slick 50 and chemicals

[Larry C Leung]

DuPont still does not advocate the use of PTFE as an engine additive.
What happens is firms such as Slick 50 buy the PTFE from secondary source
suppliers which apparently Dupont has little control over. 

LL - NY

On Mon, 13 Aug 2001 03:43:28 +0000 "Clint F." <stungun68 at hotmail.com>
writes:
>Redline is a synthetic lube company.  I prefer Amsoil.  Marvel is an 
>additive that has as many uses as WD40, love the stuff, I put a tiny 
>bit in 
>my oil(if it isn't synthetic)
>Slick 50 and all the other additives containing PTFE, (a brand name I 
>think) 
>are useless.  PTFE was developed by dupont, and when it was first 
>made, they 
>studied it for an engine additive, and found it to offer no real 
>benefits, 
>and maybe some problems...they actually would not let anyone sell it 
>as an 
>engine additive.  I guess they just got a big enough check and changed 
>their 
>mind.
>
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