Collinite Super Doublecoat Auto Wax No. 476s

**imported_Devilsown** · 10-17-2009, 03:15 PM

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** · 10-17-2009, 03:55 PM

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

**BigAl3** · 10-17-2009, 04:06 PM

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** · 10-17-2009, 07:50 PM

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

**WaxManRonnie** · 10-18-2009, 07:59 AM

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

anything I ever used.

**imported_flatstick** · 10-18-2009, 08:52 AM

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** · 10-18-2009, 10:12 AM

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 :nixweiss

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

**imported_flatstick** · 10-18-2009, 10:23 AM

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 :nixweiss

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 :2thumbs:

**JaCkaL829** · 10-18-2009, 11:25 AM

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** · 10-18-2009, 11:59 AM

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 :think:

Just another YMMV I suppose... :nixweiss

**Boston Man** · 10-18-2009, 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by Accumulator

Huh...I`ve even used it *on* trim, including rubber :think:

Just another YMMV I suppose... :nixweiss

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** · 10-18-2009, 12:37 PM

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.

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.

**Concourswanna b** · 10-18-2009, 12:56 PM

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.

Yup, found it for less than $3.00 at HF. It`s on my Wife`s Accord for the winter.

Used my cell phone to time the haze-over and found that it was easy to wipe off after 5 to 8 minutes, but not after 8 minutes. Seemed a pleasure to use to me.

**imported_01GreyStangGT** · 10-18-2009, 05:41 PM

I got 6+ months of durability on 07 Explorer that is outside.

**Kaiten** · 10-18-2009, 06:11 PM

Does anybody NOT let it dry before buffing it off?

I just tried out some 915, and the easiest way for me to use it was the apply it one panel at time, very very thin, and letting it "haze" for a minute or so, then buffing off. Any longer it was like removing concrete