Color changing car! - Team-BHP

amohit · 14th November 2007, 16:01

Stumbled upon this somewehre.

"Color Changing Car - Nissan Paramagnetic Paint Coat"

With the flick of a switch, the color of this Nissan will change to match your mood or your outfit. The designers and engineers have worked out a way to rearrange the molecules in the paint so that when an electric current passes through them, the eyes perceive a different color. The colors can be controlled by the drivers. Since it requires electricity, the default color is white.
They have developed a "paramagnetic" paint coating, which is a unique polymer layer that features iron oxide particles that are applied to the vehicle's body. When an electric current is applied to the polymer layer, the human eye then interprets the crystals in the polymer as different colors. Depending on the level of current and the spacing of the crystals, a wide range of colors can be selected by the driver. A steady current is needed to maintain the color effect, thus the paramagnetic paint doesn't work when the vehicle is turned off and hence the vehicle switches back to a default white color.

Source:came in an email.
but found it here also
Nissan's "paramagnetic" paint coating allows you to change car color at the flip of a switch - Newlaunches.com

Mods: Sorry, if I posted it in a wrong section.Please help me relocate it to the correct section.

Regards,

theMAG · 14th November 2007, 16:29

Unique concept; altho I wonder how a localized repaint job (due to minor accidents) would alter the mechanism.

abhilashvk · 14th November 2007, 16:36

1.How to address security concerns.
2.What do they endorse on the documents like RC Book in India.

theMAG · 14th November 2007, 16:40

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1.How to address security concerns.

The registration number wont change with every current passing thru the paint.

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2.What do they endorse on the documents like RC Book in India.

A globule of the paint in the "Color" description in the RC book powered by a small Cadmium cell . Hopefully that should reflect the real-world scenario.

abhilashvk · 14th November 2007, 16:45

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The registration number wont change with every current passing thru the paint.

It is not difficult to fake the registration number. Also mostly Cops stop vehicles for checking (say a hit and drive case) based on the colour desciption and make.

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A globule of the paint in the "Color" description in the RC book powered by a small Cadmium cell . Hopefully that should reflect the real-world scenario.

Provided that the globule of paint in the RC book also change colour with the car in question based on the mood of the driver.

akshat · 14th November 2007, 17:25

wives and girl friends will be happy ... till this point they could only match colour of dress.. lipsticks and sandals ..... now they will be able to do the same with the cars too .... Now that surely will be a fashion statement ...

Absar · 14th November 2007, 18:23

Wow! This seems interesting. One like me could wish to have white at times, some other colour at another time.

But sadly in India it would be a problem with security and the RC book.

In security, if people misuse it by committing crimes using this,
And in RC book what would be mentioned? Perhaps just Paramagnetic colour.

Abroad, this shouldn't be a problem at all.

But would love to have this on my car, by giving a promise certificate that no misuse would be done.

cya
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mail4ajo · 14th November 2007, 19:32

Seems to be inspired by the BOND movies. I presume there would only a few colour choices. Would it be possible to change the paint from red to yellow and then to green? Maybe not.

14th November 2007, 16:01	#1 (permalink)
amohit BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 210	Color changing car! Stumbled upon this somewehre. "Color Changing Car - Nissan Paramagnetic Paint Coat" With the flick of a switch, the color of this Nissan will change to match your mood or your outfit. The designers and engineers have worked out a way to rearrange the molecules in the paint so that when an electric current passes through them, the eyes perceive a different color. The colors can be controlled by the drivers. Since it requires electricity, the default color is white. They have developed a "paramagnetic" paint coating, which is a unique polymer layer that features iron oxide particles that are applied to the vehicle's body. When an electric current is applied to the polymer layer, the human eye then interprets the crystals in the polymer as different colors. Depending on the level of current and the spacing of the crystals, a wide range of colors can be selected by the driver. A steady current is needed to maintain the color effect, thus the paramagnetic paint doesn't work when the vehicle is turned off and hence the vehicle switches back to a default white color. Source:came in an email. but found it here also Nissan's "paramagnetic" paint coating allows you to change car color at the flip of a switch - Newlaunches.com Mods: Sorry, if I posted it in a wrong section.Please help me relocate it to the correct section. Regards, __________________ Mohit Finally...Esteem VXI.

14th November 2007, 16:29	#2 (permalink)
theMAG Team-BHP Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 3,556 View My Garage	Unique concept; altho I wonder how a localized repaint job (due to minor accidents) would alter the mechanism. __________________ If you lose your temper, you’ve lost the argument

14th November 2007, 16:36	#3 (permalink)
abhilashvk BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore/Calicut/Kochi Posts: 365 View My Garage	1.How to address security concerns. 2.What do they endorse on the documents like RC Book in India. __________________ Abhi Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.

14th November 2007, 18:23	#7 (permalink)
Absar BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Madras Posts: 552 View My Garage	Wow! This seems interesting. One like me could wish to have white at times, some other colour at another time. But sadly in India it would be a problem with security and the RC book. In security, if people misuse it by committing crimes using this, And in RC book what would be mentioned? Perhaps just Paramagnetic colour. Abroad, this shouldn't be a problem at all. But would love to have this on my car, by giving a promise certificate that no misuse would be done. cya A __________________ Ford Ikon 1.6 Nxt ZXi, 2005 I cried because I had no VTEC, until I met a person who had no 1.6 ROCAM.

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mail4ajo Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Back to Namma Chennai Posts: 1,104 View My Garage	Seems to be inspired by the BOND movies. I presume there would only a few colour choices. Would it be possible to change the paint from red to yellow and then to green? Maybe not. __________________ 2006 Maruti Alto LXi - Closed Loop LPG kit - Disconnected now 2003 HH Ambition 1998 Yamaha RX135

14th November 2007, 17:25	#6 (permalink)
akshat BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Indore Posts: 61	wives and girl friends will be happy ... till this point they could only match colour of dress.. lipsticks and sandals ..... now they will be able to do the same with the cars too .... Now that surely will be a fashion statement ...

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