Collinite #845: The Definitive How-To Guide For This Legendary Wax

With 845 on some paint systems, you absolutely MUST apply it extremely lightly to the point where you have to strain your eyes to see if any product is being applied to the paint.

I would be willing to say, your description works on all paint systems, not just some. I use a DA when applying 845 and was blown away at how far the stuff will go.

I'll start with putting four pea sized drops on a pad and it will cover at least half the hood of a small-ish car. As I keep working and the pad absorbs some of the material, I've found I can reduce the number of drops to 2~3 depending on the size of the panel. When I did my GTI this fall I worked top to bottom, front to back, so when I finally got to the hatch I didn't need to add ANY material to the pad at all.
 
This thread has a lot of pages and posts. I'm sorry that I did not have the time to read through all of it. I applied 845 after keeping the bottle in the Hawaiian sun on a cloudy day for an hour. It was still chunky so I had to use hot water in a large bowl to heat up the container so the wax was turned into liquid.

I will admit that the first panel coated using a DA was a little thick on application to get used to the product. I think this is where my problem began.

After a day (80 degrees weather all week/year), my hood hazed up on me after sitting in the garage the whole time overnight. No problem, I read about others having the same problem. I wiped down the hood with Meg's UQD and the haze was gone. After three days, the haze appeared on the hood again but was gone by the next morning (no buffing or wiping). After another two days, the haze was back in the evening and gone by morning.

The haze after the second time appeared in the early evening after the car sat out in the sun all day at work. After the first day, I could understand since I probably applied it too thick on the hood since that was my starting point. After buffing it off with QD, why would it come back?

I think the humidity has something to do with the haze but cannot justify it without further testing. No other product has hazed on me after buffing it off. I've used many straight OTC carnauba waxes before too. 845 was a little difficult to take off compared to anything I've used in the past (carnauba wax, Zaino, NXT, ULW and Menzerna PL).

The shine was great on a '13 Toyota RAV4 dark green paint. I just don't think the work to apply and remove was worth it. Considering the haze I had to deal with, I would not want to use this again.

Did I do something wrong? What causes the haze later on after buffing off? I wanted this wax to work, so I would appreciate any help to keep this wax. Buffing off the wax manually was harder than most things I have tried. Is this normal?

Sorry to hear about you horrible 80 degree partly cloudy weather.
 
Sorry to hear about you horrible 80 degree partly cloudy weather.

Yeah that must suck, thankfully it was 100% sunny here in Chicagoland yesterday












.......and 10 degrees!

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Last I applied 476, here in Chicago, it was 28 - in our heated attached garage! So very cold.

Was surprisingly easy though. On a silver car it can be difficult to discern where it has been applied when it goes on thinly, but with some experience and by getting an eye level with the paintwork it becomes reasonably easy. Still beading beautifully a month out in this harsh salt and ice laden winter.
 
Last I applied 476, here in Chicago, it was 28 - in our heated attached garage! So very cold.

Was surprisingly easy though. On a silver car it can be difficult to discern where it has been applied when it goes on thinly, but with some experience and by getting an eye level with the paintwork it becomes reasonably easy. Still beading beautifully a month out in this harsh salt and ice laden winter.

As long as your garage is over 60 when applied, which I'm sure it was since its heated and hopefully stays "fairly" warm afterwards its good to go. IMO I would try and keep the heat ginng afterwards for a while, maybe just turn down the temp a bit and leave it going, would surely help with the curing for sure.

I'm in Chicagoland too and looking at the 10 forecast, not so good, more snow, like we need it and single digits for next week! This winter has really beaten me down already, record cold and it looks like by the time its over this 2013-14 winter is going to end up in the top 3 ever for snow, sucks!

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Use no more then 2-3 small drops on the pad per panel. I like to apply it until the panel looks quite oily then wait for it to haze. I've tried applying it super thin and IME it compromises durability.
 
I'm glad I read through this article.
I just received my order from Jeff @ OldeTownAutoSpa (Great shop-owner I met through AG).
The cap was definitely a PITA and then I remembered I had some Adam's Polishes self cleaning squeeze bottle caps that I had ordered last year.
Put the caps on, problem solved.
No need to transfer product into a different bottle or anything, shake it up and go at it.

