Nissan Developing Color Changing Paint

Posted on November 9, 2007
Filed Under News, Nissan

Whoa ! You won’t belive this : Nissan is developing a paramagnetic iron oxide paint polymer that allow people to change the color of their car with the flip of a switch, and if they manage to achieve their goal soon all soccer moms will be James Bonds. Using electrical charge, the arrangement of iron oxide crystals can be tweaked, adjusting the car’s color. (It just so happens that metal-bodied cars make for excellent conductive surfaces.) But we’re really excited over Nissan’s surely bogus but juicy claim to have the technology on the market extremely soon, by 2010 if possible. Oh…except there’s one catch : if you touch the car it will electrocute you. A small amount of current is always needed to maintain the arrangement of iron oxide (your custom car color). So when you leave your car parked/off, the car turns white. How cool is that?

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32 Responses to “Nissan Developing Color Changing Paint”

Ivar on November 9th, 2007 3:29 pm

That’s terrible. I would never find my car amongst 100’s of other white cars
dumis on November 9th, 2007 7:00 pm

Lol, that’s a big problem indeed , but i’m sure that won’t happend, they will make something to fix this issue. I’m sure.
curly on November 9th, 2007 7:30 pm

well,my car’s already white so that’s not a problem…
asdfsadf on November 9th, 2007 7:53 pm

1. the “white parked car” problem is insanely easy to fix. they’d probably just put the color change in the key remote, so when you’re looking your car could even flash the color.

2. the much bigger problem is: what do police organizations think? and will they have it banned?
JOHN on November 9th, 2007 8:00 pm

here i come mr policeman hahahha
Deathnutz on November 9th, 2007 8:50 pm

What car is that in the picture?
dumis on November 9th, 2007 9:04 pm

I’m not sure but i think it’s a Nissan Nismo.
Bee on November 9th, 2007 9:11 pm

HAHA why does no one pay attention to this important flaw:”if you touch the car it will electrocute you.”
I think that’s the biggest problem as of yet.
dumis on November 9th, 2007 9:19 pm

Indeed it’s a big problem , but i think they will manage to fix this issue after all. A protection or something.
Richo on November 9th, 2007 9:20 pm

Nissan 350Z in Australian maybe different in other countries????? I like my cars white, and as an ex painter how hard would this be to match after an auto accident!!!!!!!
m0rr0w on November 9th, 2007 9:53 pm

Its a Nissan GTR, its the new Skyline. The color change paint would be a bitch to the cops because you could do something with one color and completely change it the next second when they aren’t looking so you would almost never get caught

As for the electrical thing, I’m sure they will find a way to counteract it, they ARE the Japanese.
m0rr0w on November 9th, 2007 9:55 pm

Definately NOT a “Nissan Nismo”

Nismo is Nissan’s tuning devision.

Toyota = TRD (Toyota Racing Department)
Nissan = Nismo
Mazda = Mazdaspeed
Honda = Mugen
etc…
Icarus on November 9th, 2007 9:58 pm

What colour should I put down on the Vehicle Registration Document ?
darker on November 9th, 2007 10:43 pm

It’s a skyline. the first skyline to be available in the states. woo!!!

hmm.. that would be a bad anti-theft system though;.
spuffler on November 9th, 2007 11:16 pm

To find your white colored parked car would be a simple fix, what with the key-chain remote locking fobs these days… just press the button to lock the doors (lock, not unlock), and for say 15 seconds the color comes on, then shuts off. If I refer to my GFs ‘07 Hyundai Accent as an example, simply tie the paint circuit into the parking lights and the car would not only flash its lights when locked, but it would also flash its color when you press the lock button.

There, wasn’t that SIMPLE?? Problem solved, and for free, in a blog, no less.
linuxamp on November 9th, 2007 11:16 pm

First of all, it’s a Skyline GTR 2008 which was revealed this year in the Tokyo Motor show which is open until tomorrow. You can see pictures of it and other motor show cars here:

http://hammajang.com/gallery/kylehase/2007/November/?g2_page=3

Skylines were available in the US before this but they are Skyline GTS in Japan and Infinity G35 in other countries.

