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rops: ^^^[ame="http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AC7U0ah896c"]Nu Finish Car Polish Retro TV Commercial 1976 - YouTube[/video]
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476S Has quite the following also. Their longest lasting wax.
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Yep, and I'm ready to trade in my $300-$400 GLoomis, and St Croix Fishing Rods for this!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCSgxA_W_yU
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I think I saw Elvis in that video. BTW, Elvis went through 2 BMWs, here he is with his 507:
BTW, Elvis was born within a year or so of when Collinite came to be ~ 1936.
Yes !
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I used the Klasse twins for close to nine years and haven't really touched the bottles since I first applied 845 two years ago.
These days, I use it on the family cars and it easily goes six months through the worst winter weather despite being coated in salt and then hosed off with harsh touchless wash chemicals. It easily survived better than Klasse SG from my testing. Summer is a breeze despite high heat and humidy.
The only problem I have now is the temptation to try 915. I have a black car that would probably be perfect for the product, yet I still have 3/4 of a bottle of 845 to work through!
These days, I use it on the family cars and it easily goes six months through the worst winter weather despite being coated in salt and then hosed off with harsh touchless wash chemicals. It easily survived better than Klasse SG from my testing. Summer is a breeze despite high heat and humidy.
The only problem I have now is the temptation to try 915. I have a black car that would probably be perfect for the product, yet I still have 3/4 of a bottle of 845 to work through!
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I live in St Louis. Last winter we had the coldest, snowiest winter in 40 years. My car was encrusted in salt for months at a time due to the extreme cold. When it got above freezing I hit it with a touchless car wash. After six months it was on it's last legs, but was still beading nicely. I applied a single coat.
This winter was much milder for us, yet I double coated 845 in the fall expecting the worst. My first hand wash of the Spring showed it was still going strong.
My prep work is pretty standard. In the Fall I simply wash, clay, glaze/clean with Prima Amigo, and then lay down the 845. The only difference in the Spring is the use of a mild polish vs Amigo.
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845 lasted on my truck on the horizontal patterns with no problems, but the verticle patterns didn't last for more than say 2 months...I think its from the contams flowing or pushing across the vert serfaces...acting as abrasives that wet sanded the protection away. My hood and roof were awesome...I was always highly concerned with the vertical patterns of my vehicles, that's why I hate it when people run product tests on hoods/roofs/trunk lids...The only thing those have to battle is the sun. I only count a test done on the vertical panels like doors, fenders and bumpers. I said this earlier in this post, but I don't like the dust attraction that I experienced either.
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i used collinite for the first time ever a few weeks ago
I must say, im genuinely impressed with it
It goes on almost easier than it comes off.....and a little goes A LONG WAY!
shine is fantastic, and durability (from what i read) seems to be outstanding
ive spent 30, 40 and close to 50 on waxes from chemical guys....collinite does everything they do (and last) for less than 20 bucks
Honestly, right now...i see no point to buy any other wax :dblthumb2:
Im talking about Collinite 845 wax here
I must say, im genuinely impressed with it
It goes on almost easier than it comes off.....and a little goes A LONG WAY!
shine is fantastic, and durability (from what i read) seems to be outstanding
ive spent 30, 40 and close to 50 on waxes from chemical guys....collinite does everything they do (and last) for less than 20 bucks
Honestly, right now...i see no point to buy any other wax :dblthumb2:
Im talking about Collinite 845 wax here
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I would agree that as far as looks go, Collinite is right there with many of the major brands...don't hate me, but even Pinnacle. For the price it can't be beat, but I've moved away from waxes, I am interested in 476 because of it's "detergent resistant description" I'd like it to be true, but it if wears off on the horizontal panels of my vehicles then I'm not interested...not interested in carnauba's cleanability and dust attraction either. I wish Collinite would introduce a new waxless sealant! hint, hint, wink, wink.
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I would have to disagree on just one product and that's the duragloss combo...but notice how cheap duragloss is...To me, durgloss is the Collinite of Sealants. If I were not using coatings a combination of duragloss followed up with 845 and topped with WGDGLS or BFCS would be my dream combo...I don't know if they would layer successfully or not, but it sure sounds good to me. I'm not a pro polisher. I do use a DA but, maybe the duragloss does better for me because it has the cleaners built it whereas Collinite does not.
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I still wonder why you had the durability issues you did. I found both horizontal and vertical surfaces to be just fine. Water would bead/sheet like crazy until the salt laden mist completely crusted the panels. More than once after leaving a touchless wash I'd get white dots all over the doors from the salt dust getting into the water beads as I drove home.