[Accumulator]

Originally Posted by Nic Walker

Hi folks,

Question/s please:

1) Is there a list of abbreviations for products and procedures that are used on the forum please? I have no idea what some of the letters represent, and the thread that I am reading ends up useless . Help please ...

Go to the Autopia Home Page, look in the upper left-hand side of the screen, and click on "Secret Decoder Ring".

2) ..I have been using 1 coat of Klasse AIO, 2 to 3 coats of SG, and then followed by a couple of coats of S100 for several years and have been happy. I have been reading this thread and feel I am missing out on a good product in the "Collinite".

If I try the Collinite, should I treat is like the Klasse application by using 1 coat of AOI and then several coats of Collinite?

First, much as I rave about Collinite...if you're happy with what you're doing now I'd stick with it. I like KSG (untopped these days) on one of our vehicles and I sure don't want to switch it to Collinite or anything else. OTOH, you could use Collinite either as a topper for your KSG or on its own. If you do the latter, then yeah, do a coat of AIO and then I suggest you apply *one* coat of Collinite. Then add another coat after each of the next few washes. Some people have had issues when trying to layer coats of Collinite back-to-back (never been a problem for me though).

I do wonder if you'll like the look of Collinite as well as the KSG/P21s combo though. There are some paints where Collinite doesn't give the look *I* want, but then there are paints that I don't like KSG on either. Generally, I think the KSG/p21s look will probably be a little "brighter and shinier" than the Collinite. So I get back to...you're happy with what you're doing now, beware the Autopian tendency to think you gotta try something else