Collinite 845

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efnfast

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Got it today - it was basically like 1 big wax candle in a bottle ( :cooleek: ). I tried shaking it for 5 or 6minutes and got nowhere, so I put it in some heated water and let it soak for 15minutes. When I took it out it was basically all liquid; I shook it for a good 6 or 7minutes, still thin and liquidy, but I used it anyways.



So the question - do I have to keep shake shake shaking him until he's a totally solid type liquid, or can I use it if it comes out thin, almost like water? (but not totally water-like, because it sits on the pad in a blob, spreads nicely, and comes off nicely)
 
When I got mine, it was chunky. After 10 minutes of hard shaking, it became a nice liquid and has stayed that way. I've used it both ways. It's much easier when it's thin. Just make sure to shake it a bit to mix it up before using.
 
The shaking is worth it. 845IW is a solid, resonablly priced product that will produce awesome results. It lasts forever and is extreemly slick. It can be a bit "lumpy" or "congealed" after sitting for a while but it is a really nice product. i used it for years. The beads will make you cry.



I ojnly stopped using it to try a straight sealant on a new black car.



Still using it o my silver truck with super results.
 
i shake the crud out of every bottle of 845 i get, and ive always gotten good results.. the bottles cap pretty much always craps out on me though.
 
Wow, I've had a bottle of 845 for the last two years and haven't experienced any of the problems you guys have mentioned.



mine has a bottle cap that reminds me of those 'child-proof' pill bottles. Actually, it's very similar to the cap that's on windshield washer fluid. You have to push down and turn.



Anyway, my bottle is still the same consistency as when i bought it. It's a thick gel, but it's not lumpy or chunky and requires no shaking. It has a consistency similar to shaving gel.



Works awesome, great product
 
There have been a lot of threads on this. It must be from the bottling process, but usually 845 comes with a plug of sticky stuff in the neck, and you can't get anything out. You have to push that down into the bottle and shake the snot out of it until it turns into a thin liquid (yes, it really does) and then it seems to stay that way forever.
 
jDizzle said:
i shake the crud out of every bottle of 845 i get, and ive always gotten good results.. the bottles cap pretty much always craps out on me though.
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Yeah... the cap sucks and goes flying when you shake it.....
 
After application, how long do you guys leave it on to haze before buffing it off? I tried 30minutes and 5minutes, and I get left with streaks. I'm trying again with 2hrs this time to see how it goes.



Normally I leave my pinnacle on for 30minutes, but when I did the finger swipe after 30minutes with the 845 it was still "greasy" and didn't come off cleanly as powder.
 
efnfast, other than the inconvenience of waiting around, letting it go more than 30 minutes should not pose a problem. However, I think you'll be better served by applying thinner coats.
 
I am applying it as thinly as I can (with my cyclo) - my problem is I apply it, let it dry, looks great, but when I pull it out into direct sunlight I can see streaking and buildup all over the place. So I buff it off, which leaves more residue behind. I chase that residue, only to find more residue and streaks. It doesn't like me for some reason, heh.
 
efnfast said:
I am applying it as thinly as I can (with my cyclo) - my problem is I apply it, let it dry, looks great, but when I pull it out into direct sunlight I can see streaking and buildup all over the place. So I buff it off, which leaves more residue behind. I chase that residue, only to find more residue and streaks. It doesn't like me for some reason, heh.
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R u sure ur paint was streak free after u polished?



Maybe u shouldn't let 845 dry. I would apply one panel at a time and immediately wipe it off. Then move on to the next panel.
 
eftfast.. perhaps you should try applying it by hand. ive never been a fan of applying lsp's with a buffer. they go on a lot thinner by hand.. ive never had to let 845 sit for 30 minutes, most of the time after ten minutes its dry. winter is a little longer, but still not 30 minutes.. 845 is a really oily feeling product, and it almost wants to go on thin.
 
845 is good stuff, looks great on my folks' 93 Buick. Does require thorough mixing in the bottle (shaking), not hard to work apply THIN coats. Make sure the paint surface isn't too warm, eg. sitting in the sun.
 
Like everyone else said, once it is shaken very well it will turn into a relatively thin liquid and stay that way. The top sucks, I just took the top off of another empty bottle of LSP and put it on the Collinite bottle. Problem solved.



I have had some streaking issues on dark colors, too. Make sure the paint doesn't have any QD residue or oil from polishes left behind on it, or it will streak. FWIW it still streaks after an IPA wipe following Menz 106FF, but not FPII. Or maybe it was just the different paint types/weather conditions, who knows.
 
*sigh* This wax really frustrates me. I tried and tried and tried and it kept streaking and hazing up. By hand, by cyclo, no dry time, long dry time, same thing.



If it matters, prior to using it i used optimum poli-seal (not opti-seal, poli-seal)



Oddly enough I ended up topcoating it with my pinnacle liquid soverign and when I did that all the hazing disappeared and it looked perfect.



I dunno, maybe it doesn't like soft black paint? (using 03 g35 coupe, very soft black paint). Perhaps I'll have better luck with silver and yellows and blues?



. This first run with it didn't go so well. :(
 
It is one of the emulsion characteristics of Collinite's 845 which gives it its durability.



The problem is that they fill the bottle up to the hilt and there is no place for you to shake it. Here is a easy trick to warm it up, put in your microwave for 30 seconds and then shake it till it becomes a liquid.
 
Interesting, as I got some hazing on my black truck as well from the 845. I thought it may have been from me not removing the KAIO well enough at first, but now I see it may be the 845.



It seems to have gone away mostly after the first wash though.
 
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