Laser holograms create 3D-printed objects in seconds, no layering required

How do you create complex 3D-printed objects in seconds, instead of hours or days? A team of scientists and engineers led by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has developed a process that uses hologram-like lasers to make complete objects in seconds inside a tank of liquid resin. Called volumetric 3D printing, the process overcomes many of the limitations of conventional additive manufacturing.

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Jolly good.

That’s very progressive, I can see a lot of problems to overcome but that’s what research is all about.

Imagine 3d printing a whole car body or a whole air frame shell etc

Tau.Neutrino said:

Imagine 3d printing a whole car body or a whole air frame shell etc

3D printing doesn’t really make economic sense for anything bar custom goods. An airframe is still best made out of manufactured components.

And 3D printing car body parts is impractical considering that hundreds can be pressed in a matter of minutes.

Both arguments will be obsolete in a few years.

A few seconds is better than few minutes, hours or days etc.

Joins are a weakness in the over all body.

No joins would add strength.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Both arguments will be obsolete in a few years.

A few seconds is better than few minutes, hours or days etc.

Joins are a weakness in the over all body.

No joins would add strength.

so you get a dent in the front corner and have to replace the whoe shell?

very economical

Stumpy_seahorse said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Both arguments will be obsolete in a few years.

A few seconds is better than few minutes, hours or days etc.

Joins are a weakness in the over all body.

No joins would add strength.

so you get a dent in the front corner and have to replace the whoe shell?

very economical

Whats wrong with filling the dent or cracks using 3 D printing again?

It says it’s inside liquid resin so could you print a 3d object in seconds with a different material

Tau.Neutrino said:

Stumpy_seahorse said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Both arguments will be obsolete in a few years.

A few seconds is better than few minutes, hours or days etc.

Joins are a weakness in the over all body.

No joins would add strength.

so you get a dent in the front corner and have to replace the whoe shell?

very economical

Whats wrong with filling the dent or cracks using 3 D printing again?

in yourwords..
“Joins are a weakness in the over all body.”

which is incorrect when it comes to welding steel anyway, but true for printed joins

Tau.Neutrino said:

Stumpy_seahorse said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Both arguments will be obsolete in a few years.

A few seconds is better than few minutes, hours or days etc.

Joins are a weakness in the over all body.

No joins would add strength.

so you get a dent in the front corner and have to replace the whoe shell?

very economical

Whats wrong with filling the dent or cracks using 3 D printing again?

A drone robot 3D printer that can walk up to a car body.

Then do its 3D Printing on the surface of the car.

Then paints it as well.

Cymek said:

It says it’s inside liquid resin so could you print a 3d object in seconds with a different material

I imagine newer materials will come out allowing for more flexibility. a new field of research.

• A drone robot 3D printer that can walk up to a car body.

Always with the drones…

Stumpy_seahorse said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Stumpy_seahorse said:

so you get a dent in the front corner and have to replace the whoe shell?

very economical

Whats wrong with filling the dent or cracks using 3 D printing again?

in yourwords..
“Joins are a weakness in the over all body.”

which is incorrect when it comes to welding steel anyway, but true for printed joins

it is also incorrect when you are using sisaflex (sp) to join panels.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Both arguments will be obsolete in a few years.

A few seconds is better than few minutes, hours or days etc.

Joins are a weakness in the over all body.

No joins would add strength.

Show working.

furious said:

• A drone robot 3D printer that can walk up to a car body.

Always with the drones…

He goes on and on about them, what’s that word about going on and on about something

• Show working.

It’s the vibe of the thing…

• He goes on and on about them, what’s that word about going on and on about something

I see what you did there…

furious said:

• A drone robot 3D printer that can walk up to a car body.

Always with the drones…

Wookie loved drones. People say he became obsessed. Went mad.

tears up

Tau.Neutrino said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Stumpy_seahorse said:

so you get a dent in the front corner and have to replace the whoe shell?

very economical

Whats wrong with filling the dent or cracks using 3 D printing again?

A drone robot 3D printer that can walk up to a car body.

Then do its 3D Printing on the surface of the car.

Then paints it as well.

you really haave no concept of anything, do you..

Cymek said:

It says it’s inside liquid resin so could you print a 3d object in seconds with a different material

i think the main drawback regarding time is getting a 3D object to be uniformly and consistently formed within the resin. without affecting volumes of resin that you don’t want to harden.

Sikaflex.

