Nissan has invented a car paint that completely changes the game

Nissan is pioneering a new kind of paint.

The type of paint in question is a modified thermal paint, which Nissan is trying to alter to make it usable on cars.

If they pull it off, it could change the automotive game.

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Thermal paint, or insulating paint, to use a better term, isn’t a new concept.

It’s been around for decades, but the problem was that it was unsuitable for cars.

Until now.

The advantages of thermal paint developed by Nissan

Automakers don’t use thermal paint because car paint needs to be thin, light, and durable, and thermal paint is generally none of those things.

But Nissan is working around that problem by making the paint thin enough to spray.

Ordinarily, thermal paint needs rollers, whereas Nissan made it so thin you can spray it.

The Japanese automaker is testing thermal paint for cars on some of the vehicles in use at Tokyo Haneda Airport and the result is outstanding.

They ran a test by painting two identical cars, one with normal paint and the other one with thermal paint.

Then they parked these two cars in the same spot, one next to the other, on the same day, and left them for a few hours.

The result was telling, as the interior of the coated car was 9°C degrees cooler than that of the car with the regular paint.

This would obviously make things a lot more comfortable for drivers, and it would also boost efficiency because a cooler car means drivers would be using A/C less often.

When automakers go wild with paint options

Automakers are constantly trying out new ideas for paint options.

On more than one occasion, different car companies tried using Vantablack for their cars.

Technically, Vantablack isn’t even a type of paint; it’s a material that absorbs nearly 100 percent of the light, resulting in an extremely dark color.

BMW tried it with a limited-edition of the X6, and watch brands use this, too.

Luxury watch maker H. Moser crafted an entire one-off timepiece for a watch event out of Vantablack and it literally disappears against the black background, as you can see below.

Speaking of BMW, the German automaker is clearly willing to think outside the box more often than other brands.

The company has now begun making color-changing concept cars using what they call ‘E-Ink’ technology, which allows you to change the color of the car with potentially limitless options.

The future is bright…or dark – whatever.