Waxed a Clean Car and got streaks with Collinite

[jerseyguy123]

I love 845 and I haver been using it for years. I just bought a 2013 Lincoln. I went through a Car Wash and I was following steps that the
Technician at Collinite told me. I put it on horizontally, waited a bit, then used my microfiber in a circular motion. I got a lot of streaks
and I can't figure why. Please help, thank you

 

[dwcopple]

Automatic car wash is not proper prep unfortunately you found out the hard way

 

[oggb]

I just never wash my cars. No washing = no streaks. *taps head*

 

[RooflessVW]

I just never wash my cars. No washing = no streaks. *taps head*

Yeah, this is big brain time

 

[gregk24]

Always thoroughly hand wash and dry your vehicle before applying paste wax. I have had no issues with Collinite streaking. If you wiped off too soon you might get some streaking, but then you could just let the streaks "cure" longer then wipe that off with a clean microfiber.

 

[92saturnsl2]

Used too much or wiping towel not clean enough is usually what causes streaks for me. Or not giving enough dry time as mentioned above.

 

[spasm3]

I wonder if it was uneven application due to the carwash wax present, or maybe a carwash rinse agent.

 

[el Nuke]

What was the condition of the paint before application?

I would have clayed it at the very least before washing and wax application.

 

[Wrenchturner44]

Unfortunately the car wash drying agent probably interfered with the wax application. You can read more about car wash drying agents here.

Understanding Your Drying Agent - Professional Carwashing & Detailing

Having a dry car is one of the most important elements in consumer satisfaction.

www.carwash.com

These are usually sprayed on your car via tunnel spay system at the very end and aid the mechanical dryer actions by making the remaining water droplets more hydrophobic.

 

[Benzadmiral]

I learned from reading here never to take my cars to an automatic car wash, and never to use the soap brush they provide. Ten days ago I used Collinite 845 for the first time, after hand washing and claying. I'm impressed with the shine.

 

[NuttCase]

Collonite gives good shine though to me it's not observably better than other similarly priced waxes. I've not had streaking problems other than on the vinyl stripes on the Mini Hatch.

For beading ability Sonax Polymer Netshield far outperforms and outlasts the Collinite.

 

[02zx9r rev2]

Collonite gives good shine though to me it's not observably better than other similarly priced waxes. I've not had streaking problems other than on the vinyl stripes on the Mini Hatch.

For beading ability Sonax Polymer Netshield far outperforms and outlasts the Collinite.

I think most use 845 (or 476) for mostly the durability factor, not really the shine. Could be wrong

 

[nicholas]

I think the shine and gloss of 846 is actually better than turtle wax hybrid ceramic.
I found it had more depth on my soul red Mazda 6