I recently had to have the right rear corner of my 2009 G37 repaired. The shop repainted it then told me to come back in 6 weeks to have the clear coat put on. The guy said they just use a standard clear coat, not the self healing original stuff, in fact, he disputed that it even existed. What is the latest on this stuff? Can independant shops even get it? Should I just go with the regular clear coat? Thanks for your help.

 

Why is there a 6 week wait for a clear coat?

It should be done all in one service time, less than a week.

I too feel self healing paint is a gimmick or at least a grotesque marketing scheme.

How can a non-organic object heal itself?
What, is our paint made of AI nanobots?

Suppose to be a clearcoat that gets soft at summer temps and can blend together to reduce/cover clear coat scratching, I believe.

 

Infiniti does not require self-healing clear to be applied in the "aftermarket world", collision shops. They may have you returning for a paint sealant, not the clearcoat. They would never have released the car without clearcoat. If it's shiny, it has clear. The technology behind self-healing clearcoat is similar to buffing with compound. When a vehicle is buffed with a rotary buffer, the proper buffing pad, and proper buffing compound, it heats the clear up to a point where the clear starts to "flow." This flowing of the clearcoat fills in minor surface scratches, thus eliminating them. Same idea behind the self-healing clear. It gets heated up by the sun, which causes it to flow and fill in minor surface scratches.
BTW- I do know of atleast one paint manufacturer who makes a similar clear for collision shops; Glasurit.

 

Yeah it fills out with heat. Not all te years have it though. My 2010 does not

 

From what I read, they didn't do it for 2010's for some reason. Then resumed it again for 2011's.

I have self-healing cellphone protectors that do the same thing. With some heat/time a lot of the scratches of daily wear fade or fill-in. I imagine its a similar thing.

 

OEM Self healing paint has been abandoned (Feb 2011)

 

Dealer told me its on the 2011 MY though? So I guess that means cars built post-Feb 2011?

That kind of sucks, I sort of wish I didn't have it...