Dupont Teflon Products - How come they are contradicting themselves?

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Inzane

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Wasn't it Dupont themselves, the makers of Teflon, that stated years ago that "Teflon" as an ingredient would do nothing for paint protection?? Why is it now that Dupont has their own brand of car care products that are touting Teflon has a new wonder ingredient for the waxes, etc??



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It's not their own brand, it's Tenneco's brand. They use the DuPont Teflon name under license. I imagine they are decent products (for what they are), even if the Teflon doesn't do anything, so probably DuPont doesn't have anything to lose with this arrangement.
 
I doubt there is any teflon in any of the products.



I have a sample of the tire dressing, it is water based, and has laster about 2 weeks for me now.



*Although, i applied it over Eagles dressing, but that was at the end of its looks life ...
 
'Brand name recognition + $$
Setec Astronomy said:
It's not their own brand, it's Tenneco's brand. They use the DuPont Teflon name under license. I imagine they are decent products (for what they are), even if the Teflon doesn't do anything, so probably DuPont doesn't have anything to lose with this arrangement.
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Teflon ®:

A synthetic polymer formula produced by Dupont Chemicals, they state;" The addition of a Teflon® fluoropolymer paint does nothing to enhance the properties of any car wax, we have no data that indicates the use of Teflon® to be beneficial in car waxes.



Teflon® requires a temperature of 680°F for it to sinter or bond to a surface." Unless you can heat the surface to the required temperature, Teflon will not bond, the claim that it will provide a â€Ëœnon-stickâ€â„¢, slippery surface is nothing more than marketing hype (i.e. brand recognition)

JonM
 
TOGWT....



Found that same thing here:



http://waxdepot.safeshopper.com/faq.htm#12



That is very interesting. The average consumer will just pick up the wax and buy it just for that reason, it has Teflon. Thats a big name!



The funny thing is that I was suckered into something similar.... I bought two household cleaners W/Teflon. I bought them since thats what the bottles said "W/Teflon" but I am sure it falls in the same category as the care care products. I can not heat the surface of my counters/Floor to 700 degrees.



Interesting!

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Eagle 1 products caontain Teflon-the spray and wipe and the car wash-both very good products-it may be that the Teflon aids in application of the product -i wouldn't dismiss a product simply because it has Teflon in it
 
Yes I remember requesting info about a product with teflon and I was told it helps in Application. Either way the entire Teflon idea is just a ploy to get your regular average customer to buy the product. $$$
 
Briggs and Stratton recommends and endorses Slick50 for their engines, while in the owners manual they warn you that using oil additives will void your warranty. Contradictory marketing is not at all unusual.



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Dupont makes and sells their own teflon car wax.



The effectiveness and advantages of teflon in a car was are of course debatable. While it won't form a particularly impressive bond, suspended teflon that is essentially dried to the surface will stay there, unless knocked off. Since it hasn't been heat bonded, it's quite a bit easier to knock off. What the perceived advantages are in a car wax I don't know.
 
I think your paint would melt off at 680*





I just laugh at that Jeff Gordon Teflon commercial. If he was really a good driver, he could've just gone through the puddle slow, then taken off far before the truck got to him :rofl





-10 for Dupont
 
87maxxima said:
every one is bashing this stuff but has anyone ever even used it?
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Why reward a company for using deceptive marketing to advertise their product? It probably has a money back guarantee, but they're counting on most people not wanting to bother.
 
All you are seeing is who is running the Dupont company. Clearly, the marketing types are running the show. The scientist who made the factual Teflon statement is probably now sweeping the floors. That's how many (most?) big business work. They tell the sap (er, consumer) whatever will help sell the product.



Teflon, to Dupont is a brand. They have spent a lot of money on brand recognition to generate brand value and they are using it. Good thing they don't make propolactics.
 
Quote: Good thing they don't make propolactics.



They could call the new brand "Slick Willy"
 
TOGWT, that's hilarious. :laugh:



"That's how many (most?) big business work. They tell the sap (er, consumer) whatever will help sell the product."



Not all big business operates this way. In the long run, lying to the customer destroys relationships and that eventually destroys profits.
 
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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