Removing Collinite for Victoria Wax?

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jdthompson

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If the weather holds up I have a bunch of Victoria Wax products I'd like to try.



My car currently has a couple of coats of Collinite 476 on it.



Firstly, does anyone know if the VW Lite Cleanse is likely to be strong/abrasive enough to remove the existing wax?



If not, what should I use?



I have Autoglym SRP and Carlack (AIO by a different name) and a bottle of Megs Cleaner Wax and that's about it so far as anything that might clean.
 
I'll tell you what, Collinite 476s is a PITA to get out of a application sponge and I was using Dawn.



I guess a good clay would take it off. Maybe.
 
you need to clay and then polish the car. Mothers Powerpolish or Optimum polish would be a good choice. I'm not familiar with the VWlite.
 
You can remove Collinite with any good paint cleaner, anything with a light to medium abrasive. I personally believe it would take a fair amount of claying to do it and you can forget Dawn.



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I'm loathe to clay it because it's a damn near new car, the paintwork is pristine and I'd be more concerned with marring and having to deal with that than I would having some leftover wax.



Sounds like the key here is how strong the "Lite" Cleanse actually is. Here's hoping someone who uses it is reading this! :)
 
I'd lean toward the AIOs or Optimum Poli-Seal to remove the 476. The AIOs are billed as chemical cleaners and sealers and the Poli-Seal is a cleaner, very mild polish, and sealer so I'd be tempted to try the Poli-Seal first.

-John C.
 
hutchingsp said:
I'm loathe to clay it because it's a damn near new car, the paintwork is pristine and I'd be more concerned with marring and having to deal with that than I would having some leftover wax.



Sounds like the key here is how strong the "Lite" Cleanse actually is. Here's hoping someone who uses it is reading this! :)
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even brand new cars should be clayed
 
The VW Lite cleanse is a fine product.It has a chemical cleaning action, rarther than an abrasive,or chemical and abrasive action,which is the case with super resin polish,and VW deep cleanse for example.



I think the lite cleanse will work fine, i have used it to remove layers of SwissVax Best of show, and collinite#915.I usually apply the product twice if i am removing several months worth of wax,that is if i do not need to clay first.
 
I would assume your best bet would be a straight AIO product, like Klasse, or JW Prime, or OPS. They will also leave a small bit of sealant protection behind. You might try Hi Temps AIO's. They have one that has a mixture of wax/sealant. However, I'm not sure if it has chemical cleaners in it. I do know it has very slight abrasives because they mix in their light cut polish with the wax/sealant.
 
The thing is, in the case of waxes of the caliper of Victoria/Swissol/Zymol you're supposed to start with a fresh, "virgin" surface. That rules out something like an AIO. There are plenty of chemical paint cleaners that are appropriate for this, including the one in Megs 3-step consumer-level process. All you need is a "pure" polish, no abrasives necessary.



BTW if you're worried about marring from clay, get some Sonus green. It's the mildest around and shouldn't mar unless your really managed to muck up the process.



I'll be facing a similar challenge this summer when I have to remove 2180 to apply Zymol Concours.
 
With the VW concours, my advice would be to start with the cleanest surface possible.



I would start with a dawn wash (works well for getting the old wax off)

Then clay the car, this is an important step

Polish if needed, if you have some swirls and want a filler polsih try deep cleanse by VW, it has some minior fillers, but still no abrasive



If your not using deep cleanse (which really is not needed except for really bad cars) apply a coat of lite cleanse, do not let this stuff dry or your arm will fall off, trust me I have done itmore then a few times,

The lite cleanse will remove all leftover wax as well as any oils left on the car.



As a bonus the lite cleanse will leave a small amout of carnuba on the paint (i belive the LC is 5% carnuba but not sure) leevint it really deep.



Try doing half the car with, half without and you will definlty notice a diffrence



After the LC proced to waxing,



and most impotrtanlty, step back and take a look, enjoy your baby
 
calgarydetail said:
If your not using deep cleanse (which really is not needed except for really bad cars) apply a coat of lite cleanse, do not let this stuff dry or your arm will fall off, trust me I have done itmore then a few times
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Thanks for that tip. If the weather looks nice later today or tomorrow I shall give it a try.
 
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