Winter wash- I fell off the wagon!

[BillyJack]

January has been its usual winter self here in Pittsburgh. It's either below freezing and snowing or above freezing and raining. Saturday, it was slow at the dealership due to the temps in the teens, so I gave in and took my nasty-looking winter beater over to the detail shop for a wash. Without any of my own supplies, I rinsed out one of the house wash mitts, diluted the bucket of soap and found some clean, soft, terrycloth towels so I didn't have to use a dirty chamois. Fortunately, the two coats of Colli 476 I applied in November held up to the challenge. As I drove home in light snow, I could still see the beading as the snowflakes melted on the warm hood.

It's the first time since finding the detailing forums back in 2009 that any of the family fleet got washed with anything but ONR, DG Rinseless or Meg's wash soap, but thanks to 476, it appears no harm was done. I think it's time to pack up a bucket for my trunk with a small bit of ONR, some MF and WW towels, so I don't fall prey to the temptation again.

Bill

 

[BobbyG]

Bill, winter can be a tough time for everyone. The cold and show really put a damper life particularly detailing and keeping our cars clean and shinny...keep the faith, springs right around the corner....rops:

 

[rmagnus]

BillyJack I agree there's a nice shine on that car. Col waxes are amazing. I started using them after reading BobbyG's posts. Not sure I ever thanked you Bobby so thank you :xyxthumbs:

 

[BillyJack]

BillyJack I agree there's a nice shine on that car. Col waxes are amazing. I started using them after reading BobbyG's posts. Not sure I ever thanked you Bobby so thank you :xyxthumbs:

Thanks.

I still play around with different products on my garage queen El Camino, but for the DD's in the family, it's Collinite all the way. All the years that I was buying Mother's and Meguiar's stuff OTC at my local store, I saw those plan-looking Collinite bottles and cans on the shelf, passing them by because I never heard the name mentioned in any of the car magazines I read. I joined up here a few years ago to learn about the "boutique" brands that that might be better than the stuff I saw locally, only to find out that the low-priced Collinite stuff was good enough to earn a place on any detailer's shelf.

Bill

 

[BobbyG]

BillyJack I agree there's a nice shine on that car. Col waxes are amazing. I started using them after reading BobbyG's posts. Not sure I ever thanked you Bobby so thank you :xyxthumbs:

You're welcome!! :dblthumb2:

 

[donb]

BillyJack I agree there's a nice shine on that car. Col waxes are amazing. I started using them after reading BobbyG's posts. Not sure I ever thanked you Bobby so thank you :xyxthumbs:

Same here BoobyG.....Collinite products are outstanding,

 

[donb]

That should be BobbyG not BoobyG.....