Dupont Teflon Products - How come they are contradicting themselves?

Setec Astronomy said:
I'm trying to resist jumping into this again...but you guys are talking like DuPont is really involved in this wax. Look at the bottle, it's made by Tenneco, DuPont has just lent their name to it. In this day and age, many hallowed companies have done the same, if you think that AT&T phones are made by AT&T, that small Honeywell or GE appliances are made by those companies, look a little closer. They have licensed their good names to unknown companies who have the products made in China. (well, last time I looked, the AT&T phones were made by Philips in Mexico, but that was 5+ years ago). Or how about this off a recently purchased "Honeywell" humidifier box: "Kaz Home Environment, Southborough, MA, USA. Made in China. The Honeywell trademark is used by Kaz, Inc. under license from Honeywell Intellectual Properties, Inc."
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Yes that is true but... There are TONS of restrictions in who/what/where/when you can use the name and all must be approved by the company that you are licensing the name from, its a ton of email/faxing/letters to get the use of the name the way they want it not to mention a ton of $$$$.



Anyway... I guess I am not using the products so I don't have to really worry about it.
 
gb387 said:
Yes that is true but... There are TONS of restrictions in who/what/where/when you can use the name and all must be approved by the company that you are licensing the name from, its a ton of email/faxing/letters to get the use of the name the way they want it not to mention a ton of $$$$.
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Not even close to true. Slick-50 is a prime example, as they used the word teflon from the very begining. DuPont sued them over it, and lost. The courts ruled that a company using an *ingredient* like teflon can say what ever they want to say about it. DuPont was prohibited from complaining about the misleading advertising, and prohibited from not selling teflon to the company making Slick-50.



If you've got a product with X ingredient, you can brag about it as loudly as you like, and to your hearts content.
 
This is a little different. Tenneco has licensed the DuPont brand name (look at the bottle). If you look at it, it appears that it is made by DuPont, unless you read the small print on the lower back of the bottle. When this product was first mentioned on here, I searched it and found a press release which talked about DuPont licensing their name to Tenneco for this line of products. Maybe this was a "if you can't beat them, join them" thing.
 
Why not try it?? Got a coupon (nope-mail in offer) from the latest Road @ Track, buy one of the products and get your $ back...
 
87maxxima said:
every one is bashing this stuff but has anyone ever even used it?
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Wow, super old thread bump. Came here from a hotlink.



But, back in 1996 I used to use a car wax which had teflon. The surface was so slippery that anything would slip off the car's paint. Putting on the car cover was a pain, since it would just slip off.

Key point was that I would wax the car every 2 weeks. Still, that was the slipperiest surface of car I have ever had in my life. I would say that it was twice as slippery as Megs#26.



Didnt last long though. Reason why waxing every 2 weeks maybe. I dont remember.
 
I have driven teflon polish and although I don't know if it's zonyl, xonyl or teflon or even teflon at all, it protects well and gives a great wet look finish that has lasted several months so far



I think teflon is nothing but a surface slickener which aids protection by making stuff hard to stick to it. It may also make the product easier to apply.

I'm not so bothered about it. I sure won't buy the tenneco stuff or malco but driven sure has impressed me.
 
Teflon in car wax is a fine powder suspended in a wax or polymer matrix. It is more like a graphite. It will make the wax easier to use, but the wax or polymer is the binder .
 
another bump for a really old thread, but It makes the finish feel really slick?



:D for anyone who doesn't know, you can get their products for free right now, so i think the wax might be good for wheels. Does anyone know if it's a cleaner wax?
 
hahahaha



I don't know...I can pick any product. I am thinking about the wheel cleaner, but i am not sure.
 
sneek said:
another bump for a really old thread, but It makes the finish feel really slick?



:D for anyone who doesn't know, you can get their products for free right now, so i think the wax might be good for wheels. Does anyone know if it's a cleaner wax?
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Where can you get them free at?







Darryl
 
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I've used the liquid carnuba wax in this pic but have always had a very hard time getting it off (I use it now for the mower, when this bottles done I am to with it forever.) I also get little lines of wax that I'll see the next day in direct sun light that I can't see when it's in the shade. I made the mistake of doing the whole car in this stuff when I first got it, ah the joys of learning from your mistakes.
 
I have used the car wax a long time ago. Maybe 2 years. I know it made my white car look wet. The protection was sub par to say the least.



Here is a pic of my old car....

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On this pic, see the bug guts on the front. I just got back from a trip and sprayed the front end, and the bugs came off, mostly. (pic was taken after I modded my car)

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Would I buy it again..... No

Why...there are a lot better OTC products on the shelf out there.
 
lawrencea said:
Teflon in car wax is a fine powder suspended in a wax or polymer matrix. It is more like a graphite. It will make the wax easier to use, but the wax or polymer is the binder .
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I have no idea why this thread was rebumped, but as lawrence said, Teflon only aids in APPLICATION. Teflon will not help in the Protection or durability.
 
Texas, do you remember if the wax is a cleaner wax?



I think I might just apply some with a PC + white pad on speed 5 for an upcoming detail. I am doing it for free so I want to use as little of my own money/his money as possible.
 
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