Back to the paint, reminds me of the Lamborghini cannonball run 2 that changes from white to red.
devin on November 11th, 2007 12:25 am

Just pour a non conductive clear coat over the paint. No more shocks! Just like they paint over most printed circuit boards.
D.T. on November 12th, 2007 6:06 pm

When I saw this on http://WWW.GLOBALGRIND.COM I thought it was hot. But I have one question: if you scratch the car on one color, when you change colors is the scratch and the chipped color still gonna be there?
dumis on November 12th, 2007 8:41 pm

I think the scratch will remain even if you change the colors.
Caleb on November 21st, 2007 6:19 am

if you touch the car you’ll get zapped, think of it this way. why the hell are you touching my car when i’m driving it? hmm i’d zap them myself XD then again i’m over protective of my cars
hank94jp on November 21st, 2007 8:27 pm

Holy crap. Okay, first off it’s not a “Nissan Nismo”, nor is it a 350z, nor is it a Nismo 350z. Whoever said GT-R is right.

And for the guy that corrected the guy that said “Nissan Nismo”…TRD is not “Toyota Racing Department”, its “Toyota Racing Development”. Not to mention the fact that Mugen doesn’t fall into the tuning division category as Mugen is a seperate entity from Honda altogether. Even though they work very closely, Mugen is not owned by Honda.
Borgtd on November 21st, 2007 10:58 pm

Um, there is already color changing paint that won’t electrocute you…You can find it in all kinds of toys, like hot wheels (only requires a temperature change).
So why not do this…then the car will be a different color depending on the temperature, and it could have some neat effects (engine hot, rear cold, sun heating the top, water or snow cooling spots…etc)
Michael on November 25th, 2007 4:33 am

from the first post…if you cant find YOUR car amongst other white cars, you have more problems that worrying about nissan’s new development. Your car has a unique lisence plate, your car is your car…usually, you’ll have unique things in it letting you know its yours…just like if you had parked your, lets say green car in a bunch of green cars…and if you say your dont park next to simular colored cars…what do you do if other same colored cars park next to you with out you knowing?
Cobracam on November 27th, 2007 3:20 pm

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Matt on December 2nd, 2007 4:00 am

Alright. Its a 2009 Nissan GT-R. That’s it. Its not a Skyline. It was developed as a reinvented Skyline concept, but the production model drops the Skyline name and keeps on GT-R.

As for the electric shock thing, the author said that the car only needs a small charge to maintain the iron-oxide arrangement. So that shock could be something as insignificant as a shock from static electricity. Still, it is a problem. I wouldn’t be able to drive if I couldn’t hang my arm out the window.

But the concept is clever. And who cares about the police? The less motorists they stop, the better.
bob on December 2nd, 2007 7:37 am

its a nissan skyline gt
looks different cuz its the upcoming year and they made lotsa changes
bob on December 2nd, 2007 7:40 am

and also it is impossible for your car to zap you when you are in it as you are touching no other object, and as such are not a viable escape route for the electrons
siiiiimple atomic/electromagnetic theory guys
get with it
(lol)
Costly on December 4th, 2007 10:50 pm

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Uncle B on October 4th, 2008 7:06 pm

Somebody should tell the assholes at Nissan that for the recession and probably throughout the depression, we won’t care so much about color, wwe will want a rust proofer that lasts a hell of a lot longer than we have now! P.S. Make those cars completely rebuildable, we won’t be buying new ones every four years any more! We have had our asses reamed by our government and we are whipped like cream and soooo broke!
matt on December 28th, 2008 9:31 pm

buahahaha all I need now is a license plate flipper and I’ll never get another speeding ticket again!!
Stuff on January 1st, 2009 7:05 pm

ya know….thinking about this I have a few questions…it mentions the metal body being a great conductor and all….but what about all the plastic bumpers, trim, mirror housings and such? Not to mention if one of these things is in a wreck I can only imagine the electrical nightmare from the mechanics point of view….or even the body shop trying to get this thing right again….

overall great post….I’m lookin’ forward to it and would be happy to buy something of this nature…..