Teflon For Longer Term Paint Health?

[Flashjet]

I have read all the detailing posts, learned a lot (thank you very much!) , and have not seen anything on Teflon products. I was hit with an ad this morning and the marketing people did a great job as it has me wondering if that would be a good product to use to extend the life of an exterior detailing job. The product is called 5 Star Shine and I had never heard of it before. Here is the link http://www.5starshine.com

Maybe it doesn't preform as well as the marketing says but the table comparing it to other car shine products for protecting from all kinds of elements lead me to think that it might be worth a look. If any of you have any experience with this type product, fill me in. I really hope some one is going to come back with a negative so I don't have to spend more money on detailing yet on the other hand, if it would extend the life of a detailing job for months, it would be worth it.

Thanks,

Flashjet

[TOGWT]

This subject is becoming my most FAQ-

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 ‘non-stick’, slippery surface is nothing more than marketing hype (i.e. brand recognition)

JonM

[Matthew_McNally]

Jon,

I spoke to manufacturer of one of these products in the UK.

He told me that the teflon does not actually bond to the paintwork, instead it acts as a catalyst to the chemical reaction that got the product to bond to the paintwork.

[dcfish]

Jon,

I spoke to manufacturer of one of these products in the UK.

He told me that the teflon does not actually bond to the paintwork, instead it acts as a catalyst to the chemical reaction that got the product to bond to the paintwork.

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http://www.corrosionx.com/rejex.html The product is called REJEX great stuff !!!

[SW03ES]

Personally, I automatically write off any product that says it will last 12 months, there is no scientific data justifying that claim, so far no test has been able to get ANYTHING to stay on paint for 12 months, in any climate.

[TOGWT]

Jon,

I spoke to manufacturer of one of these products in the UK.

He told me that the Teflon does not actually bond to the paintwork; instead it acts as a catalyst to the chemical reaction that got the product to bond to the paintwork.

The maker (DuPont Chemicals) states that for Teflon to work requires heating the surface to be treated to 680oF with heat is its catalyst. Polymers will form a molecular bond to paint but with out the required catalyst (heat) it will not form a better ‘non-stick’ type surface than any other polymer product.

JonM