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New Fri 25 Apr 14 13:56 
 Nissan - Testing their self cleaning car - VxFan

Nissan has begun tests on innovative paint technology that repels mud, rain and everyday dirt, meaning drivers may never have to clean their car again.

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New Fri 25 Apr 14 14:01 
 Nissan - Testing their self cleaning car - No FM2R
I may paint my children with it.
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New Fri 25 Apr 14 14:35 
 Nissan - Testing their self cleaning car - WillDeBeest
BBC4 (or was it 2?) had The Man in the White Suit the other night.
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New Fri 25 Apr 14 14:59 
 Nissan - Testing their self cleaning car - bathtub tom
It's OK under those conditions, but I thought most dirt was water carried and the water evaporated before it had a chance to run off the car. Witness your windscreen when you're behind another vehicle on a dry day, on a wet road.
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New Sat 26 Apr 14 00:06 
 Nissan - Testing their self cleaning car - Stuartli
Keep a car properly polished and a decent rainfall will do exactly what you expect.
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New Sat 26 Apr 14 00:45 
 Nissan - Testing their self cleaning car - Manatee
That depends on what you expect.

If it beads you just get less evenly distributed muck.
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New Sat 26 Apr 14 09:44 
 Nissan - Testing their self cleaning car - Shiny
It only works on flawless paint (no swirl marks for water to key into) and even if you touch it it stops working. Once they have overcome those problems, wake me up.
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New Sat 26 Apr 14 11:01 
 Nissan - Testing their self cleaning car - Mike Hannon
Seems like an excellent idea to me - I'm very picky.
Trouble is, it may be effortlessly clean, but it'll still be a Nissan...
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New Sun 27 Apr 14 09:22 
 Nissan - Testing their self cleaning car - Fursty Ferret
A few years ago as an experiment I sprayed one half of the bonnet with silicone spray to see what would happen.

Absolutely sod-all is the answer. Now, I accept that Nissan's approach is slightly more complicated than a can of spray, some masking tape, newspaper, and several bottles of wine, but the moment the paint is even slightly damaged (thinking the brushes in automated car washes) it'll stop working.
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New Sun 27 Apr 14 09:25 
 Nissan - Testing their self cleaning car - ToMoCo
>> (thinking the brushes in automated car washes)


If you have a self cleaning car, why would you be in a car wash? :)
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New Sun 27 Apr 14 09:30 
 Nissan - Testing their self cleaning car - Stuu
I dont sense that I will be unemployed any time soon, car cleaning chemicals are constantly under development though to make my life easier than it used to be.
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New Sun 27 Apr 14 10:56 
 Nissan - Testing their self cleaning car - Fursty Ferret
>> >> (thinking the brushes in automated car washes)
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>> If you have a self cleaning car, why would you be in a car wash?
>> :)
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Quiet at the back.
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New Sun 27 Apr 14 11:25 
 Nissan - Testing their self cleaning car - jc2
It'll be an "on-cost" option.
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