Collinite Super Doublecoat Auto Wax No. 476s

Devilsown · 10-17-09, 02:15

Saw some Collinite Super Doublecoat Auto Wax No. 476s for $3.86 a tin at Harbor Freight, not sure what it goes for but I saw it and thought I share the love.

07mustanggt · 10-17-09, 02:55

S**t! My Harbor Freight in Charlotte never has any Collinite products.

BigAl3 · 10-17-09, 03:06

glad to see your local HF still had some, the ones near me put both the 845/476 on clearance a long time ago...

RTexasF · 10-17-09, 06:50

Short life here also. Seems like they hit the shelf and were closed out in a wink.

WaxManRonnie · 10-18-09, 06:59

I used it one time and hated it. Stuff was harder to get off than
anything I ever used.

flatstick · 10-18-09, 07:52

Wow that is a great deal on a fantastic winter wax. I used to use it all the time years ago. the key is to put it on super thin and do one panel at a time. if you use a machine to put it on it will be thin.

Accumulator · 10-18-09, 09:12

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Originally Posted by flatstick

.. the key is to put it on super thin and do one panel at a time..

I don't even do it panel-by-panel, I just do the whole vehicle and then buff it off. I dunno, it just never seemed hard to work with IME

Yeah...that's a whole lotta protection for $3.86. Years worth of waxing for most folks.

flatstick · 10-18-09, 09:23

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Originally Posted by Accumulator

I don't even do it panel-by-panel, I just do the whole vehicle and then buff it off. I dunno, it just never seemed hard to work with IME

Yeah...that's a whole lotta protection for $3.86. Years worth of waxing for most folks.

I would agree. never had an issue removing the wax. I suggested one panel at a time like we might do for #16, as some people's idea of thin is not as thin as what you and I would consider a thin layer. people complain abou #16 also and I never had an issue with it either. have to admit I use my pc a lot lately for applying collinte 845 or 476 as I use this for customer cars only. sometimes I miss the good old days when I had lots of time to spend waxing and removal by hand. that can will last somebody a long , long , long time

JohnnyDaJackal · 10-18-09, 10:25

I've been using Fleetwax same thing as 476s. First time I used it was easy to use, I used it not too long ago and it was a royal pita to remove. I think I did my coats to thick probably because I was tired and lazy, not to mention it stained my trim bad. I'll still use it since I think the durability is the best out of anything I've used, you just really gotta do thin coats, and if you have a lot of plastic trim, I'd tape it with blue painter's tape to be on the safe side.

back on topic that's a really good deal for the wax

Accumulator · 10-18-09, 10:59

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Originally Posted by JohnnyDaJackal

I've been using Fleetwax same thing as 476s....it stained my trim bad...

Huh...I've even used it *on* trim, including rubber

Just another YMMV I suppose...

Boston Man · 10-18-09, 11:20

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Originally Posted by Accumulator

Huh...I've even used it *on* trim, including rubber

Just another YMMV I suppose...

I've used it on rubber trim such as the window trim. I did a wipe-on, work-in, wipe-off method.

It made the trim shiny... But i think it was the working in that made the trim cleaner because my applicator was black after.

Accumulator · 10-18-09, 11:37

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Originally Posted by Boston Man

I've used it on rubber trim such as the window trim. I did a wipe-on, work-in, wipe-off method...

Yeah, that's how I do LSPs on unconventional surfaces too.

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It made the trim shiny... But i think it was the working in that made the trim cleaner because my applicator was black after.

IMO it's a combination of things, including some cleaning by the solvents/etc.