nuclear green color of GC

[cweed]

Hey guys, perhaps this is a silly question, but what causes the GC oil to have that "nuclear green" color? Is it just a dye like in RP? I was just playing with a quart I got and was curious as the green seems to only appear when you look at the oil from certain angles... I wonder if it glows under black light, that would be cool! omg im a freak!

Here's a pic for those who don't know what I'm referring to :

 

[cweed]

haha, one day a couple of us will go to an autozone at the same time trying to get some GC, you know its not going to end up pretty....

 

[jsharp]

I've discovered the true secret to German Castrol. Italian Olive oil.

The color is identical to the Bertolli extra virgin olive oil I buy from Sams Club for under $3 per liter...

 

[Alex D]

Same stuff that makes Schaeffer's look green just like GC .... Schaeffer's and GC even smell identical!!

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Originally posted by cweed:
Hey guys, perhaps this is a silly question, but what causes the GC oil to have that "nuclear green" color? Is it just a dye like in RP? I was just playing with a quart I got and was curious as the green seems to only appear when you look at the oil from certain angles... I wonder if it glows under black light, that would be cool! omg im a freak!

Here's a pic for those who don't know what I'm referring to :

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[bretfraz]

I'll bet if you put in some sparklies and maybe a little yellow dye then hit it with a black light, GC would make a great looking radioactive ooze for a Halloween horror scene.

 

[Blue99]

A little off topic, but I was in an AutoZone in Kenosha, WI recently, & laughed when I saw the 1st bottle in the rack of GC 0W-30.

The seal on the cap was broken & some of the oil had seeped down around the neck. Somebody from BITOG evidently was "sniffing" the GC to verify the label!