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Sorry to hear about you horrible 80 degree partly cloudy weather.

Yeah, it sucks, yeah right! Try moving to Hawaii and enjoy the high cost of living. Drop everything and come now. I dare you.

Think you can get polishes and buffers for cheap? Think again as everything has to be shipped here for a price. A gallon of milk is more expensive than a gallon of gas.
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/6835231/milk-prices-in-hawaii-go-up Can't get gallon of things like Meguiars APC or wheel cleaner as it cannot ship here because it's hazardous materials (according to the sellers).

We have nice weather all year long, but cost of living is high. Yes, it's nice to live in Hawaii, but it costs $$$ to live here.
 
Yeah, it sucks, yeah right! Try moving to Hawaii and enjoy the high cost of living. Drop everything and come now. I dare you.

Think you can get polishes and buffers for cheap? Think again as everything has to be shipped here for a price. A gallon of milk is more expensive than a gallon of gas.
Milk Prices in Hawaii Go Up - Hawaii News Now - KGMB and KHNL Can't get gallon of things like Meguiars APC or wheel cleaner as it cannot ship here because it's hazardous materials (according to the sellers).

We have nice weather all year long, but cost of living is high. Yes, it's nice to live in Hawaii, but it costs $$$ to live here.

Funny you said that... My best friend's son got out of the Marines in Va. Got a one way ticket to Hawaii and said he'll never leave! That was almost 3 years ago and he loves it.

I lived in AZ when I was younger for a year and my job brought me back to Ohio. The only problem now is I have to stay in Ohio until I retire.

This winter has been BRUTAL up here. It's so bad propane prices have tripled and are in short supply. Road salt has been used in record numbers and is on back order in the entire state.
 
just got done using 845 for the first time. what a dream. very easy to use and car looks great. i was concerned about putting it on to thick but i did just fine. it wiped right off. great stuff !!!!!!
 
just got done using 845 for the first time. what a dream. very easy to use and car looks great. i was concerned about putting it on to thick but i did just fine. it wiped right off. great stuff !!!!!!

It really spread out well, I mean really, really well. I always apply to the entire car and then remove, even left it on for an entire day in the underground garage and same thing, came off w/o a problem, no dusting either. Wait till you graduate to #915 and #476, both of those are equally awesome!!!

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Thanks for this. Used this as a guide today for my first application. Worked perfectly.
 
I can't wait to get my polisher back from Griots so I can try my 845. I'm dyin' over here!
 
I can't wait to get my polisher back from Griots so I can try my 845. I'm dyin' over here!

You know you can apply #845 by hand, right? There's really no advantage of using a RO when applying a LSP, especially that one as its gotta go on VERY thin as it spreads so easily! I have all 3 Collinnite LSP's and have NEVER used my GG6" to apply them.

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I found 845 to be a breeze when applying with a DA. Not only is it much faster than by hand, but I also noticed the coverage is more even and I have less streaking.
 
I found 845 to be a breeze when applying with a DA. Not only is it much faster than by hand, but I also noticed the coverage is more even and I have less streaking.

I agree. I'm not great at applying polish by hand. I was struggling with getting KSG applied thin and even by hand, even though it may sound like a simple task.
 
I agree. I'm not great at applying polish by hand. I was struggling with getting KSG applied thin and even by hand, even though it may sound like a simple task.

It is....damp applicator, 1-2 squirts, wipe in real good and wipe off right away, no problems.

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been reading here to left cure for 12 hours before layering.
if my car stays outside (no garage, i'm afraid) - should the car be quick rinsed just before the second layer (in 12 hours)?
 
been reading here to left cure for 12 hours before layering.
if my car stays outside (no garage, i'm afraid) - should the car be quick rinsed just before the second layer (in 12 hours)?

Absolutely and to be honest a wash of some type is best, just not worth it if you think about it.

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I absolutely love the this wax. Wolfgang 3.0 gloss sealant topped with 845 look great on my gray truck and looks excellent on my white truck. What other waxes would you guys recommend for a pearl white vehicle? i wanted to get the show car shine and dripping wet lookg. (proper prep work will be done). the 845 made the flakes in the paint pop, but it didn't give the wet look i have seen on some of the vehicles.
 
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