It’s not until you start delving a little deeper into what the customer needs an absorbent for that you come up with the unusual uses they want to put them to.
A client rang us to buy some general purpose absorbent rolls the other day and they merely stated they were for their vintage car business. So, quite rightly, it was suggested that an ‘oil only’ product might be more suitable and if the cars are static then a drip tray with pads might be the solution.
‘No’, said the customer, “it needs to absorb anti-freeze as well as the older cars tend to leak a bit of this as well.” Jokingly we asked if the cars should be fixed if they’ve got that many leaks, “it’s quite common, just occaisional drips”, he said, “especially when they are driven at speed.”
“What do you want absorbents for if the cars are moving”, we asked. “Ah.. well,” he replied, “you see, we race vintage and old cars for ourselves and other clients, and secure the absorbent to the inside of the sump tray to catch any leaks and drips when they are racing, we are not allowed to drip anything onto the circuit and these work perfectly.”
So there you have it a 100mph leak and drip catcher.
