Tempted to try another Wax....Collinite or other? For coming winter long protection.

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ShawnF350

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I have used 845 Insulator Wax in the past.
I am tempted to try either 476 or should I go with 915 in the fall for winter protection.

Is 476 so hard to work with that I'll regret it?
How about 915?
I know they have a chart showing ease of use.

Or should I try the Fusion if it's still $40?


I will be coating one of my cars with BF crystal coat too that I haven't opened yet.

I remember when I was about 13 years old waxing my father's friend's maroon 280zx.
I used some paste wax I found on our garage shelf.
Johnson's Furniture Wax to be exact.
I realized what I had used after wondering why it wouldn't buff off.
I remember using a Terry towel with my arms feeling like they were going to fall off.
I'm sure I put it on heavy too on a nice sunny day.
I just hope 476 isn't like that.. is it?

I know Ray has Klasse damaged bottles too.
 
Hi Shawn,

From what I've heard, 476 is just the paste version of 845. So if you have 845, there's no need to get the 476.
 
476S is not bad. Remember to apply thin. Someone here has a 8 minute rule which may help, he applied waited 8 minutes and removed. I have gone longer than that with out much trouble. 915 goes on/off easier to me but 476S I thought looked better at least on light colored vehicles. 845 if I remember is like a 6 month wax and 476S states at least 1 year.

Dave
 
ShawnF350- If you want *protection* get some FK1000P.

I used Collinite 476S happily for years (still use it on one car) but switched to the FK1000P due to incredibly superior performance. It also basically replaced KSG for me, and you don't have to layer the FK as much.

I must have nearly a case of (pre-VOC) 476S just sitting here; I'll never use it with FK1000P available.
 
Accumulator, I went with your suggestion.
Telling me you have so much 476 sitting around I figure you must really feel the FK is better.
Hoping application isn't too physical.

I really like the 845 but do all my work in my garage. I got a nasty headache and a bit light headed past few times...so it limits me to waiting for late afternoon applications when I have shade outside.

I also went with Rons comment.
You can never have too much wax!
 
You're going to love FK1000-P compared to 845. ;)

It's a very slightly harder to remove than 845 but like they all say the key is applying a very thin layer/coat. I twist the pad a quarter turn on the FK1000-P per panel (that's my tip for thin application).
 
I've used FK1000p as a topper before winter arrives for at least 5 years now. Looks great and lasts for months on my silver Infiniti.


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ShawnF350 said:
Accumulator, I went with your suggestion.
Telling me you have so much 476 sitting around I figure you must really feel the FK is better...
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I hope you post back about what you think of the FK1000P, even if you do *not* care for it (unlikely as I think that is).

Hoping application isn't too physical.
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I never found it tough and I use it on big vehicles. But eh, that's just me and I somehow find most LSPs really easy.

If it's tough, you can dampen the applicator a *little* with FK425 and/or spritz a *LITTLE* FK425 on when buffing it off. Gee, not trying to sell you on more FK stuff but the FK425 does compliment FK1000P quite nicely.

DO let it dry until it passes the "finger-swipe" test before you buff it off. Don't do the wipe-on-wipe-off thing with it lest you compromise the durability and/or cause some kind of issue like streaking.

I really like the 845 but do all my work in my garage. I got a nasty headache and a bit light headed past few times...so it limits me to waiting for late afternoon applications when I have shade outside.
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I wonder how the FK1000P will be in that regard; I do think it's a "chemically/solventy" product.
 
BTW
Last week during a heavy rain I was looking down on my car from my 2nd story window (as I often do when it rains) and it was still beading nicely. Beads not as small as they were when I applied FK1KP last Oct. but beading nonetheless.
I stopped washing it in Nov. and did not touch it until mid June. At that time I washed it with FK118 and to the untrained eye it looks fully detailed though slickness is non-existent. My future ex-wife parked her new Honda HRV, also pearl white, behind it one day and my car outshone it by a mile. Reflective as heck. Still looks like it's wrapped in Saran. I'm pretty amazed how FK1KP held up through the NE winter (no garage). I'm sure not washing it for 6 mos. helped.
Then again maybe I'm looking at the DG 501 I cleaned it with prior.
 
Dogfather- That's great durability!

FWIW, I find FK1000P basically impervious to certain shampoos (such as Griot's Car Wash). Panels that don't take a lot of abuse stay OK seemingly forever despite being washed. Never tried the FK wash though..
 
OP, the Collinite 476s product works well, but FK1000p is in a different league of its own. I have both products and like the FK MUCH better. However, the 476s on top of my Honda's dark green paint, does increase the depth, but a tad. You will not be dissatisfied with the FK1000p!!
 
Applied 2 layers of FK1000 6 weeks ago for the first time after a full prep on my Medium Green Passat--look is fantastic--kind of like a candy apple shine. Had no problems with application (by hand) or removal but I guess I was infected with Accumulator's "scare tactics" (appreciated) to apply it thin, thin, thin. Since then I've washed the car twice--both times just a pressure wash followed by a blow dry with the leaf blower and some light blotting. Couple of bird bombs came off so easy (with a squirt of FK425) that it was silly. Monday will be my first full wash and I imagine it will be a snap with the slickness of the 1000.
 
Glad my FK1000P recommendations are working out.

TheMeanGreen- Which LSP are you using on the dark green Honda? I'm thinking of how I'm sticking with 476S on my dark blue Audi...

pwaug- Glad to hear that you *like* the look of FK1000P on that color. I mean...well, yeah..*I* would really like that look on that paint too, but some people might not. Actually, I bet that looks *really* *REALLY* good.

And yeah, I predict an easy wash :D I'd use something like the FK425 as a drying aid, but that's just me.
 
I'm definitely going to try some FK425 in the future.
Been using PB S&G and QD+.

Are you guys saying 476 might be a better option for a Dark Blue Ford Edge?

I'm putting the FK on my Silver Explorer and White Marquis...
my Edge might get used for the BriteMax review unless I do it on a Lexus IS250 I'm detailing next weekend.
 
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