Michael V said:

Sikaflex.

Ta. Strong stuff.

Stumpy_seahorse said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Stumpy_seahorse said:

so you get a dent in the front corner and have to replace the whoe shell?

very economical

Whats wrong with filling the dent or cracks using 3 D printing again?

in yourwords..
“Joins are a weakness in the over all body.”

which is incorrect when it comes to welding steel anyway, but true for printed joins

As a designer I see joins as a weakness, to eliminate them would be good, 3 D printing can do this.

Visually joins are also an eye sore!

I imagine a Bugatti Veyron without any joins in the car body, it would look better, no eyesore lines.

No lines in which dirt or dust or water can get in.

A car interior also with no lines, no dirt or dust can can in.

Dust and dirt in lines annoys me as a designer, so to eliminate them would be great. 3D printing can do this.

JudgeMental said:

Michael V said:

Sikaflex.

Ta. Strong stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYCM2Xlx-ko

JudgeMental said:

Michael V said:

Sikaflex.

Ta. Strong stuff.

I think it’s polyurethane.

Michael V said:

JudgeMental said:

Michael V said:

Sikaflex.

Ta. Strong stuff.

I think it’s polyurethane.

yeah, it’s a one component, thixotropic, polyurethane based joint sealant. It cures under the influence of atmospheric moisture to form an elastomeric material with adhesive properties, in some cases without the need for priming of the substrate.

See this picture of this rather sexy looking car, now it has some lines in it which could be eliminated, there’s around 6 lines in the exterior body which could all vanish. It would look much better without them.

Tau.Neutrino said:

See this picture of this rather sexy looking car, now it has some lines in it which could be eliminated, there’s around 6 lines in the exterior body which could all vanish. It would look much better without them.

You’d have to take the whole shell of to put your golf clubs in the boot or to check the oil.
No, it wont work.

• You’d have to take the whole shell of to put your golf clubs in the boot or to check the oil.

Where do you put the fuel in?

Sorry, you can’t. It comes pre-loaded with a tank of fuel but that is it. So, choose your destinations wisely…

furious said:

• You’d have to take the whole shell of to put your golf clubs in the boot or to check the oil.

Where do you put the fuel in?

Sorry, you can’t. It comes pre-loaded with a tank of fuel but that is it. So, choose your destinations wisely…

I wonder if tank armour would benefit from being all one piece assuming you could work with something that heavy

• I wonder if tank armour would benefit from being all one piece assuming you could work with something that heavy

I wouldn’t think that is a good idea. Don’t tanks, and armoured things like that, have sort of “Crumple” panels designed to take the momentum out of impacts?

Peak Warming Man said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

See this picture of this rather sexy looking car, now it has some lines in it which could be eliminated, there’s around 6 lines in the exterior body which could all vanish. It would look much better without them.

You’d have to take the whole shell of to put your golf clubs in the boot or to check the oil.
No, it wont work.

I’m not referring to the door lines boot or bonnet lines.

Only the body work lines. this is possible now.

But since you bought it up, the Next Step in 3 printing after that would be vanishing those door, boot and bonnet lines as well, the lines appear then disappear when you open of close something.

Another Next Step for the future would be 3D printing the glass and the body together so there are no lines between body and glass.

furious said:

• I wonder if tank armour would benefit from being all one piece assuming you could work with something that heavy

I wouldn’t think that is a good idea. Don’t tanks, and armoured things like that, have sort of “Crumple” panels designed to take the momentum out of impacts?

some have reactive armour, those block things you see on tanks. they explode outwards when hit.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

See this picture of this rather sexy looking car, now it has some lines in it which could be eliminated, there’s around 6 lines in the exterior body which could all vanish. It would look much better without them.

You’d have to take the whole shell of to put your golf clubs in the boot or to check the oil.
No, it wont work.

I’m not referring to the door lines boot or bonnet lines.

Only the body work lines. this is possible now.

But since you bought it up, the Next Step in 3 printing after that would be vanishing those door, boot and bonnet lines as well, the lines appear then disappear when you open of close something.

Another Next Step for the future would be 3D printing the glass and the body together so there are no lines between body and glass.

That would be useful so you don’t have to have seals

• some have reactive armour, those block things you see on tanks. they explode outwards when hit.

That was the shadow of a thought that was rattling around…

Tau.Neutrino said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

See this picture of this rather sexy looking car, now it has some lines in it which could be eliminated, there’s around 6 lines in the exterior body which could all vanish. It would look much better without them.

