ballin

I was at my local Infiniti dealerships looking at the new M45. Long story short , they offered Teflon paint sealant for about $400. hey can apply it to any paint surface, and brand of car company. Im in the process of painting my GS, and would like to put this on my new paint to help it from everydaydirt, and environments. My brother has this on his 06 A4 Audi, and he likes it.

Is this sealant worth the $$$? And does it actualy work or help? Let me know what you guys think.

I found some info about this product on an Australian website. www.counteract.com.au

jfelbab

Teflon® is useless in auto wax products. Not just my opinion but that of Dupont's chemists as well.
Teflon® requires a temperature of 680°F for it to bond to a surface. Heating your paint to 680°F would vaporize it.

This is just another slick marketing scheme to separate you from your money.

If you want to do it right go to Lowes and buy a PC for ~$95. Buy some premium detailing supplies and do it yourself. You can set yourself up pretty well for under $300 and can do your car as frequently as you think it needs it.

jfelbab

After a little of Goggle I found another reason not to use Teflon® products.

A chemical used in the manufacture of Teflon products, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), sometimes called "C8", is a carcinogen. Dupont, the manufacturer, has withheld information for 20 years says the EPA. Fines in the order of $300M are likely for failure to report this health info.

http://www.health-report.co.uk/tefl...ot_reported.htm
http://www.ewg.org/reports/pfcworld/part7.php
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/pfoa/
http://www.newsandsentinel.com/c8/
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050809/cltu048.html?.v=16

jacques

He's just going to use a wax with some teflon in it, something you could pickup yourself much more cheaply. Some basically they are offering $400 to wax your car . Major ripoff

lkirchner

Do the words rip-off, joke, charlatan and con artist ring a bell??? It is useless and cannot be applied to an auto finish.

INHOCJP

Great advice

ballin

If you want to do it right go to Lowes and buy a PC for ~$95. Buy some premium detailing supplies and do it yourself. You can set yourself up pretty well for under $300 and can do your car as frequently as you think it needs it.[/QUOTE]


What is a PC?

toy4two

Porter Cable Buffer the bar none best buffer for the novice. Don't waste you time with cheapie Crafstman buffers, those things are only good for applying product, too slow for decent removal.

Go with 3M Perfect It products to go with it and Meguiers pad set.

jfelbab

What is a PC?[/QUOTE]

Porter-Cable Variable-Speed Random-Orbital polisher. This is the tool of choice for most professional detailers. This tool makes cleaning, polishing and waxing a car about 10 times faster than can be achieved by hand.

chicagoblknazn

How much do they run? I've thought about using one, but wouldn't you waste alot of product by using one instead of doing it all by hand. My Zaino stuff ain't cheap.

jfelbab

They are around $95 at Lowes. Pads are extra. A set of three pads and a backing plate are around $30. Pads alone are $24.

Actually the PC uses much less product than doing it by hand. You can apply a much thinner and more uniform coat of product with a PC.

The PC also is unmatched in application of polish. It can do things you just can't accomplish by hand.