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03-01-2021, 05:55 PM
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It's one of those weird "facts of life" that often leaves me puzzled.
Is there anything more pointless than turning out a new car with a bright shiny paint job?? First thing they do is cover the car in plastic, because otherwise it wouldn't even make it to the dealership unscathed. Is there anything more disheartening, than having your new car for a few days, and some oxygen thief doors it in the carpark? Then there's all the stonechips, bird****, bugs, cats, etc. And that's before we start talking about actual crashes. Surely by now we could have come up with a better, more resilient coating? I actually wonder if maybe cars shouldn't just come with a plastic coating from the factory? Or maybe even entire panels made from Coloured plastic? (The crazy thing is that even parts that are made from plastics, we paint them anyway.) |
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03-01-2021, 06:02 PM
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I always thought a coloured rubberised coating would be a good idea.
Thicker on the doors, front and bumpers to resist stone chips, and car park door dings. |
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03-01-2021, 06:04 PM
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If your car always looked new and didnt deteriorate, they would not be able to sell new cars, thats why more parts break on a new car compared to a 40 year old car and the clearcoat fails just out of warranty
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03-01-2021, 06:47 PM
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but elons got the right idea with a stainless body , yeah. he even makes rocket out of the stuff. |
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03-01-2021, 07:14 PM
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Why are cars painted ?
Back in the old days, so you can find them easily in a car park. These days, 50 shades of grey on identical looking SUVs. |
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03-01-2021, 07:15 PM
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Straight hot dip galv might not be a very attractive finish. I bet someone's tried it somewhere, though.
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03-01-2021, 07:19 PM
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I've noticed a few Mini Mokes being done at my powdercoater, great idea I thought, much tougher than paint. Size of the oven permitting I can't see why you couldn't do a whole car.
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03-01-2021, 07:36 PM
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They have tried plastic panels with limited success. They can't get the colour uniform throughout the panel if I recall.
Then there is the fact that a scratch can't be easily repaired. When you think about it, paint is about the best option if you take into consideration all factors. I'm sure if the manufacturers found a better yet cost effective option they would have gone with it. Rubberised coatings don't look good and probably play on the aerodynamics. Stainless steel body would be a nightmare come repair time. And the cost?? Powder coating?? Don't know enough about it? Can it be polished? Repaired? Clear coat? Metallic and pearl finishes? Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk
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03-01-2021, 08:07 PM
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03-01-2021, 08:10 PM
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Self Healing Paint is not too far away.
Until then you could try Lichen as a self healing alternative. 
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03-01-2021, 09:23 PM
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04-01-2021, 12:50 AM
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04-01-2021, 07:54 AM
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Beauty of an all aluminium cab with a fibreglass roof. Polish it.
Would love to try it one day. 
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04-01-2021, 09:32 PM
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Hate to know how much all that aluminium cost...
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05-01-2021, 09:56 AM
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a page on henry fords , full bodied stainless steel model A, and others.
https://www.hemmings.com/stories/art...936-ford-tudor https://www.justcars.com.au/news-and...l-fords/888032 |
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05-01-2021, 10:33 AM
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I remember seeing a car that had a coloured gel coat instead of paint. But it was also probably a fibreglass body.
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That's why there are plenty of old ones still on the road and so few Ford Louiseybuilts kicking around being (edit....badly made) steel cabbed.
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Why are cars Painted?
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