You’d have to take the whole shell of to put your golf clubs in the boot or to check the oil.
No, it wont work.

I’m not referring to the door lines boot or bonnet lines.

Only the body work lines. this is possible now.

But since you bought it up, the Next Step in 3 printing after that would be vanishing those door, boot and bonnet lines as well, the lines appear then disappear when you open of close something.

Another Next Step for the future would be 3D printing the glass and the body together so there are no lines between body and glass.

they are called ‘‘gaps”.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

See this picture of this rather sexy looking car, now it has some lines in it which could be eliminated, there’s around 6 lines in the exterior body which could all vanish. It would look much better without them.

You’d have to take the whole shell of to put your golf clubs in the boot or to check the oil.
No, it wont work.

I’m not referring to the door lines boot or bonnet lines.

Only the body work lines. this is possible now.

But since you bought it up, the Next Step in 3 printing after that would be vanishing those door, boot and bonnet lines as well, the lines appear then disappear when you open of close something.

Another Next Step for the future would be 3D printing the glass and the body together so there are no lines between body and glass.

>>>I’m not referring to the door lines boot or bonnet lines.

or petrol cap lines, door handle lines, sunroof lines, window lines etc.

And joining the light covers and joining the grill to the body would be great too.

Now, no more dust or dirt can get into where those gap lines were.

• That would be useful so you don’t have to have seals

Your insurance won’t be giving a free windscreen a year, if the window and body were combined, that’s for sure…

JudgeMental said:

Michael V said:

JudgeMental said:

Ta. Strong stuff.

I think it’s polyurethane.

yeah, it’s a one component, thixotropic, polyurethane based joint sealant. It cures under the influence of atmospheric moisture to form an elastomeric material with adhesive properties, in some cases without the need for priming of the substrate.

:)

Window frames might be useful all printed in one so they don’t have annoying gaps that are hard to clean
Perhaps hospital equipment to minimise places nasty bacteria, etc can breed

If you get rid of too many lines people will complain about the lack of lines.

“I’m not paying over $2.5 million for a Bugatti when they skimp on the lines like that.”

Tau.Neutrino said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Peak Warming Man said:

You’d have to take the whole shell of to put your golf clubs in the boot or to check the oil.
No, it wont work.

I’m not referring to the door lines boot or bonnet lines.

Only the body work lines. this is possible now.

But since you bought it up, the Next Step in 3 printing after that would be vanishing those door, boot and bonnet lines as well, the lines appear then disappear when you open of close something.

Another Next Step for the future would be 3D printing the glass and the body together so there are no lines between body and glass.

>>>I’m not referring to the door lines boot or bonnet lines.

or petrol cap lines, door handle lines, sunroof lines, window lines etc.

And joining the light covers and joining the grill to the body would be great too.

Now, no more dust or dirt can get into where those gap lines were.

yeah, no air for the motor, no ac, no fresh air in the cabin…

sounds fantastic

Michael V said:

JudgeMental said:

Michael V said:

I think it’s polyurethane.

yeah, it’s a one component, thixotropic, polyurethane based joint sealant. It cures under the influence of atmospheric moisture to form an elastomeric material with adhesive properties, in some cases without the need for priming of the substrate.

:)

i did steal that.

:-)

furious said:

• I wonder if tank armour would benefit from being all one piece assuming you could work with something that heavy

I wouldn’t think that is a good idea. Don’t tanks, and armoured things like that, have sort of “Crumple” panels designed to take the momentum out of impacts?

Cars, too.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Stumpy_seahorse said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Whats wrong with filling the dent or cracks using 3 D printing again?

in yourwords..
“Joins are a weakness in the over all body.”

which is incorrect when it comes to welding steel anyway, but true for printed joins

As a designer I see joins as a weakness, to eliminate them would be good, 3 D printing can do this.

Visually joins are also an eye sore!

I imagine a Bugatti Veyron without any joins in the car body, it would look better, no eyesore lines.

No lines in which dirt or dust or water can get in.

A car interior also with no lines, no dirt or dust can can in.

Dust and dirt in lines annoys me as a designer, so to eliminate them would be great. 3D printing can do this.

>>I imagine a Bugatti Veyron without any joins in the car body, it would look better, no eyesore lines.

they did that.. it’s called a Taurus.

the whole thing was an eyesore, but no straight lines

• If you get rid of too many lines people will complain about the lack of lines.

