Long Term Wax Test. Collinite, Lusso, Griots, DoDo

[Lonnie]

Wax Addict:
Thanks for the photo post!!!

I really like Collinite 915 myself and it`s a very cost-effective "premium" wax.

What other vehicles and colors have you used the Dodo`s Purple Pro on??

[4u2nvinmtl]

My money is on 915

[WaxAddict]

Wax Addict:
Thanks for the photo post!!!

I really like Collinite 915 myself and it`s a very cost-effective "premium" wax.

What other vehicles and colors have you used the Dodo`s Purple Pro on??

I have used the `Purple Pro on three cars, not counting this red one, but most notably for performance is my own black 370. The Pro version doesn`t look any better than the non-Pro, but it`s supposed to last longer. My favorite DoDo combo is Purple Haze on top of Blue Velvet.

On JET black cars, no flake, the Lusso Oro can`t be beat for looks. It has montan wax and a few other goodies in it.

[Van185]

Great test. Really enjoyed reading. Glad to know that Best In Show is now easier to remove. I had the old version and used it on one vehicle and then not the whole car. Tougher to remove than the really old Turtle Wax.

[daggerNC]

Thanks for publishing this test! If you are able to comment/observe dust attraction, could you share that too? I have 915 but rarely use it because it was a huge dust magnet and stained trim. Loved the beading though!

[WaxAddict]

Thanks for publishing this test! If you are able to comment/observe dust attraction, could you share that too? I have 915 but rarely use it because it was a huge dust magnet and stained trim. Loved the beading though!

Ohhh goodness, 915 is a dust magnet, and it builds a decent static charge when waxing plastic bumpers. I hope to do a follow-up to the test today or tomorrow. The test area is dirty, which will give me an opportunity to check "dirt shedding" or whatever Accumulator calls it.

[davidc]

Thanks for publishing this test! If you are able to comment/observe dust attraction, could you share that too? I have 915 but rarely use it because it was a huge dust magnet and stained trim. Loved the beading though!

Any dust attraction I ever saw would be gone after the first wash and I live in one of the highest dust capitals in the U. S.. I actually use 476,885,915,925,845 on all my trim with no problems. All manufacturers use different plastics/material for trim so anything can happen. My Dodge is the friendliest and the Wife`s Toyota is the worst I have ever seen when it comes to Trim oddities.

Dave

[Mary B]

My dough is on the DODO

[daggerNC]

I used the Collinite 915 vs MegsUPW half and half on my wife`s Ford hood. The dust magnet effect of the 915 side was so obvious my wife asked me to redo the whole hood...LoL Good point on different trim materials will have different staining effects. My MINI trim was bad for 915 and DG105 - looked great when Ultima PGP was applied.

[WaxAddict]

Two Week Update!

Much commuting in traffic, mild weather. Plenty of construction dirt landed on the car, so I tried to ascertain the "dirt shedding" abilities of the waxes by flooding the test area with distilled water. They all pretty much let loose of the dirt in the same, easy-peasy manner.

I also can`t really say that the 915 has attracted any more dust than the others. In my experience, 915 is bad for attracting "garage dust" and the like.

OK, on to the pics! I chose this shot because you can clearly see each test area having it`s own look-and-feel. Once wet, the tape lines are still very visible. I`m glad to say all waxes are hanging in there, and the Lusso`s beads have gotten better over time (curing I guess).



In fact, there`s been a shift in the beading rank. Griot`s Best of Show has gotten noticeably worse. Luckily, beading isn`t everything, and the "BOS" test area is very slick, sheds water fast, and looks good.

Beading, side-by-sides:




Best beads I could get of all four:

915



Lusso Oro



Griot`s Best of Show



DoDo Blue Velvet Pro

2 Week Follow-Up Standings:

Beading
1. 915
2. BV Pro
3. Lusso
4. BoS

Shedding water (using flooding as a drying method)
1 (tie). Bos, Lusso
2. BV Pro
3. 915

Filling (Still hiding the holograms)
1 (tie) Bos, Dodo
2. Lusso
3. 915

Interesting: in the areas outside the test area, where I haphazardly laid down wax, you can detect the holograms, but they disappear into the test areas where I carefully laid down 2 layers of each wax. The 915 is showing the holograms like muted smudges. All for now.

[Alfisti]

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[davidc]

The 915 looks really tight which could be bad news at least here in Az. where it can rain then the Sun breaking out at 115 and creating all those little magnifying glasses.

Dave

[WaxAddict]

The 915 looks really tight which could be bad news at least here in Az. where it can rain then the Sun breaking out at 115 and creating all those little magnifying glasses.

Dave

This happens in Florida too. A micro-rain hits - not enough to wash off the dirt - then sun`s back out, and bakes on the dirt. You might have to polish this out. It`s kind of a catch-22. We want the beads, but they can be a nuisance, but not so much as clear coat failure due to no lsp.

[jrock645]

Obviously expected the beading of 915 but I`ve never really stopped to consider the filling aspect.

[WaxAddict]

Obviously expected the beading of 915 but I`ve never really stopped to consider the filling aspect.

915 clearly had the least filling of the four. Perhaps I didn`t make that clear. For example, BoS and BV Pro pretty much hid the original holograms, but you can see them on the 915 application as muted smears. So, it didn`t fill in much, if at all.