Nissan Applies "Self-Healing" Paint To IPhone Covers

Jack Baruth
by Jack Baruth

Nissan’s Scratch Guard, which was completely forgotten weeks after its announcement revolutionized the industry, has now been applied to an iPhone case. The expanding resin can fill minor scratches within half an hour. Major damage may take longer. But is the “ScratchShield” just hype?

Nissan aimed its press release for the ScratchShield at the European market, further stating that

Nissan has been licensing its unique technologies for various non-automotive applications since 2004. Other technologies that have been licensed include its Miniature Thermal Imaging Sensor: initially designed to make driving at night safer by detecting the presence of people even in places not illuminated by the car’s headlights; the technology has been licensed to create a device which allows customers to monitor heat generation, or collect temperature readings via infrared sensor. Nissan will continue to research and develop breakthrough technologies that can benefit other industries, and promote these non-automotive applications globally.

No word on whether the current Versa counts as a “non-automotive” application. While researching ScratchShield (known in Nissan automotive applications as ScratchGuard), I found an interesting link: a detailer who found that, not only are Infinitis supplied with the paint not exactly self-healing, but they are more difficult to detail than conventionally-painted vehicles.

There’s no word as to whether the Nissan phone case will ever make it to North America. Perhaps the company is afraid it will enrage Ray LaHood if it even appears to endorse cell phone usage in any way. I could write Mr. LaHood’s speech on the matter, for the right amount of money:

Nissan may have “self-healing” phone cases, but there is no “self-healing” from the fatal decapitations which occur 500 times a day on American roadways thanks to texting and driving. The gutters of America’s highways are running red with blood from wounds that won’t heal, no matter how much we attempt to cover up the evidence of distracted-driving deaths with clever resin paints. The time has come for Nissan to “self-heal” their carefree attitude towards the biggest problem on this planet since that one asteroid distractedly hit the Earth and killed all the dinosaurs, who could have run for shelter if they weren’t busy sitting in traffic and talking.

Holler at me, Ray! But make sure your limo comes to a complete stop first.

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  • Advo Advo on Jan 17, 2012

    That car in the link receives better treatment than I do ...

  • AJ AJ on Jan 18, 2012

    I have an auto body shop in my family and I've always wondered when the day would come that someone would come up with a self healing paint? I'd then buy a black car. Now as far as that link... WOW! What an moron to use those self serve brushes on any car with a nice paint job on it. How embarrassing is that?! But I noticed that had a Zaino product, which is excellent stuff. They really did do a nice job restoring the paint.

  • TCowner We've had a 64.5 Mustang in the family for the past 40 years. It is all original, Rangoon Red coupe with 289 (one of the first instead of the 260), Rally Pac, 4-speed, factory air, every option. Always gets smiles and thumbs ups.
  • ToolGuy This might be a good option for my spouse when it becomes available -- thought about reserving one but the $500 deposit is a little too serious. Oh sorry, that was the Volvo EX30, not the Mustang. Is Volvo part of Ford? Is the Mustang an EV? I'm so confused.
  • Mikey My late wife loved Mustangs ..We alway rented one while travelling . GM blood vetoed me purchasing one . 3 years after retirement bought an 08 rag top, followed by a 15 EB Hard top, In 18 i bought a low low mileage 05 GT rag with a stick.. The car had not been properly stored. That led to rodent issues !! Electrical nightmare. Lots of bucks !! The stick wasn't kind to my aging knees.. The 05 went to a long term dedicated Mustang guy. He loves it .. Today my garage tenant is a sweet 19 Camaro RS rag 6yl Auto. I just might take it out of hibernation this weekend. The Mustang will always hold a place in my heart.. Kudos to Ford for keeping it alive . I refuse to refer to the fake one by that storied name .
  • Ajla On the Mach-E, I still don't like it but my understanding is that it helps allow Ford to continue offering a V8 in the Mustang and F-150. Considering Dodge and Ram jumped off a cliff into 6-cylinder land there's probably some credibility to that story.
  • Ajla If I was Ford I would just troll Stellantis at all times.
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