Many cars today have a thin plastic film on places like the fender edges or front bumper to protect the paint. Much better than those car bras popular back in the day. So, those thin films of plastic are obviously a bit stronger than the paint on the car if it is being placed there to protect the paint. If that's the case, why not cover the whole car in plastic?Soliant would like to do just that.
The company has created a product called paint film that is basically that thin plastic film, in any color you desire, even chrome, that can be applied to a car. Even better than the increased durability in a car's paint job is the major reduction in energy and waste that paint film accomplishes.
Paint film reduces the need for many of the chemicals and solvents used in automotive painting. It also eliminates the need for a traditional paint shop in an automobile plant, thus reducing the cost by as much as 40% when building the plant.
Applying a paint film instead of spraying paint on saves in daily energy usage too. So, why don't the big auto makers try it? They have already invested all that money in paint shops and have union workers painting cars. It's not as simple as just changing the process.
But smaller companies who are trying to build hybrids and all manner of more green cars could definitely save some cash. It really opens up some possibilities. And the Soliant folks say they can make patterns, graphics and anything else we want on our cars.
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