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James Bond Peelable Automobile Paint
Anonymous Coward writes "Akzo Nobel has developed a unique temporary paint system which can peeled off after use. Known as Maskin, the product can be applied to any non-porous surface, such as a vehicle body or windows, without risk of damage to the original finish. Maskin (a combination of the words mask and skin) is available in eight basic colors, plus one transparent film, and can be mixed to create a wide spectrum of shades. When no longer required, the film can be peeled and disposed of using standard paint waste removal methods."
THe one from the movie the Jackal was much better. It required high presure water to take off.
I'm thinking this would make car thefts easier--just paint the stolen car another color if the heat gets too high. Same for any type of robbery, just peel the paint when done. In fact, is there any kind of legal use for this, since I can't think of any and didn't see anything in the article?
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And beyond the people who cant make up their mind what color they want their car to be, what exactly is the point of this? It seems like it could facilitate car theft, as well as many other criminal pursuits (Eg witness saw the bank robbers drive away in a cherry red ford, these guys are driving a white ford, so they must be ok)
Seriously, though, I can see this being useful as a protective layer, though there are already companies that offer that service. Its a clear plastic "bra" that you can peel off and replace when the front of your car gets nicked up.
Jerry
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Body paint suddenly earns a new dimesion.
Wanted : A Signature.
Did anyone else see this on "Beyond 2000" in like... 1996?
Change the paint color to heat the car in Winter, cool it in Summer.
Maybe advertising uses? There's only so much that can be done with vinyl films. Perhaps a base coat of this stuff then painted graphics would be more durable than vinyl and could be removed afterwards.
If the clearcoat is a complete UV blocker it could be used then ownership graphics applied. When a company is ready to get rid of the car, they have the clearcoat and graphics stripped leaving the basecoat.
Now maybe we can do away with specifically sized screen protectors, using the transparent stuff
Cannonball Run I and II: one had peelable paint on the Lamborghini, the other had temporary, washable paint.
"Ain't I a stinka..." - Bugs
What would be really cool is if it was painted like a snake.
I'm sure someone better informed can correct me if I'm wrong, but this sort of tech has been used on German taxis for years.
You know all the German taxis are those relatively nice Mercedes, but they are that heinous mustard-vomit yellow? That's an applied film, usually over a Mercedes of any number of colors. That way, when they are done using it, whoosh off comes the film and there they have a car which not only is a decent color (= decent resale value) but a 3-yr-old used car whose finish looks just like new.
Very cool, and I've wondered for years why they don't do that here for fleet and lease cars - not so much the color issue, but in terms of protecting a car's resale value.
-Styopa
High School spring break in Panama City, FL. (Where else right?). Getting the obligatory air brushed T-shirt when I notice the artist finishes by spraying some kind of clear coat over the shirt's art. "What's that for?" I ask. "Keeps the paint from washing off." He replies
"Have you done cars?"
"Yea, lots. But that uses a special paint... blah blah..."
"Hmmmm... Well, what if you used T-shirt paint on the car instead and didn't put the finish coat on it?"
"Hmmmm... I dunno. It should wash off but I don't know for sure."
"Hmmmm... Let's find out."
"Are you sure dude?"
"Yea, let's give it a shot."
Five hours later, my car was covered bumper-to-bumper with beautiful air brushed beach scenes. Yes, I was sober before, during, and after my decision to do this. Man, you thought the "Tony & Julie forever" license plates were tacky, this was incredible! After baking in the Sun for 5 days, it didn't exactly wash off too easy, but it did come off with a lot of elbow grease.
Spring break hotel: $200 :-)
Beer for week: $250
Completely air brushed car: $80 cash
Look on parents' face when I pulled in the driveway...
This one gang kept wanting me to join cause I'm pretty good with a bo staff.
Don't ya'll mean Johnny Dangerously from the movie Johnny Dangerously ? I love that movie. :-)