The lines are also not haphazard, they play an important part in the overall aesthetics…

JudgeMental said:

Michael V said:

JudgeMental said:

yeah, it’s a one component, thixotropic, polyurethane based joint sealant. It cures under the influence of atmospheric moisture to form an elastomeric material with adhesive properties, in some cases without the need for priming of the substrate.

:)

i did steal that.

:-)

I guessed that was the case. Hence the smile.

:)

Bubblecar said:

If you get rid of too many lines people will complain about the lack of lines.

“I’m not paying over $2.5 million for a Bugatti when they skimp on the lines like that.”

you will find that every line on the Bugatti serves a purpose, whether it be aero or function, there are no aesthetic lines on that car.

take any out and you have a $2.5 million dollar lump that doesn’t work

furious said:

• If you get rid of too many lines people will complain about the lack of lines.

The lines are also not haphazard, they play an important part in the overall aesthetics…

• there are no aesthetic lines on that car.

Whilst they serve a purpose I think they are designed as aesthetic as well as functional. You don’t be wanting no ugly lines on a $2.5 million car…

furious said:

• If you get rid of too many lines people will complain about the lack of lines.

The lines are also not haphazard, they play an important part in the overall aesthetics…

Yes.

furious said:

• If you get rid of too many lines people will complain about the lack of lines.

The lines are also not haphazard, they play an important part in the overall aesthetics…

Indeed Audi and Rolls (VAG) have spent a lot of money on stamping mechanisms that increase the sharpness of swathe lines.

If you look at any initial pencil line sketch of a car design language it is a shape emphasised by three ot four slashes to convey the intent and motion. Most soft language cars have been derided as Jellybeans and the language doesn’t date well.

furious said:

• there are no aesthetic lines on that car.

Whilst they serve a purpose I think they are designed as aesthetic as well as functional. You don’t be wanting no ugly lines on a $2.5 million car…

No line was put on there with asthetics as the first thought.
the design brief was 1000+hp and 400kph, no matter the cost.

It was mainly luck that aerodynamics looked so good

furious said:

• there are no aesthetic lines on that car.

Whilst they serve a purpose I think they are designed as aesthetic as well as functional. You don’t be wanting no ugly lines on a $2.5 million car…

I don’t be wanting a $2.5 million motor car…

Stumpy_seahorse said:

furious said:

• there are no aesthetic lines on that car.

Whilst they serve a purpose I think they are designed as aesthetic as well as functional. You don’t be wanting no ugly lines on a $2.5 million car…

No line was put on there with asthetics as the first thought.
the design brief was 1000+hp and 400kph, no matter the cost.

It was mainly luck that aerodynamics looked so good

If it looks good it usually works good it is reckoned.

One thing that will really change car design is electrics, without the need to package a lump at the front (or any where else) for the engine and a lot less cooling requirements the field opens up and lighting requirements have changed as well, so the eyes of a car the headlights can be remade into slashes or even with material advances hidden in the bodywork until switched on.

AwesomeO said:

One thing that will really change car design is electrics, without the need to package a lump at the front (or any where else) for the engine and a lot less cooling requirements the field opens up and lighting requirements have changed as well, so the eyes of a car the headlights can be remade into slashes or even with material advances hidden in the bodywork until switched on.

I think it will still take a while to revise ADRs.
They’ll still govern location of certain components, so a car will still look like a car for a while yet

Yes lines can have aesthetic value

They can make cars look more masculine or with using curves look more feminine the Bugatti Veyron and Chiron illustrate this aesthetic

The petrol cap lines will disappear if / when Bugatti release an all electric version of the car.

:)

Tau.Neutrino said:

Yes lines can have aesthetic value

They can make cars look more masculine or with using curves look more feminine the Bugatti Veyron and Chiron illustrate this aesthetic

The petrol cap lines will disappear if / when Bugatti release an all electric version of the car.

:)

they are not lines, they are called gaps.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Yes lines can have aesthetic value

They can make cars look more masculine or with using curves look more feminine the Bugatti Veyron and Chiron illustrate this aesthetic

The petrol cap lines will disappear if / when Bugatti release an all electric version of the car.

:)

better start saving your centrelink cheques….

JudgeMental said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Yes lines can have aesthetic value

They can make cars look more masculine or with using curves look more feminine the Bugatti Veyron and Chiron illustrate this aesthetic

The petrol cap lines will disappear if / when Bugatti release an all electric version of the car.

