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

[Desertnate]

Ah yes, I've read that. It sounded marketty so I thought there might be another purpose that wasn't so apparent.

I don't think it was a matter of marketing at all. Collinite has been around since 1936 and tends to stay well away from gimmicky marketing. Just look at the bottles!

When you look at their website and go under their "industrial" tab, you'll see 845 still listed in gallon jugs for application on glass and ceramic electrical conductors. I'd bet sometime over the last 80 years or so, somebody figured out that the stuff works just as well on their car as it did the conductors they were maintaining on a power pole somewhere...and the rest is history.

 

[A2D Signature]

Love this write up! I just got a bottle of 845 yesterday for my birthday. It was already melted I guess from sitting in the box in 80 degree weather all afternoon.

I'm just going to put a flip cap on the top. Will this stuff harden up again? If so, just melt it down I'm guessing?

 

[davidc]

Make sure you shake it up well. Probably will not set up till it gets cold, if so just put in a pan of hot water and shake well.

Dave

 

[hdez]

The only presentation of Collinite is still 16oz?

 

[davidc]

The only presentation of Collinite is still 16oz?

Yes 16oz for liquids.

Dave

 

[Desertnate]

The only presentation of Collinite is still 16oz?

While not that big of a bottle, you use so little it lasts a very long time.

 

[glfnaz]

Make sure you shake it up well. Probably will not set up till it gets cold, if so just put in a pan of hot water and shake well.

Dave

I just put the bottle outside in the warm sun while I wash the car. It's all warm and ready to go after that. Shake it up and apply.

 

[Britsdaddy]

Noticed today that the roof of my truck is still beading after 6 months.

 

[rouxster]

Unfortunately, my Colonite 845 has been in my shed for about 2 years. Does it "go bad" or can I just warm it up and keep on truckin?

 

[davidc]

Unfortunately, my Colonite 845 has been in my shed for about 2 years. Does it "go bad" or can I just warm it up and keep on truckin?

Is it really thick ?. If so warm it up and in either case shake the he** out of it to mix it up. If it sat for 5+ years I might question it.

Dave

 

[rouxster]

Is it really thick ?. If so warm it up and in either case shake the he** out of it to mix it up. If it sat for 5+ years I might question it.

Dave

I was like a block. It only sat for about a year or so. It took a lot of sunshine and a whole lot of shaking, but it eventually got back to a liquid like it should. Nothing better than some good ole aged Colonite :laughing:

 

[sshazam]

For those using 845 on glass how long do you leave it on for before wiping off ? Does it haze up like it does on paint so you know when to remove it ?

 

[glfnaz]

I use it on glass. It hazes up exactly like on paint. It's actually easier to see than on paint. I wipe it off at the same time as I wipe off the rest of the car. I don't use Collinite in sections like a lot of people do. I do the entire car, then wipe it off all at once. I use 845 and 476 this way.

 

[davidc]

I use it on glass. It hazes up exactly like on paint. It's actually easier to see than on paint. I wipe it off at the same time as I wipe off the rest of the car. I don't use Collinite in sections like a lot of people do. I do the entire car, then wipe it off all at once. I use 845 and 476 this way.

X2

Dave

 

[Jeremy1976]

Great write up! Thank you! I got a bottle last week from AG and used it for the first time on my personal car! Amazing! The shine is incredible! I live in Wisconsin so I will be layering this in fall in prep for the harsh winters! My new go to wax!

Loved the history on it in the write up too!!

 

[david b]

Welcome! I'm also in Wisconsin and apply #845 to three of my dd's every fall. Affordable, easy to apply, and it protects throughout those harsh winters you mentioned. What's not to love!

 

[Whitewater25]

I have found that the flip tops on some bottles of cleaners or other things happen to fit the Collinite bottles. We have a few clumsy crew on the boat I work on.Imagine what a mess 845 makes on a teak deck when spilled. I took the flip tops off of a cleaning product & they fit like they were made for it.

 

[Jeremy1976]

Really loving this stuff. It's the only wax I care to use now!

 

[srpurdy]

I got a bottle on the way. reading this thread is very helpful. Thanks to Nick! Knowing me I would have used much more than what is suggested if I didn't read this! Looking forward to trying it out. I got little 1oz bottles I used for eliquid, so maybe I use some of those. Since it seems like 2oz or less is enough to do a whole car. If I put some in two little bottles like that should be good! They are LDPE plastic. hopefully that works.

 

[TTQ B4U]

For those using 845 on glass how long do you leave it on for before wiping off ? Does it haze up like it does on paint so you know when to remove it ?

I do the entire car and then go around and wipe it off. So long as you apply it thin you'll be fine. If you apply it too thick it will be a little more difficult to remove.

Once done I tend to wipe it down with some detail spray to help remove any areas that I missed or are a bit stubborn. Overall I give it a 9/10 for ease of use.