Latest detailsâ„¢ v. new Trailblazer, older 740, MDX, collinite 845 beading at 4 weeks

Scott - your touchless car wash customer with the MDX. With that amount of touchless car washes, do you think that remove your hard work (ie OPC, OPW and 845) ?



I ask because I'm thinking I may employ this regiment this winter..



touchless car wash,

1 coat of Natty's on top of my vm/rmg/4*upp work



interested to hear your thoughts
 
tumbler-the touchless wash won't undo the polishing but it is hard on wax. Acrylic Jett was holding up really well but I know that Glanz Wax is pretty durable too. Plus with temperatures in the upper 80s and no shade to move the MDX into, I decided to use GW instead of the Acrylic Jett since they have a similar look but GW is easier to use in the sun.



If you regularly use touchless car washes, stick with one layer or two layers of carnauba at the most-the soaps are very strong and can cause streaking if you have several layers of carnaubas stacked. I've found out the hard way. 1, maybe 2 coats, no problems. 5+ and I get streaking on the rare occassion I get lazy.
 
wow. nice details. i love the looks of collinite 845 IW. for me, it is so much easier to use than Meg's #16, but i never got around to testing it's durability. in your experience, between Meg's #16 and Collinite 845 IW, which one has better durability? thanks.
 
maesal said:
And what Collinite is best looking 845 or 876?
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I haven't used 876, so I can't comment on the appearance between the two. I will say that 845 held up very well. I applied some to a white Expidition around the same time as the cars in this thread (October) and I didn't rewax it until yesterday, nearly 6 months later. Still beading but surface slickness was way down although towels didn't drag over it.
 
Scottwax said:
:eek: Back from the dead!



I haven't used 876, so I can't comment on the appearance between the two. I will say that 845 held up very well. I applied some to a white Expidition around the same time as the cars in this thread (October) and I didn't rewax it until yesterday, nearly 6 months later. Still beading but surface slickness was way down although towels didn't drag over it.
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hehe, I'm looking for answers and the posts are very old...

Does 845 have Carnauba? Acts it as a sealant or as a wax? Did you put a coat of a natural wax over 845?

Thanks Scott !!
 
If I remember right, 845 is a carnauba based product and I applied it over a 4 month old application of AIO/FMJ that was still beading decently. Then for the next nearly 6 months, I washed it weekly using a hose and car wash soap (these customers prefer a conventional hose wash to ONR or QEW).



Looks like a carnauba, lasts like a sealant. Only real problem is it attracts dust until you wash it the first time after applying it.
 
Scottwax said:
If I remember right, 845 is a carnauba based product and I applied it over a 4 month old application of AIO/FMJ that was still beading decently. Then for the next nearly 6 months, I washed it weekly using a hose and car wash soap (these customers prefer a conventional hose wash to ONR or QEW).



Looks like a carnauba, lasts like a sealant. Only real problem is it attracts dust until you wash it the first time after applying it.
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Heh, thats a understatement. Excellent excellent product though
 
Scottwax said:
If I remember right, 845 is a carnauba based product and I applied it over a 4 month old application of AIO/FMJ that was still beading decently. Then for the next nearly 6 months, I washed it weekly using a hose and car wash soap (these customers prefer a conventional hose wash to ONR or QEW).



Looks like a carnauba, lasts like a sealant. Only real problem is it attracts dust until you wash it the first time after applying it.
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Then, I'll have to wash the car after waxing with IW, hehe. :D

But if I put a Nattys coat over IW, this will stop the dust attracting, no?
 
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