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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."
I bet the Police are ecstatic about this innovation
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HA! Michael Jackson has been using that on his face for decades.
Great. Now my wife is going to want me to repaint the car depending on what outfit she's wearing.
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.
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Did anyone else see this on "Beyond 2000" in like... 1996?
I thought that was Johnny Dangerously.
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I know, just last week some freaking terrorists painted my house, not only that, but it was the wrong shade of chartreuse.
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.
This isn't news. The idea of a peelable paint has been in use by industry for a very long time. I suppose the idea of coloring this product and using it for a while for play type uses is a bit new but nothing new in the product. It has been used for decades to coat the inside of spray booths etc to peel off the junk that accumulates.
Whoever suggested this article must not have known that this is a long standard industral tool for cleaning up messes that might otherwise be quite hard to deal with.
I suppose a geeky type might not know this. Having a bit of industrial experience behind me, I have handled the stuff and seen it used.
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Oh please, this is old news. Earl Shive and Macco have been using this technology for years.
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?
Seems like the ideal thing to paint marketing ads on. Do a trade show one week, peel off the paint, and put on a new one.
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(Car is enveloped in flames. Paint begins to peel off.)
"Uh, Q, won't all paint peel if you apply fire to it?"
"Oh, grow up, 007, this is a breakthrough. I applied the process to my wife's convertible just the other day and we used it to great advantage on holiday."
Uhhh... did you know that prior to this invention criminals can paint their stolen car another color anyway?
Cannonball Run I and II: one had peelable paint on the Lamborghini, the other had temporary, washable paint.
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Ack! For those of us who actually work with water-borne polymer systems, there's an incredible lack of detail here. One of the challenges in getting a coating that's easily removable is making a polymer system (either solution, emulsion, or dispersion) that forms a highly uniform, cohesive, and integral film that doesn't have a great deal of affinity (either physical or chemical) for the surface to which it's applied. Aside from wondering what the polymer technology is, I have to wonder how much of this is surface-specific.
Did they rely on an application surface that has a very low surface energy? If so, what happens when the car's "original" finish has either a lousy morphology (non-smooth) and/or a high surface energy (overcomes surface tension of the applied liquid - think water beading on a waxed car [low surface energy] versus water "sheeting" on raw steel)? Did they solve the problem strictly through polarity or specific adhesion, and if so, what happens if the "original" finish is of a different chemistry?
And the polymer - maybe they relied on one that has high cohesion but lousy adhesion. Okay, but if it's a hard/high-modulus polymer, how does it not flake off easily? If it's a softer polymer, then how does it not stretch or sag? Tough to do when you're not relying on adhesive bonding to the substrate to help with structure.
Too many questions, and not enough answers in the linked docs or in a Google search. Fooey.
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When I am not spending insane amounts of time behind a keyboard I pick up my second favorite tool (airbrush) and do some custom painting. I use a automotive paint called Auto Air which is a water based product. If you make a mistake with this stuff you just spray on a little amonia and water (I use windex) and this stuff just runs right off. To make it permenant you clear coat it with a urethane clear which penetrates and seals it from damage. I could imagine spraying a entire car with it then going to the local car wash and wasing it right off as long as it was not cleared.
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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.
Anyone remember the "Beyond 2000" show on discovery a few years ago? They had a feature on some of the coolest things, like rimless wheels, and a real-time audio system that replaced the rattling buzzing 4-cylinder noise from your car and substituted the rumble of an american V8 in its place. They did a feature on a peelable finish, by rolling the finish onto a Lamborghini, then peeling it off, showing the original paint beneath.
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