imported_NHBFAN
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There's no questioning it's protection but personally it always left me wanting more in the "looks" department.
Anyone think Collinite just isn't "pretty" enough for a LSP?
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JohnKleven
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There is no question about it. It is also not very slick to the touch. It's a great bang for the buck durability wise though.
JohnKleven
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The only one that I use is the 915. I think it's an excellent product, but I agree it can't compete in the looks department with the boutique waxes.
Well, Colly 915 certainly held its own in DaveKG's Big Wax Test against some of the best known boutique waxes!
tom p.
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NHBFAN said:
NHB, jump over to the SuperDoubleCoat 476S (AKA Fleetwax #885). That's the product you seek.
Rob Tomlin
Lotus Exige S
akimel said:
You beat me to it!!
915 definitely holds up well in the looks department. It isn't my favorite LSP, but it looks just fine!
If I properly preped a car and than applied any of the Collinite waxes to a section of it and a 'boutique" wax to another section none of you would be able to tell me which section was what. Some of you act like there is a dramatic difference in appearance and you probably couldn't tell the difference between Collinite or dog crap. What a joke. I guess Collinite is becoming too common and can be purchased over the counter so now its not cool anymore.
Accumulator
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[Regulars here know that I'm a *BIG* fan of Collinite. I use it, I give it to friends, including pros.. "you gotta try this stuff!" ]
It just depends. Regulars here have heard the following two anectdotes before, so apologies for bringing them up again, but they do show both sides of this. In both cases, the wax in question was 476S, used on metallic basecoat/clear.
1) I prepped my pal Bob's '60 Jag MKII for last year's Stan Heywet Hall Father's Day show. Gooood prep
A supposed expert at the show asked Bob what wax I used, and he truthfully said that he couldn't remember. The "expert" replied "It must be Dodo Juice. I use that and *nothing* else looks quite like it! That what is is all right". Bob got a big laugh of of that when I explained the price point diffs.
2) I usually use M16 or 3M Showcar Paste Wax on my wife's silver A8. Instead of that, I decided to use 476S instead. Identical prep as per usual, car should've looked better just from having been "refreshed". But she saw it and, clearly disappointed, immediately asked what wax I'd used. I had not given her any reason to think that I was doing anything other than a maintenance wash, yet she could see that I'd rewaxed it with something she didn't like. She just knows how she likes that paint to look (her real fave is Souveran, and she can explain exactly why just like some concours judge...go figure).
Anthony A said:
It just depends. Regulars here have heard the following two anectdotes before, so apologies for bringing them up again, but they do show both sides of this. In both cases, the wax in question was 476S, used on metallic basecoat/clear.
1) I prepped my pal Bob's '60 Jag MKII for last year's Stan Heywet Hall Father's Day show. Gooood prep
A supposed expert at the show asked Bob what wax I used, and he truthfully said that he couldn't remember. The "expert" replied "It must be Dodo Juice. I use that and *nothing* else looks quite like it! That what is is all right". Bob got a big laugh of of that when I explained the price point diffs.2) I usually use M16 or 3M Showcar Paste Wax on my wife's silver A8. Instead of that, I decided to use 476S instead. Identical prep as per usual, car should've looked better just from having been "refreshed". But she saw it and, clearly disappointed, immediately asked what wax I'd used. I had not given her any reason to think that I was doing anything other than a maintenance wash, yet she could see that I'd rewaxed it with something she didn't like. She just knows how she likes that paint to look (her real fave is Souveran, and she can explain exactly why just like some concours judge...go figure).
Mindflux said:
You know I was exaggerating about the dog crap. I wasn't exaggerating when I say that they couldn't tell the difference between Collinite and a boutique wax though. These guys are talking like there is a night and day difference and there isn't if any difference.
There was thread on here years ago where some clown said he could tell the difference between P21S and S100. It was in one of the threads about if p21S and S100 where the same. Talking crap just like this thread.
Mindflux said:
You know I was exaggerating about the dog crap. I wasn't exaggerating when I say that they couldn't tell the difference between Collinite and a boutique wax though. These guys are talking like there is a night and day difference and there isn't if any difference.
There was thread on here years ago where some clown said he could tell the difference between P21S and S100. It was in one of the threads about if P21S and S100 where the same. Talking crap just like this thread.
Mindflux said:
Man I'm having trouble with this new forum set up it's messing up my posts.
You act like I don't know what the supposed differences are. I have tried too may waxes to remember them all. The differences are very minor and you have to really look to see them. They are not dramatic differences like some here are implying.
our conversations are getting cyclical.