winter wax

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I got my car ready for winter the last couple of weekends. I want to get a good winter wax for durability. I'm thinking along the lines of Collonite. Now I like how the IW liquid wax sounds but I also took notice to their Double Coat paste wax. I know there are a few people on here who use Collonite. Any suggestions to which one I should buy? Thanks.
 
The Collonite is a good one for long lasting but a bit hard to work with, do you have a sealant on the car currently? I would give that some thought prior to topping with wax...added protection
 
9D4E420 said:
I have 2 coats of GC Jet Seal 109 and 2 coats of CG Blitz spray sealant on the car right now
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The Collonite would be a good addition....but you have some decent protection on there now...I don't think that anything more is going to make a huge difference
 
9D4E420 said:
I got my car ready for winter the last couple of weekends. I want to get a good winter wax for durability. I'm thinking along the lines of Collonite. Now I like how the IW liquid wax sounds but I also took notice to their Double Coat paste wax. I know there are a few people on here who use Collonite. Any suggestions to which one I should buy? Thanks.
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The Collinite #845 Insulator Wax would be a good choice. I have used it on a couple of vehicles for a winter wax and it seemed to do a good job.
It is easy to apply and looks good.
I'm not a good one to comment on durability since even through the winter, I usually find a day when I can apply another coat every 4 to 6 weeks.
I have used the paste wax once and it was a real problem for me to remove. I have heard that it was probably my fault for not using it correctly, though. Could be, but I won't be trying it again to find out. :)

Charles
 
I tried the paste was that Collinite has, not sure the name but it came in a metal can. It gives a great shine and decent protection, but like Charles and Dave said...very tough to work with. It was a struggle at times to take off.
 
CharlesW said:
I have used the paste wax once and it was a real problem for me to remove. I have heard that it was probably my fault for not using it correctly, though. Could be, but I won't be trying it again to find out. :)

Charles
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Stephan said:
I tried the paste was that Collinite has, not sure the name but it came in a metal can. It gives a great shine and decent protection, but like Charles and Dave said...very tough to work with. It was a struggle at times to take off.
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476s is the paste version. 476 by itself is very durable. If you topped a sealant with it, it should last you well through the winter.
 
CharlesW said:
I have used the paste wax once and it was a real problem for me to remove. I have heard that it was probably my fault for not using it correctly, though. Could be, but I won't be trying it again to find out. :)

Charles
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Stephan said:
I tried the paste was that Collinite has, not sure the name but it came in a metal can. It gives a great shine and decent protection, but like Charles and Dave said...very tough to work with. It was a struggle at times to take off.
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With the 476s, using water during application is almost mandatory if you want to put it on thin and even which in turn makes removal effortless.

I have a small misting bottle that I use to keep the buffer pad damp (not wet). Being a carnuaba, the collinite responds well to a damp applocator pad.
 
This winter I'll go with DG 601 & 105 combo and then top it with Colinite 845 to make it bullet proof:)
 
Don said:
With the 476s, using water during application is almost mandatory if you want to put it on thin and even which in turn makes removal effortless.

I have a small misting bottle that I use to keep the buffer pad damp (not wet). Being a carnuaba, the collinite responds well to a damp applocator pad.
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I have learned that from the Nattys directions, I always slightly dampen my applicator with water helps the wax spread evenly across the surface.
 
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I tried the paste was that Collinite has, not sure the name but it came in a metal can. It gives a great shine and decent protection, but like Charles and Dave said...very tough to work with. It was a struggle at times to take off.
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I have not worked with the Collinite product but Griot's Garage wax is always difficult to buff off. I have always found that detailing spray makes the job easier. Maybe this has been suggested before but in my experience, working with small areas is better with such waxes.
 
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Houckster said:
I have not worked with the Collinite product but Griot's Garage wax is always difficult to buff off. I have always found that detailing spray makes the job easier. Maybe this has been suggested before but in my experience, working with small areas is better with such waxes.
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I have a very simple way to handle products that are difficult to use.
I give them away. :D

There's too many good, easy to use products on the market to put up with the aggravation.
 
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CharlesW said:
I have a very simple way to handle products that are difficult to use.
I give them away. :D

There's too many good, easy to use products on the market to put up with the aggravation.
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:exactly:I totally Agree I gave up on those products that require a complicated procedure.
I can apply sealant and wipe it off in the time it takes to just wipe off some off those carnuba waxes and the sealant will last longer and protect better
Only exception would be Zaino
 
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