:)

they are not lines, they are called gaps.

ok, gap lines, join lines, take your pick, Im not talking about aesthetic lines.

Im taking about getting rid of the join / gap lines on the “body work” which do collect dust and dirt.

Next step, is getting rid of the gap lines between glass and body and the head lights and rear lights gap lines and gap lines on the grill etc.

With an all 3D printed car body the next step is 3 d printing cracks and dents.

Car exterior paints that change color would be cool too.

Tau.Neutrino said:

JudgeMental said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Yes lines can have aesthetic value

They can make cars look more masculine or with using curves look more feminine the Bugatti Veyron and Chiron illustrate this aesthetic

The petrol cap lines will disappear if / when Bugatti release an all electric version of the car.

:)

they are not lines, they are called gaps.

ok, gap lines, join lines, take your pick, Im not talking about aesthetic lines.

Im taking about getting rid of the join / gap lines on the “body work” which do collect dust and dirt.

Next step, is getting rid of the gap lines between glass and body and the head lights and rear lights gap lines and gap lines on the grill etc.

With an all 3D printed car body the next step is 3 d printing cracks and dents.

Car exterior paints that change color would be cool too.

Step away from the bong…

Witty Rejoinder said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

JudgeMental said:

they are not lines, they are called gaps.

ok, gap lines, join lines, take your pick, Im not talking about aesthetic lines.

Im taking about getting rid of the join / gap lines on the “body work” which do collect dust and dirt.

Next step, is getting rid of the gap lines between glass and body and the head lights and rear lights gap lines and gap lines on the grill etc.

With an all 3D printed car body the next step is 3 d printing cracks and dents.

Car exterior paints that change color would be cool too.

Step away from the bong…

You could 3d print a bong

Witty Rejoinder said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

JudgeMental said:

they are not lines, they are called gaps.

ok, gap lines, join lines, take your pick, Im not talking about aesthetic lines.

Im taking about getting rid of the join / gap lines on the “body work” which do collect dust and dirt.

Next step, is getting rid of the gap lines between glass and body and the head lights and rear lights gap lines and gap lines on the grill etc.

With an all 3D printed car body the next step is 3 d printing cracks and dents.

Car exterior paints that change color would be cool too.

Step away from the bong…

Cypress Hill – Hits From The Bong

Tau.Neutrino said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

ok, gap lines, join lines, take your pick, Im not talking about aesthetic lines.

Im taking about getting rid of the join / gap lines on the “body work” which do collect dust and dirt.

Next step, is getting rid of the gap lines between glass and body and the head lights and rear lights gap lines and gap lines on the grill etc.

With an all 3D printed car body the next step is 3 d printing cracks and dents.

Car exterior paints that change color would be cool too.

Step away from the bong…

Cypress Hill – Hits From The Bong

That’s an old song now

Cymek said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

ok, gap lines, join lines, take your pick, Im not talking about aesthetic lines.

Im taking about getting rid of the join / gap lines on the “body work” which do collect dust and dirt.

Next step, is getting rid of the gap lines between glass and body and the head lights and rear lights gap lines and gap lines on the grill etc.

With an all 3D printed car body the next step is 3 d printing cracks and dents.

Car exterior paints that change color would be cool too.

Step away from the bong…

You could 3d print a bong

Takes notes.

Cymek said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Step away from the bong…

Cypress Hill – Hits From The Bong

That’s an old song now

Yes its from 1993

This one is more recent 2004

Ludacris – Blueberry Yum Yum

Probably more even more recent ones in this list.

420 Songs über Weed

3 D printing weed like Blueberry Yum Yum would be awesome.

Tau.Neutrino said:

JudgeMental said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Yes lines can have aesthetic value

They can make cars look more masculine or with using curves look more feminine the Bugatti Veyron and Chiron illustrate this aesthetic

!http://www.gaddidekho.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Bugatti-Veyron-Cabrio-Rear1.jpg

!https://preview.netcarshow.com/Bugatti-Chiron-2017-1600-36.jpg

The petrol cap lines will disappear if / when Bugatti release an all electric version of the car.

:)

they are not lines, they are called gaps.

ok, gap lines, join lines, take your pick, Im not talking about aesthetic lines.

Im taking about getting rid of the join / gap lines on the “body work” which do collect dust and dirt.

Next step, is getting rid of the gap lines between glass and body and the head lights and rear lights gap lines and gap lines on the grill etc.

