Slick 50, and overfilling my oil

GreenBongo · Post by **GreenBongo** » Sun Mar 30, 2014 3:45 pm

I'm surprised that they still sell that stuff after the court cases in the US:

http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-re ... t-slick-50

Also DuPont, who invented PTFE have stated that it is unsuitable for use in auto engines.

winchman · Post by **winchman** » Sun Mar 30, 2014 3:53 pm

GreenBongo wrote:I'm surprised that they still sell that stuff after the court cases in the US:

http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-re ... t-slick-50

Also DuPont, who invented PTFE have stated that it is unsuitable for use in auto engines.

I agree, its just another hard sold item targeted at people who wouldnt know how to question it, the sales patter is believeble unless you are an engineer or chemist etc.
Bit like when we bought a washing machine and the sales assistant tried to sell me a magnet to stop hard water damaging my new machine. When I told her she was mislesading people as it wont work and we dont live in a hard water area she shut up sharpish, but at about £20 a go I wonder how many they have sold?

helen&tony · Post by **helen&tony** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 8:22 am

Hi
Magnet protecting a washing machine????...Never heard that one before

....everyone knows that magnets give better fuel consumption when stuck on the fuel pipes of a car

....cure arthritis immediately

....kinda reminds you of this (and read the label on the bottle carefully!):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUuV-g-FcWY
(one of my favourite "tunes")

Cheers
Helen

winchman · Post by **winchman** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 8:27 am

Here you go the Snake Oil of the water treatment world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_water_treatment

What she didn't know is I look after a couple of water treatment plants as part of my job so couldn't be blagged

helen&tony · Post by **helen&tony** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 12:17 pm

Hi
Water scale?????....oh, I long for water scale....

...It would mean we have water!!!!....we're on water rationing from 9.00 AM 'till 4.00 PM, as we didn't get enough snow to fill the reservoirs this year...we have 2 months of storms to go yet...and when (and if) it storms here, you run for cover....the lightening is scary, and the raindrops are as big as frickin' buckets

...then summer hits...and it may just be into the upper 40's this year!!!!!....then we WILL get water shortages

Global warming and melting ice-caps is a myth according to the companes that pollute.....YEAH, RIGHT....

Oh Woe!!!!.....

Cheers
Helen

abernethybongo · Post by **abernethybongo** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 9:38 pm

Hmm, starting to wish I'd asked this question before buying a £25 bottle of the stuff from Halfords!

Now, where did I put that receipt.....

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