Toyota is developing a transparent layer has high scratch resistance

This painting will be used on the Lexus LS, which will soon be renovated

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces that it has developed a transparent paint layer has capacity for self-restoration is highly scratch resistant surface of general conditions caused by car wash brushes or fingernails. TMC provides for use layer on the Lexus LS, which will soon be renovated.

Unlike a conventional clearcoat, the newly developed TMC layer does not damage easily and can even eat * itself if it is deformed. In addition, it requires no special maintenance, prevents degradation luster provoked by superficial scratches and helps to prolong the appearance of new color and brilliance.

The new layer contains an ingredient that promotes a tighter molecular bond, which produces a denser structure it is possible to realize by conventional means. This gives the flexibility and elasticity layer, which makes it less prone to damage and more resistant to the light and the acid and gives him the ability to self-restore after deformation.

Meanwhile, TMC plans to continue to address the environmental issues associated to the grace painting measures such as the use of water-based paints in all its production lines of vehicles.