With an all 3D printed car body the next step is 3 d printing cracks and dents.

Car exterior paints that change color would be cool too.

Car exterior paints that change color would be cool too.

Harlequin paints are so noughties.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Cymek said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Cypress Hill – Hits From The Bong

That’s an old song now

Yes its from 1993

This one is more recent 2004

Ludacris – Blueberry Yum Yum

Probably more even more recent ones in this list.

420 Songs über Weed

3 D printing weed like Blueberry Yum Yum would be awesome.

I’m going to have to listen to all those 420 songs now.

Like this:

Michael V said:

Like this:

Not quite, I mean changing color completely like going from all red to all blue or to all black or to white or to some other color or even duo tone.

A future paint that could change to any color by changing the voltage or some other trick.

Harlequin paints are cool too, I have a a cool color on my Ford BA its called Monsoon Blue, from far away the dark blue looks almost black but when your close the colors look light blue in direct sunlight.

Not sure how to describe it properly, scratches head , its not harlequin, its a two tone metallic variation of it I think.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Not quite, I mean changing color completely like going from all red to all blue or to all black or to white or to some other color or even duo tone.

Could be a long-term nuisance.

https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/change-details-your-vehicle

If you need to make a change to your vehicle’s details, such as colour, fittings etc, please visit a service centre. The changes may need to be verified by an Authorised Examiner, or other Roads and Maritime Services official, before the changes are recorded.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Michael V said:

Like this:

Not quite, I mean changing color completely like going from all red to all blue or to all black or to white or to some other color or even duo tone.

A future paint that could change to any color by changing the voltage or some other trick.

Harlequin paints are cool too, I have a a cool color on my Ford BA its called Monsoon Blue, from far away the dark blue looks almost black but when your close the colors look light blue in direct sunlight.

Not sure how to describe it properly, scratches head , its not harlequin, its a two tone metallic variation of it I think.

I dn’t think you understand the meaning of “two tone”…

Speedy said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Not quite, I mean changing color completely like going from all red to all blue or to all black or to white or to some other color or even duo tone.

Could be a long-term nuisance.

https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/change-details-your-vehicle

If you need to make a change to your vehicle’s details, such as colour, fittings etc, please visit a service centre. The changes may need to be verified by an Authorised Examiner, or other Roads and Maritime Services official, before the changes are recorded.

Well I get a ticket from RTA Ill show up in its original color

When I drive away from the RTA Ill change it while in transit.

Its bit hard for them to jump up and down when the color change ability is actually built into the car itself as an aesthetic feature.

Which could quickly become a safety feature if the car thinks its in danger it can change the exterior color from black to all luminescent bright white.

Stumpy_seahorse said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Michael V said:

Like this:

Not quite, I mean changing color completely like going from all red to all blue or to all black or to white or to some other color or even duo tone.

A future paint that could change to any color by changing the voltage or some other trick.

Harlequin paints are cool too, I have a a cool color on my Ford BA its called Monsoon Blue, from far away the dark blue looks almost black but when your close the colors look light blue in direct sunlight.

Not sure how to describe it properly, scratches head , its not harlequin, its a two tone metallic variation of it I think.

I dn’t think you understand the meaning of “two tone”…

Yes I do

two duo tone examples

Tau.Neutrino said:

Stumpy_seahorse said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Not quite, I mean changing color completely like going from all red to all blue or to all black or to white or to some other color or even duo tone.

A future paint that could change to any color by changing the voltage or some other trick.

Harlequin paints are cool too, I have a a cool color on my Ford BA its called Monsoon Blue, from far away the dark blue looks almost black but when your close the colors look light blue in direct sunlight.

Not sure how to describe it properly, scratches head , its not harlequin, its a two tone metallic variation of it I think.

I dn’t think you understand the meaning of “two tone”…

Yes I do

two duo tone examples

and your ford is like that how?

Tau.Neutrino said:

Stumpy_seahorse said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Not quite, I mean changing color completely like going from all red to all blue or to all black or to white or to some other color or even duo tone.

A future paint that could change to any color by changing the voltage or some other trick.

Harlequin paints are cool too, I have a a cool color on my Ford BA its called Monsoon Blue, from far away the dark blue looks almost black but when your close the colors look light blue in direct sunlight.

Not sure how to describe it properly, scratches head , its not harlequin, its a two tone metallic variation of it I think.

