonder and is viewed by Nissan and other auto companies as an amazing innovation that would draw huge traffic to dealerships and will make it easier for consumers to get the exact option level they want on a car without the sacrifice of their favorite color.
Research with this new science of special light reflecting coatings has been going on for years and there have been several different approaches used to achieve the effect but recent breakthroughs have taken it out of the laboratory and into a real commercial product for large scale applications.
The process starts out with a standard galvanized piece of automotive sheet metal steel. A special polymer is applied to the steel with superparamagnetic iron oxide particles embedded within it. The nanoscale crystalline particles of magnetite (iron oxide) are controlled using a low grade magnetic field which is used to effect the spacing of the colloidal crystals and thereby controlling their ability to reflect light and change color.
The coatings are perfect for an automotive application because a continuous small magnetic charge is needed to keep the desired color active and the driver also has the ability to turn off the system at which time the vehicle turns back to its default color of white. The coating has the ability to reproduce the full spectrum of colors and can change to a specific color in about a second. The actual materials used in the process are not expensive and are non-toxic. A special hard clearcote is used to seal and protect the surface and testing has shown that the color consistency of the finish is uniform even with the sharp creases and severe bends utilized in the exterior of automotive panels. With progress continuing on current levels paramagnetic paint could make it’s appearance on some models by 2010.

http://www.nextenergynews.com/news1/...tic-paint.html

[kootenaydub]

Sounds pretty cool, I wonder what scratches would look like. I wonder what the dealership will charge for that option, lol.

2010? That doesn't sound likely to me.. but we will wait and see.

[hambone64]

damm this is cool, i wonder how long it will take to come out. 2010 sounds too early to me, but i guess you never know

[abeever]

2010 we should also have flying cars!!!

[djwhiplash2001]

This would be ideal for UG owners.

I'd set mine to BMP and leave it alone

[slippednfelled]

set mine to transparent and be invisible,

[abeever]

Im thinking this tech could be awesome especially when applied to maybe graphics. Could you imagine if you could change the pattern or look of your paint but the could also customize through computer programs the graphics on your vehicle! You could even use your car as a billboard, or go racing on the weekend and have a normal looking car during the week! Or if your trying to date a girl that likes black cars, well then SHAZAM! Black car! Almost endless, maybe even camo or invisible as slippenfeld mentioned. I bet this tech is from the military in order for them to blend in for tacticle situations on the fly.

[djwhiplash2001]

Originally Posted by slippednfelled

set mine to transparent and be primer,

Fixed this for you.

[slippednfelled]

ouchies

[abeever]

Originally Posted by slippednfelled

ouchies

See, you do have friends!

[slippednfelled]

thanks abeever for being my friend. haha

[oldshark]

just think you could roll around all day black, or white. then when that honda races you he has to tell his buddies he got his doors blown off by a pink vw.

[abeever]

Originally Posted by oldshark

just think you could roll around all day black, or white. then when that honda races you he has to tell his buddies he got his doors blown off by a pink vw.

Oldshark, nice comment! didnt even think of that!

[cbursten]

All I can think of when I read this is that stupid color change paint. Kind of like the visual doppler effect as the car rolls by.

[abeever]

Originally Posted by cbursten

All I can think of when I read this is that stupid color change paint. Kind of like the visual doppler effect as the car rolls by.

Yeah, I hate that stuff, its expensive too! I would though love to get that hotwheel paint that changed colors when you got it wet! That would be sweet!