Teflon Polish

[rmilnes]

Anybody know anything about this stuff? It's suppose to protect against acid rain etc.????

[Mike Campbell]

Yes, my daughter had it on a Ford Probe she bought years ago. It lasted well & she never did anything to that car. But, I'd never get it on a Vette.

[hcvone]

We tested it, and although it's licensed by Dupont it's not made by Dupont. Here is a copy of a letter I got from Dupont about Teflon in car wax from a few years ago.

Mr. Voellm,

Thank you for contacting us, although Teflon® is an exceptional product when used as intended, it provides no benefit in a wax or polish. According to G.R. Ansul of DuPont's Car Care
Products, Specialty Products Division, "The addition of a Teflon® flouropolymer resin does nothing to enhance the properties of a car wax. We have no data that
indicates the use of Teflon® fluoropolymer resins is beneficial in car waxes, and we have not seen data from other people that supports this position." Manufacturers
of gimmicky, over-hyped products sometimes claim that their products contain Teflon®, hoping that the consumer will believe there is something special about that
product. Ansul also notes that, "Unless Teflon® is applied at 700 degrees F, it is not a viable ingredient, and is 100 percent useless in protecting the paint's finish." This
is hot enough that your car's paint (let alone your car) wouldn't survive.
Teflon® is a registered trademark of Dupont.






So when I saw the wax come out with Teflon in it I wrote DuPont another letter and they never responded, I guess if someone wants to pay you for something it does not matter that it works or not. There are many synthetic waxes that will last much longer than this product. As for protection against acid rain, there is no protection unless you use a cover or a garage, acid rain etches into glass, there is no surface protection (wax) that will stop acid rain.

[rmilnes]

THANKS