Collinite 845?
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Collinite 845?
Interested to learn of anybody's personal experiences, impressions, and application techniques with Collinite 845. Is it really as durable as some claim it to be, and is it regarded as a sealant or carnauba wax? How well does it work on dark colors; LMB, Cyber Grey, Black? Thanks.
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I really like it. Nothing looks better on my LMB car.
I think it needs about 3 total wax jobs to be perfect (a week apart each) Just one coat, and it will burn off the roof and hood of the car in about a month. A couple coats and it will last maybe 3.
It's a bit hard to remove if you don't remove it "at the right time"
Water quite literally jumps off the car. It also provides a level of paint protection, in my experience, beyond Zaino or Rejex.
It hides nothing. So you want really good paint before you slap it on.
I think it needs about 3 total wax jobs to be perfect (a week apart each) Just one coat, and it will burn off the roof and hood of the car in about a month. A couple coats and it will last maybe 3.
It's a bit hard to remove if you don't remove it "at the right time"
Water quite literally jumps off the car. It also provides a level of paint protection, in my experience, beyond Zaino or Rejex.
It hides nothing. So you want really good paint before you slap it on.
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Interested to learn of anybody's personal experiences, impressions, and application techniques with Collinite 845. Is it really as durable as some claim it to be, and is it regarded as a sealant or carnauba wax? How well does it work on dark colors; LMB, Cyber Grey, Black? Thanks.
We sell alot of it, and for good reason it. I highly suggest 2 coats with some curing time between levels. The key is to place it on very thin, as it can be harder to remove than some of the newer waxes and sealants. Its certainly not Pinnacle easy to apply and remove. I still place it in the wax category versus paint sealant but at the end of the day both are protection. Its a good product and a nice price, a little will go along way.
Last edited by Killrwheels@Autogeek; Mar 20, 2011 at 09:33 AM.
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Interested to learn of anybody's personal experiences, impressions, and application techniques with Collinite 845. Is it really as durable as some claim it to be, and is it regarded as a sealant or carnauba wax? How well does it work on dark colors; LMB, Cyber Grey, Black? Thanks.
Now Collinite has two draw backs. One, it can be finicky to apply (apply it thin and wipe off after about 10 minutes) and two it is cheap (which means many resellers tend to sell against it since their isn't a lot of mark up).
Collonite 845 has a brighter look to it (again looks are subjective, and even the difference between the brightest sealant and the darkest carnauba wax is minuscule at best).
As far as being a wax or a sealant, I am not sure that it matters. If consumers new the truth (that is how many pure carnauba waxes really have synthetic polymers, even those that cost HUGE numbers) and how many pure sealants really have carnauba wax) about what was in a lot of the products, the notion of wax vs. sealant would go away. That said, Collonite has both a wax and a polymer in it, but what is more impressive is how well they work together to protect the paint.
If you want to step up the looks (more dark, deep) and the durability and don't mind deailing with a little more difficult application, then you cannot go wrong with Collonite 915. It looks amazing and lasts forever, but if you don't apply it whisper thin, you can get streaks.
Best,
Todd
