Sonax polymer net shield vs collinite 845 for winter ??

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Which is more long lasting ,give more gloss etc ??
Biggest concern is winter months with snow salt
 
Common opinion around here is that PNS is a really good sealant, good for perhaps 6 months depending on lots of factors. I wouldn't expect 845 to last as long as PNS in a tough winter but personally I would expect 845 to give off a better shine. Both products can be topped in order to help them last longer.
 
#845 isn't the durable product from Collinite, its #476 but given the w choices its PNS all the way!

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Top with BSD and it's going to be VERY hard to beat, don't forget Sonax Rim Shield too

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My desire for the best-looking or "glossiest" product(s) kind of go out the window when it comes to applying winter protection.

476s always does the job for me.
 
im currently using PNS and I love it. I want to try cancoat next just to see how It compares. my only complaint I have about PNS is it doesn't feel slick IMO. im not sure how to make this picture bigger, this was after a rain last night. coating has been on the truck for almost 2 months now.



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I’m sure both will give similar durability(6 months generally) if you can maintain them even a handful of times through winter. Both are very nice LSPs and as somebody who has used 845, 476 and 915 they work well no matter the season and give a great finish.

If time was an issue I’d go with PNS since it’ll be easier to apply, then you can maintain with Sonax BSD if you’d like a couple times during winter. This gives similar characteristics to PNS while boosting the gloss.

On the other hand, if you wanted to take your time and enjoy the feel of waxing your vehicle, can’t go wrong with 845, just apply it nice and thin and you can maintain with just about any spray wax you’d like!
 
DMiglio said:
I’m sure both will give similar durability(6 months generally) if you can maintain them even a handful of times through winter. Both are very nice LSPs and as somebody who has used 845, 476 and 915 they work well no matter the season and give a great finish.

If time was an issue I’d go with PNS since it’ll be easier to apply, then you can maintain with Sonax BSD if you’d like a couple times during winter. This gives similar characteristics to PNS while boosting the gloss.

On the other hand, if you wanted to take your time and enjoy the feel of waxing your vehicle, can’t go wrong with 845, just apply it nice and thin and you can maintain with just about any spray wax you’d like!
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I would respectfully disagree with the ease of application.
I would give the piece of cake application to 845.

But as far as maintaining every couple weeks, BSD would be the ultimate winter topper for no matter what was on the car.
If you had the set up to wash and apply something every few weeks, BSD by itself would cut it.
 
Apply a coating for winter and you won't have to worry about a topper.
 
My personal opinion is 845 (or 915 or 476) for application, looks and feel. I’m a bit partial for Collinite for apply-it-and-forget-it for 5-6 months.

No doubt PNS is a beast and coating-like, etc. But my own personal experience with it and BSD (honestly, I’ve used BSD a lot more often) is that I’ve never been wowed by the look (used PNS on dark blue and black, BSD on those and silver), the grippy application, and although the beading is great, I don’t think it self cleans as well as any SiO2 sprays I’ve tried.

Go ahead and throw tomatoes at me, but I still have a solid backing from my Collinite crowd.
 
Mike Phillips said:
Huge factor

How are you going to wash the car?


In other words,

What is going to "touch" the paint when the car is washed?


Am I the only one that thinks down this road? It's all about the word "touch".


:)
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I bought your microfiber wash mitts, and the Sonax wash. I have yet to see a single scratch on my truck or anything that appears like marring. I tried to think of what it took to maintain my black trucks and simplify it, black is so horrible to maintain.
 
acuRAS82 said:
My personal opinion is 845 (or 915 or 476) for application, looks and feel. I’m a bit partial for Collinite for apply-it-and-forget-it for 5-6 months.

No doubt PNS is a beast and coating-like, etc. But my own personal experience with it and BSD (honestly, I’ve used BSD a lot more often) is that I’ve never been wowed by the look (used PNS on dark blue and black, BSD on those and silver), the grippy application, and although the beading is great, I don’t think it self cleans as well as any SiO2 sprays I’ve tried.

Go ahead and throw tomatoes at me, but I still have a solid backing from my Collinite crowd.
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my truck is silver, I drove through an area that was getting new apartments built, the road was covered in mud(it had just rained), my wheels are -44 offset, every inch of the trucks body was covered in mud. I took my wife to lunch, then after I left(1.5 hours roughly) the mud had dried. I stopped at a car wash and sprayed the entire truck off it looked just as good as the day before when I had just hand washed it. I agree that PNS does feel grabby I would like something slicker, but as good as this stuff works its hard for me to change to something else. I would do a full ceramic coating on the truck but don't like the fact I have to buff the coating off.
 
Both should go the distance.

I've personally used Collinite 845 and it easily held up for 5~6 months and performed well through some very nasty winter conditions.

I have very little experience with PNS, but one thing I've noticed from the video's I've watched from reviews is the water behavior. PNS seems to act like a coating and be very hydrophobic with the water sheeting and bouncing off the surface, while my experience with 845 showed it to be more like a carnauba wax where the water would sit on the surface in perfectly round, fat water drops.
 
acuRAS82 said:
My personal opinion is 845 (or 915 or 476) for application, looks and feel. I’m a bit partial for Collinite for apply-it-and-forget-it for 5-6 months.

No doubt PNS is a beast and coating-like, etc. But my own personal experience with it and BSD (honestly, I’ve used BSD a lot more often) is that I’ve never been wowed by the look (used PNS on dark blue and black, BSD on those and silver), the grippy application, and although the beading is great, I don’t think it self cleans as well as any SiO2 sprays I’ve tried.

Go ahead and throw tomatoes at me, but I still have a solid backing from my Collinite crowd.
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Yes sir!

Mike once said "Find something you like, and use it often".

One of the best sayings ever.

The choices today are dizzying in number, even for veteran 'Geeks. I cannot imagine being a newbie today.

But I will say this: Although all of the new choices (too many to mention) are great products, this does not diminish the fact that Collinite has been, and will continue to be one of the best paint protection products on the market.

I am in the "Collinite Crowd". :)
 
I posted this in the other current thread about PNS. I figured I'd post it here too.

I've read numerous threads about PNS and BSD. I think these are going to be my sealant/topper for the upcoming winter at least.
I'm unsure of the best way to apply these products though.

Do most of you use a microfiber towel or a foam wax,sealant,coating applicator to apply and spread ?
I know to remove both of them pretty much immediately with a microfiber towel. Just need info on application. Thanks all.
 
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