UltimateSin86

Hey guys,


A few years back there was an infomercial from blue coral for a product called autofom, some actor named dennis hosted it. Whatever happened to that stuff? I dont even see it in stores anywhere. Thanks

KevinSS

I assume it is discontinued, I stil have an old can of it.....

MikeLS

Hmm, I haven't seen that product in a loooong time.

Here is Blue Coral's official answer to the AutoFom mystery:


I'm am going to be testing the RainX Ultra Wax soon, as it supposedly contains a UV agent and it's a polymer (I think). Not sure if it contains abrasives/cleaners though.


Mike

Allen66

I used it many moons ago on my red'92 RS. I thought it had a really great shine. My car looked like glass. However, it didn't bead water for spit. My car sat under the carport under a car cover and never got driven in the rain. But even at that, the stuff didn't last.

I think the last time I saw AutoFom was back in the mid 90's. I quit using it, and I had the old can for several years after that.

DR Freeze

I was wondering what happened to that stuff, I used to use it, it really made the car shine.

Gerbs304

I'd like to know what happened to it too! Back in the day, I used Blue Coral Rain Dance. Then they came out with Autofom and i saw the infomercial too and was impressed. Supposedly "Fomblin A" was what NASA used on the belly tiles of the shuttle to protect them @re-entry... anyway, if I remember right, they put lighter fluid on the hood and lit it up! No damage! Then they said it would also repel dust... took the car down a dirt road and almost no dust stuck to the treated side! The kicker was it was a once a year sealant! I was sold! Stopped seeing it in the late 90's... once in awhile I'd see a couple of cans in a mom n pop store and would buy what they had... Anyway, I've mostly been using spray can "easy wax"... Just found a very old can and decided to use it. That stuff was still Good! Went on and came off very easy, minimal effort! Shines like glass on a nearly 20 yr old paint job!! Anyway my take on why it was discontinued was because IT'S TOO GOOD! I used it and only it for yrs on my old pickup for the entire 17 yrs I had that truck, and ppl still came up @ gas stations and asked who painted my truck? Ford I replied... you took it to a dealer for a paint job? No, that's factory... no way! What year? '95 I said.... no way, come on tell me who? Refused to believe that it was factory paint! Happened quite often! Too bad I wrecked her after 17 yrs!! Anyway, I'm stick in to my story that paint companies didn't want it out there!! Or maybe my suspicious mind, maybe? Lol... Anyway , if this new Rain X product doesn't advertise "Fomblin A", it prob doesn't have it or all the advantages of it either!! Okay, there's my endorsement/rant!! Thanks for stick in with it!! 😎

Injuneer

Maybe Blue Coral was too busy scamming people with Slick-50.


https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/case...-50-ltd-matter

Germansheperd

Lol Slick 50