If you are not supposed to wax a teflon coated car, what do you use?

All those claims about teflon coated paint and teflon wax are basically a sham. Teflon needs to bond at to surfaces at temperatures that would melt the paint.



You'll need to wax as usual.
 
JustinTRW said:
All those claims about teflon coated paint and teflon wax are basically a sham. Teflon needs to bond at to surfaces at temperatures that would melt the paint.



You'll need to wax as usual.
Click to expand...
:up



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
 
Assuming it is Teflon, why would it need to be waxed.



I suspect that at 680 degree it not only the paint which would melt
 
as was said before, it's a dealer's scam -teflon coating. Im sure it's just your run-of -the-mill polish and wax job. Feel free to wax away if it's necessary, you won't be causing any damage
 
TOGWT said:
:up



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
Click to expand...



Interesting how they state that and then turn right around and come out with a whole new line of car care products with "Teflon" in it and even has Jeff Gordon marketing it for them.:down
 
There is actually resin chain in the teflon family that air cures, this is the same stuff they use on carpets. Some of the more expensive waxes that claim to have teflon use this, but it's such a minute amount(usually the minimum required to say the product uses teflon) that it's a moot point anyways.
 
I don't think that the Teflon "bonding" to the paint is the issue. If that were the case, the car's finish would look like the inside of a frying pan. I think the idea is that few things will stick to Teflon, so if you can suspend the Teflon in something that WILL stick to the paint, the resulting coating will shed dirt and stuff better.



Jason
 
Well, not for nuthin', but when DuPont (the professional and consumer product giant, not a fly-by-night bathtub chemist) who owns Teflon markets a line of products...



http://www.autobarn.net/dutese.html



that claim to use Teflon to the benefit of shine and or durability performance, I would imagine there's SOMEthing to it.



The word "scam" is used twice in this thread and the word "sham" is used once. Those are pretty strong statements to make without more intimate knowledge of the products.



Jason
 
stiege said:
Well, not for nuthin', but when DuPont (the professional and consumer product giant, not a fly-by-night bathtub chemist) who owns Teflon markets a line of products...



http://www.autobarn.net/dutese.html



that claim to use Teflon to the benefit of shine and or durability performance, I would imagine there's SOMEthing to it.



The word "scam" is used twice in this thread and the word "sham" is used once. Those are pretty strong statements to make without more intimate knowledge of the products.



Jason
Click to expand...



If the manufacturer makes a written statement that their product is not suitable for a certain use, anyone else who makes claims that are exactly opposite (ie that it is suitable) 'Sham' (for me anyway) is the polite version

JonM
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top