I dn’t think you understand the meaning of “two tone”…

Yes I do

two duo tone examples

With Harliqin paints, the colors can fade into one another depending on how the angle of the sunlight falls onto it.

https://www.attitudecustompainting.com/page/color-shift-color-chart

Stumpy_seahorse said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Stumpy_seahorse said:

I dn’t think you understand the meaning of “two tone”…

Yes I do

two duo tone examples

and your ford is like that how?

No my ford is not quite duo tone

and its quite Harlequin paint but similar

Its a tone tone metallic variation where the colors change from light blue to dark blue depending on lighting conditions

Tau.Neutrino said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Stumpy_seahorse said:

I dn’t think you understand the meaning of “two tone”…

Yes I do

two duo tone examples

With Harliqin paints, the colors can fade into one another depending on how the angle of the sunlight falls onto it.

https://www.attitudecustompainting.com/page/color-shift-color-chart

I know, and i can sell you a 4 litre tin for $2500

still isn’t two-tone…

Tau.Neutrino said:

Stumpy_seahorse said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Yes I do

two duo tone examples

and your ford is like that how?

No my ford is not quite duo tone

and its quite Harlequin paint but similar

Its a tone tone metallic variation where the colors change from light blue to dark blue depending on lighting conditions

it is nowhere near harlequin..

it is mettalic, plain and simple mettalic

Here is a orange Bugatti, harlequin or metallic?

Tau.Neutrino said:

Here is a orange Bugatti, harlequin or metallic?

Metallic

ok, mine is metallic.

Tau.Neutrino said:

ok, mine is metallic.

well duh

Tau.Neutrino said:

Here is a orange Bugatti, harlequin or metallic?

Ugly (ken).

mines blue metallic. fades something shocking. still, goes well.

Stumpy_seahorse said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

ok, mine is metallic.

well duh

Thanks, next time Im at the paint shop Ill ask if they do half metallic half Harlequin.

JudgeMental said:

mines blue metallic. fades something shocking. still, goes well.

Is it the colour fading? or is it the clear coat going opaque?

Tau.Neutrino said:

Stumpy_seahorse said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

ok, mine is metallic.

well duh

Thanks, next time Im at the paint shop Ill ask if they do half metallic half Harlequin.

roflmao

party_pants said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Here is a orange Bugatti, harlequin or metallic?

Ugly (ken).

Yeah, not keen on that color myself.

Stumpy_seahorse said:

JudgeMental said:

mines blue metallic. fades something shocking. still, goes well.

Is it the colour fading? or is it the clear coat going opaque?

clear coat. don’t have any shade to park it under.

JudgeMental said:

Stumpy_seahorse said:

JudgeMental said:

mines blue metallic. fades something shocking. still, goes well.

Is it the colour fading? or is it the clear coat going opaque?

clear coat. don’t have any shade to park it under.

Should have used Dulux.

JudgeMental said:

Stumpy_seahorse said:

JudgeMental said:

mines blue metallic. fades something shocking. still, goes well.

Is it the colour fading? or is it the clear coat going opaque?

clear coat. don’t have any shade to park it under.

yeah, it’s a pain.
Problem is they ut the minimum amount of coats on to send it on the road

sibeen said:

JudgeMental said:

Stumpy_seahorse said:

Is it the colour fading? or is it the clear coat going opaque?

clear coat. don’t have any shade to park it under.

Should have used Dulux.

i trusted british paints…

sibeen said:

JudgeMental said:

Stumpy_seahorse said:

Is it the colour fading? or is it the clear coat going opaque?

clear coat. don’t have any shade to park it under.

Should have used Dulux.

JudgeMental said:

sibeen said:

JudgeMental said:

clear coat. don’t have any shade to park it under.

Should have used Dulux.

i trusted british paints…

If you slap it on pretty thick with the brush you probably wont have this problem.

Stumpy_seahorse said:

sibeen said:

JudgeMental said:

clear coat. don’t have any shade to park it under.

Should have used Dulux.

I still trust Dulux.

sibeen said:

JudgeMental said:

sibeen said:

Should have used Dulux.

i trusted british paints…

If you slap it on pretty thick with the brush you probably wont have this problem.

i’m no slapper!

sibeen said:

JudgeMental said:

sibeen said:

Should have used Dulux.

i trusted british paints…

If you slap it on pretty thick with the brush you probably wont have this problem.

TWSS…

Cop: “What color was the car?” – Me: “Yes.”