Saw this tonight at the "Upcoming News Release" site and thought it might be of interest...is the Acura owner anyone here?

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"In an article due out on Wednesday in national publications including USA Today, a professor at a well known University has documented an incredible but strange side effect of a lesser-known wax product used by car buffs. Dr. Filigree Demarco has completed extensive testing of a low-volume but popular automobile cleaner/polish/wax product line. Here are his results:

Using an accelerator methodolgy which allows long term testing in a short period of time, this wax combination after an equivalent 5 years of application causes the metal to become increasingly supple, meaning it bends easily. "We noticed the effect began after 2 years and gradually got worse," Dr. Demarco reported. He went on to say, "the baseline Ghr factor caused a minor change at the molecular composition level of the metal which, for those not familiar with molecular interaction theory, made the metal soft. After an equivalent 4 years, you could easily bend the car fenders as you would play-doh. Quite amazing."

"I have found that on the primary test vehicle, a 2001 Acura model CL, our nice shine was intact as long as we didn't brush up against the car. Then the ripples occured," Dr. Demarco's assistant, Ms. Bertrand Sloovsky noted. The effect occurs on any metal that has this wax combination applied, so it's not limited to a single model car. He did try several seperate metal samples, and the colors blue and silver seem to exhibit the effects sooner.

Ironically, during the testing phase over a real-time 2 years (but 5 years aged-time using the accelerated method), the primary test car's transmission had to be replaced twice. "I was beginning to suspect that the wax was causing transmissions to go bad," Dr. Demarco laughed.

Dr. Demarco's discovery has aroused interest from Detroit automakers as it could be used in the auto industry because another effect is that the metal becomes lighter as well as softer. This could mean better gas mileage and a significant cost savings.

"Soft metal could be of great benefit, but there are some obstacles to overcome. It bends too easily and if someone were to come and sit on your hood, well, there would be an impression left permanently, or at least until you reshaped it," Dr. Demarco said.

Dr. Demarco stumbled on his discovery by accident, as his son, an avid Acura owner for several years, religiously spent hours upon hours washing and waxing his car. One day, his son came in from a wax day and was upset because his fingerprints has become etched in the blue front fender. "I thought he was joking but when I went to have a look at it, there it was, an imbedded fingerprint blemish. I was able to press in on the metal and it gave way very easy. I then decided to run some more tests and then decided to run a long term accelerated test using some university grant money."

"I really wanted to find out what the heck was going on," and it seems like Dr. Demarco found out.
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i don't buy it.

the wax penetrated the clearcoat, went through the basecoat, and finally through the primer, and molecularly softened up the sheetmetal?




watch out Nicky, Shawn and Scooter, your cars may dissolve completely

 

I think this was posted (1) day early!
Dan

 

Wax makes metal soft?!? April Fool but vet funny.

 

Well...Since Zaino is a polymer, not a wax, I don't see how this could be possible? Thats some freaky shit.....if its true!

 

Aww man, I am screwed...LOL

Smitty

 

So the shine I get is actually the glossyness of the metal melting????

DAMN!!!!:P

 

hehe i liked Shawn's April Fool's better

 

Ok...APRIL FOOLS !