New Collinite Products

The wash looks interesting! Glad to see them get in the game, I wonder what took them sooooo long

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I've found out over the years that normally the products with the lackluster packaging usually outperform the flashy packaging. Im not talking about car detailing products only.

I really love collinite. The 845 I have is just a pure joy. I think I'm gonna give 915 a try on the F350 this spring when I can polish it. May as well try the collinite polish.
 
Brrr said:
I've found out over the years that normally the products with the lackluster packaging usually outperform the flashy packaging. Im not talking about car detailing products only.

I really love collonite. The 845 I have is just a pure joy. I think I'm gonna give 915 a try on the F350 this spring when I can polish it. May as well try the collonite polish.
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915 is awesome!

I remember using all 3 years ago (845, 915 & Double Coat) and many said 915 was hard to use. I tested all 3, panel by panel...then removed, applied to entire car...then removed and even applied to whole car, sat over night...then removed, NO ISSUES️

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I haven't used a wax in years. Once spray waxes and Sio2 sealants hit the market, waxes became dated. However lately I've been intrigued by some - BH DSW, Collinite and North Star. All offer incredible beading with decent durability. I'm just not sure if its really worth using a wax in 2025. I know for many waxes are still their favorite LSP and that's fine. I'm just questioning the value. Coatings are superior, but not without their flaws - declogging, high spots, application can be finicky with some.
 
CleanIT said:
I haven't used a wax in years. Once spray waxes and Sio2 sealants hit the market, waxes became dated. However lately I've been intrigued by some - BH DSW, Collinite and North Star. All offer incredible beading with decent durability. I'm just not sure if its really worth using a wax in 2025. I know for many waxes are still their favorite LSP and that's fine. I'm just questioning the value. Coatings are superior, but not without their flaws - declogging, high spots, application can be finicky with some.
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Gyeon Q2 Wax is truely a great experience

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I have 845 on the FJ at the moment, applied about a month ago. It looks great, but the buff off on the roof was a pain. I was working in mid 90s temps, so it was very liquid, and I applied by machine, my Ryobi RO, so I'm pretty sure it went on too thick where I started on the roof. Towards the end I didn't need to put any on the pad at all.
 
CleanIT said:
I haven't used a wax in years. Once spray waxes and Sio2 sealants hit the market, waxes became dated. However lately I've been intrigued by some - BH DSW, Collinite and North Star. All offer incredible beading with decent durability. I'm just not sure if its really worth using a wax in 2025. I know for many waxes are still their favorite LSP and that's fine. I'm just questioning the value. Coatings are superior, but not without their flaws - declogging, high spots, application can be finicky with some.
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If the coating is going to clog anyways, might as well pull out the waxes and clog it myself.

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Brrr said:
I've found out over the years that normally the products with the lackluster packaging usually outperform the flashy packaging. Im not talking about car detailing products only.

I really love collinite. The 845 I have is just a pure joy. I think I'm gonna give 915 a try on the F350 this spring when I can polish it. May as well try the collinite polish.
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Agree. Most of the labeling today is terrible. Just give me a simple lable that tells me what the product is and who makes it. Anyone remeber the old "generic" stuff you used to get in the grocery stores in the 80's? Plain while label with black block letters. Simple and to the point.

I've always had good results with 845, but haven't used it in years since I moved to coatings.
 
Desertnate said:
Agree. Most of the labeling today is terrible. Just give me a simple lable that tells me what the product is and who makes it. Anyone remeber the old "generic" stuff you used to get in the grocery stores in the 80's? Plain while label with black block letters. Simple and to the point.

I've always had good results with 845, but haven't used it in years since I moved to coatings.
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Yeah what your describing is what the guy up north did with his product line, everyone's does something right once in a while

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Their bottles should be shiny white plastic with Red and Blue lettering (Simple but eye appealing)
Made In America should be heavily promoted
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Maybe have a poster (or calender) of a hot chick in a bikini washing (wet t-shirt) her blown 69 Corvette 427 4 speed or something cool like that

Go reverse DEI. It'll be a hit!!
 
Flash Gordon said:
Their bottles should be shiny white plastic with Red and Blue lettering (Simple but eye appealing)
Made In America should be heavily promoted
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Personally I Don t really pay attention or care what anyones labeling looks like. But I agree with the above. Especially the "Made In America" part.
To me it's more about what's in the bottle instead of what's on the bottle.
 
Uncbrs said:
If the coating is going to clog anyways, might as well pull out the waxes and clog it myself.

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I coat my truck and maybe a year into it will put something down on it. I realize it is not optimal and I have no clue how long wax or sealant lasts on the coating but it is good garage therapy
 
BLM said:
Personally I Don t really pay attention or care what anyones labeling looks like. But I agree with the above. Especially the "Made In America" part.
To me it's more about what's in the bottle instead of what's on the bottle.
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Someone in the family took an introduction class on Graphic Design 🎨
When it came time to label the product they said:
"What a minute, I've got this!.....we will save a TON of money by doing this ourselves"
 
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Flash Gordon said:
Someone in the family took an introduction class on Graphic Design 🎨
When it came time to label the product they said:
"What a minute, I've got this!.....we will save a TON of money by doing this ourselves"
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I agree. Their labeling is a little bland. As I said, I don't give a hoot about labeling but many are just mesmerized by eye appealing labeling. To the point they will pay above and beyond for graphics, colors, text that's on the outside of the bottle. The design of bottle of a detailing product has zero to do with how that product performs but that sells many people. Especially those that aren't familiar.

Just think about Joe Blow that walks into an auto parts store to buy some items to wash and wax his car. He doesn't know didly about the products. What's going to sell him. Most likely bottle design and color. If I were selling detailing products I would do a great amount of research into product dispenser design.
 
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I agree. Their labeling is a little bland. As I said, I don't give a hoot about labeling but many are just mesmerized by eye appealing labeling. To the point they will pay above and beyond for graphics, colors, text that's on the outside of the bottle. The design of bottle of a detailing product has zero to do with how that product performs but that sells many people. Especially those that aren't familiar.
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Dont get me wrong. I love all of their products
If I had a bunch of money (and more time on the clock) I would try and buy or invest in this brand
They have a great story to stand upon

www.collinite.com

Our Story | Collinite Wax Products Since 1936

ABOUT US 1936 After the largest financial collapse in history emptied people’s stomachs and wallets, Charles H. Collins found himself like many around him – in desperate times. People’s souls had been tried and their characters hardened. To spend frivolously was a luxury few can afford...
www.collinite.com www.collinite.com
 
Well, I guess we can beat anything to death on this forum. My understanding is that the management changed at Collinite some years ago (meaning the long-time owners sold the company).

So my take is simply that they are trying to straddle the long (and stagnant?) Collinite history/brand loyalty with bringing out "modern" products, so they chose to do retro labeling.

EDIT: So of course Flash has to post the history of the company so I can find out I'm wrong, sort of. The recent change was the sons of the guy who has been running the company since 1983, who took over from the original Collins family.
 
As far as I'm concerned Collinite 845 is the best wax/sealant on the planet. If there were a detailing products hall of fame 845 would be it's first member. It's not in vogue today with all the spray on products. I even see where Collinite is producing a sprayable version of 845.
It appears as though they are trying to up their game with Beadcoat and SlickR. For whatever reason many of the sprayable products just don't pack the punch of liquids. Don't get me wrong. They are very convenient and easy to use, which is what many people are looking for. However as I see it 845 is very easy to use and it's the cats ass.
 
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