Is better paint or clear coat on the way?

[Erik Mejia]

Re: Is better paint or clear coat on the way?

Be careful what you wish for. Imagine a world where polishers and wax is not needed... the horror!

[79elcamino]

Re: Is better paint or clear coat on the way?

whats self healing paint??

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Is better paint or clear coat on the way?

There will always be improvements in anything. Including paint. At what cost to the consumers will it be. The Developmental self healing paint did not work as expected. There will undoubtedly be a next generation of it done the road. But will everyone want it?

Like others have stated. The majority of people either do not know or don't care about their paint.

But with everything their will always be the next best thing.

[CieraSL]

Re: Is better paint or clear coat on the way?

Well, most people don't even know what swirl marks are. They think if their car is shiny and has a coat of wax on it that it is good enough. I didn't know what swirls were until I joined MOL. To make better paint that is scratch and swirl resistant would most likely be more expensive, and what company is going to put out that kind of money or research when the average person doesn't care anyway? Although some companies, including Nissan, have been playing with the idea of self-healing paint. But they still aren't impervious to swirls, and I've heard from a couple of detailers who have detailed cars with self-healing paint that these types of paint are much harder to work on than traditional clear coats.

[speed3blackmica]

Re: Is better paint or clear coat on the way?

lets also not forget that how hard or soft a clear coat may be does not mean it could more or less resistant to scratching..some paints are so hard that a rotarty, wool pad, and m105 need multiple passes to remove the defects, but the paint still scratched and swirled easily.

[79elcamino]

Re: Is better paint or clear coat on the way?

i dont think enough people complain to car the companies about how easily some paint can get swirls in them. if no one complains about it to them why should they try to fix it,but i agree car companies should re-formulate there clear coat paint to make it hard, granted detailers may not like it but for the average joe who washes and waxes their car it would be a great help

[Brook]

It seems that the current paint/clear coat technology/formulation is a long way from being satisfactory--swirl marks and scratches are the bane of every car owner, particularly if the paint is dark.

Is there any effort underway to improve the durability and swirl/scratch resistance of paint/clear coat?

Perhaps the cost of a more duarable clear coat is prohibitive. Besides, it wouldn't help the detailing product manufacturers to have more durable paints and clear coats.