I'm sorry, but the company being named Palantir is too on-the-nose for me.
Peter Thiel may present as a "Super nice guy;" in my opinion he is anything but.
Red Line (just like LM) has a pretty loyal following that spans decades. You're not going to get tuner bros to stop buying Redline gear oils by offering a (relatively) unknown competitor for probably more money.
You can get a 3D printed adapter for cheap and use the harbor freight blaster.
You can also just chuck a bunch of zip-ties in a drill and use B12 Chemtool.
I'd the oil is in a container that has oil from his mower in it then a UOA is pointless.
OP, put it out of your mind and do your next scheduled oil change into a clean container, then re-evaluate.
Honestly my time in the high desert wasn't so bad. The state parks are great and you have proximity to the beach and mountains. LA is close enough. Big Bear is right there. San Diego is ~2hrs.
The towns are no better or worse than where I live now.
But the climate disagrees with my family...