Collinite

[STSinNYC]

Tried Collinite after reading about how long it lasts, and how well it beads.

Used the 845 Insulator Wax on my folks 93 Buick LeSabre (gold). The car has some paint wear, so it isn't an ideal sample, but it went on and came off easily and the beading is quite impressive, shine is more than satisfactory. I'm looking for longest lasting wax I can do at a modest price, they can wash/wax anymore so I do it, get a chance to wax it maybe twice a year (they live 400 miles away).

Just this week I put the 476 paste wax on our 03 Honda Accord (white). Cleaned the finish very well before waxing. Applied thin as recommended, no problems getting it off. Shine is nice, and the beading is amazing. Honda is using lower quality paints and CC finishes now than they did in the past (not just opinion, know this from industry info), so I don't know how representative our car is, but the 476 looks very nice.

Some people would want a more dramatic shine. Nor shortage of egoshine products out there. Collinite looks fine to me, and I like buying reasonably priced products from a company that makes its stuff in the US. Seems like very good quality from "regular guys".

 

[rondoggnuts]

Very nice of you to take care of your folks' cars. I get the privilege of doing my folks' as well. They are just lazy but they also live much closer. Great info - I'm always looking for quality products that are reasonably priced as well. I will certainly look into it when I run out of my current supplies.

 

[Shelby]

476 will outlast 845, but both are durable for waxes.

 

[manicrodder]

476 is the best product I have found to protect from marring when using a car cover.

 

[Al]

Good durability, but not exceptional, hared to remove, and gives a rather dull appearance. Over rated in my opinion.

 

[harrydog]

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Good durability, but not exceptional, hared to remove, and gives a rather dull appearance. Over rated in my opinion.

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I have not found another carnauba based wax that beads water as well or as long as Collinite 476. In fact , I've never seen anything bead as well, even after 6 months of winter driving. I do think it has exceptional durability.

 

[Shelby]

It has "very good" durabilty for a wax, but doesn't have the year-round protection like Zaino. You will have good durabilty in winter because cold temps wont melt wax, but in summer you will be lucky to get a month or two. Any Carnuba wax melts at 160f, and while that seams high it really isn't, paint often gets over 200F in the summer sun even if it's only 90f outside, wax not only melts but gathers dust. If you live somewhere were there is harsh winters and your stuck on Collinite, go for it.

But if you want the best all year around stuff, go to a synthetic polymers like Zaino that can't melt even with a black car on the hottest day possible, or perhaps even an acrylic polymer as a good second choice. I've been detailing for profit a good long time, and I use 4 Collinite products (Mostly on Boats), I do consider it the best wax out there... but I also think it's old technology, and in the case of carcare, new polymer technologies have surpased the limitations of Carnuba Wax.

The number one killer of paint (as a whole) is sun damage, and the number two killer of paint is imbedded contamination which can only be removed by the claying process. Wax will help you with the first one, but will actually cause contamination to embed worse than if you used nothing. Zaino and a few other products will actually resist both, it's non oily but slick, so it will not have the gathering effect that wax&dust has. Just sharing some knowledge, take it or not it's free If you use Collinite I do recommend double coat, or if you try Zaino I highly recommend ZAIO and any one of their sealants.

 

[Al]

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I have not found another carnauba based wax that beads water as well or as long as Collinite 476.

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Well I was referring to the FleetWax, and Insulator Wax. Maybe there is a difference. The Collinite told me a number of years ago that these were the most durable waxes they made.

 

[Shelby]

476 and fleetwax 885 are the same product, it's just sold marketed as Marine and is a bigger size. I don't disagree with your first post Al, but Collinite is a step up from most OTC stuff that contain junky fillers. One thing with Collinite is you really need to apply it proper to maximize the durabilty, if you wipe on wipe off like many other products you wont maximize your durabilty. You really have to let it set in before buffing, eventhough it will be hard to remove. And yes it is one of the dullest shines in the industry, but does also have the best durabilty of any wax I've tried. It's a good choice for something that sits in the water or to use somehwere were it's constantly cold.

 

[Al]

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One thing with Collinite is you really need to apply it proper to maximize the durabilty, if you wipe on wipe off like many other products you wont maximize your durabilty.

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Yea..its been at least 5 years since I screwed with it. And yes I do remember the issue of allowing it to dry.

I think I ultimately decided that I was better off just waxing more often. Then I switched to NuFinish and in 5 years didn't wax either of my cars. I recently started with the NuFinish and maybe when I get them looking decent..I ll use the FleetWax as a topper.

 

[STSinNYC]

Perhaps my results are atypical, but I'm getting quite a decent shine from the 476s paste wax on our Accord. I let it dry thoroughly and after rubbing off the dried wax, I did two careful slow buffing passes (by hand, not electric this time). I use NuFinish on my mother-in-law's Accord and the 476s shine looks similar to me. NuFinish does seem to last, but then her car is in her garage out of sunlight 98% of the time year round.

 

[harrydog]

I used Collinite before switching to Zaino recently. I waxed two cars in April and again in October, so they went through 6 months of summer and 6 months of winter and the water beading held up fine in both cases. Granted, I don't live in southern Florida (although we do get plenty of 90+ temperatures around here) and my cars are garaged at night, but the durability of Collinite really impressed me.
If Zaino gives me at least the same results (which I'm sure it will) I'll stick with it because it seems to attract less dust and fewer water spots. But durability wise, I can not find a fault with Collinite.

 

[newbombturk]

I'm old school. I just clayed my car (an onyx black 2006 Mazda 6), polished it with some 3m Fill 'n Glaze (my last bottle) and then topped it with 2 coats of 476s Collinite. I love the results.

 

[newbombturk]

476s is great for a caranuba wax.

 

[STSinNYC]

I respect Shelby's experience. I think that the synthetic polymers as a class last longer than most waxes, just based on the experience I have had with NuFinish on my mother-in-law's car and what others in our family have seen on their cars. One uses Liquid Glass and likes it. I have suggested Duragloss 105 to another family member whose car sits out and who doesn't wax/treat it very often. I might use Zaino AIO or DG 105 on our car in the future. But i feel fine with the Collinite now, will keep an eye on wear drawing from Shelby's knowledge.

 

[Tyson-53]

Collinite is a nice durable wax..not the best in show type wax..but for protection it is tops next to Blitz....Collinite does contain a polymer resin also as I was told from collinite...would not say what type polymer..but it was in the wax ....915 is the best looker from them...I use either 885 or 915 over Duragloss 105 for the winter and had outstanding results....put on in Oct-nov and still going strong come May...

AL

 

[Headnsouth]

I just picked up some 920 & 925 and both go on and off very easy. I did use my RA polisher to put the cleaner on only to help in the cleaning process.

Being the boat is out of the water to low lake levels and we are on a water restiction I used it on my fiberglass shower. It NEVER looked this good even when it was new.