I agree that your explanation makes sense. But it could also be a case, though, of killing two birds with one stone. That's why I said in my post that the comment was only a wild guess of mine...not necessarily fact. True, there are some things I don't know about how the Porsche plants are run.....I've never been to one. But it is a fact that some automotive paint processes can emit some toxic substances (in small amounts) until the paint cures. It's also a fact that Porsche is a fairly low-volume manufacturer, so anyone who was so-employed (if that was the case) wouldn't be pushing the same number of cars out the door a , say, a Camry or Accord plant.

 

Yes, but where would they be pushing them to; the storage lot a mile down the road, onto car transporters, all the way to the customers' homes?

 

And when you think about it, is it feasible to tie up four workers just to push each car out the door?

 

Most likely to the nearest employee whose job it (then) is to get in the car, start it, and drive it a short distance to either the plant's parking-lot or to the truck/transporter/train waiting to take it to the dealer or cargo ship. But I agree with you that your earlier explanation about the oil/dirt on the hands makes sense....I'd bet that is a strong possibility.


Not for a typical mass-produced car, but Porsches don't cost normal $$$$$, and they can afford to spend those $$$$$ at the plant. For instance, look at the workers in the Toyota, Ford, and jeep photos.......you won't see any fine-gloves on their hands like that.

Anyhow, no need to keep rehashing it......Like I said earlier, Big Andy is (probably) correct with his opinion that it is to keep the oil and dirt on the workers' hands from smudging brand-new paint.

 

Lol man oh man.