Can you get a car in Vantablack?

The BMW X6’s superblack, non-reflective paint makes it unique: never before has a car been painted in Vantablack. Designed in collaboration with Surrey NanoSystems, the developer of Vantablack, this car is eye-catching in the truest sense of the word, thanks to its light-absorbing paint.

Can you buy Vantablack?

If you wish to purchase Vantablack coatings, the following applies: Vantablack coatings cannot be supplied to private individuals. Most Vantablack S-VIS / S-IR applications do not require an export license.

How toxic is Vantablack?

It was far removed from any people that made Vantablack seem pretty safe. Whatever its toxicity, the chances of it getting into someone’s body were vanishingly small. It wasn’t nontoxic, but the risk of exposure was minuscule.

Is Vantablack safe to touch?

Because it’s made of delicate carbon nanotubes that are more than 99 per cent empty space, Vantablack can’t be touched without damaging the effect of the coating.

How expensive is Vantablack?

Vantablack is no more expensive than older, poorer performing super-black coatings. From a commercial point of view it would be dumb to develop a coating that was so expensive or commercially uncompetitive that no customer could afford or would be motivated to use it.

What is the best brand of auto paint?

Brands One of the best car paint brand types on the market is DuPont. Not only is it well known for manufacturing quality products, it is also able to supply many different colors. The company also includes other products, such as top coats and hardeners, that will help to ensure the paintwork maintains a high shine.

How is vantablack made?

Vantablack, for Vertically Aligned NanoTube Array, is made by “growing” carbon nanotubes on a metal surface. (A nanotube is a billionth of a meter thick, or about the width of three gold atoms.) Light is trapped between the tubes and bounces around until it’s absorbed, so almost no light gets out.