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LUSTR said:
I've never tried 915. My really long-winded $0.02 on the other three follows:
FK1000P- is the most durable if the three IME and it sheds dirt the best, or at least it keeps shedding dirt well the longest. Very "sealanty" look though, and not the look I'd want on certain paints if I were gonna be particular about that. Wait a long time between layers lest you get psuedo-holograms (which aren't the worst to sort out, but are still a PIA). Simply a cool product..."paste sealant", and my hands-down choice for durability/etc. when you can only do one coat.
But people who think 845 has the wrong look (let alone those who feel that way about 476S!) probably won't like the look, which has been accurately described as "adding extra clearcoat". At least it doesn't seem to tone down the sharpness of the look the way many layers of KSG sometimes can. Oh, and no...it doesn't really look like Zaino IMO either.
Eh, buy a tin...it'll last forever and if you don't like it you can use it on wheels (great product for that).
845- is also on the sealanty side IMO; supposedly it contains "resins" (saw that on another forum ages ago and the poster impressed me as somebody credible). It also sheds dirt well and for pretty long, just not in the same league as FK1000P. The way it works on everything and is sooo user-friendly is the clincher IMO. I'm using it on my beater-Audi, which has *SEVERELY* compromised paint (as in, really needs a paintjob badly) and it's working great.
I can't say why it sometimes lasts sooo long and other times doesn't. No, it's not something as simple as the prep :nixweiss Some paints just don't seem to be a good match for it.
476S- has gradually fallen into disfavor with me. It's still good stuff, and the most durable pastewax I've ever used. Very good for when you're only doing one coat and don't want to use FK1000P (as a wax, it's a bit more forgiving of imperfect prep for one thing, doesn't highlight residual marring so much, but see below...). But "layering" or should I say "doing multiple applications" can be problematic and if you ever get pseudo-holograms from it you won't soon forget 'em! (Hint: best solution is to apply 845. Dunno if the 845 hides 'em or removes them via solvent action or what, but it works.) I didn't like it on the beater-Audi because the compromised paint (pits, not-so-micro fissures, etc.) seemed to retain to much residual wax, which caused issues later. It did work out great on the Yukon XLD's Carbon Metallic paint *when the prep was really good* and looked better on that IMO than the FK1000P does. Didn't last nearly as long though, nor did it shed dirt was well for as long.
As with the 845, it doesn't always behave the same on all paints. It just didn't look right on the Yukon until I got the prep *really* good, seemed to mute the metallic. But once I redid it with a better finishing polish job, the same wax looked swell.
Wish I'd bought that much 845 instead if I had to have lot of Collinite.
But sheesh, that was a lot of work just to wash a dog-hauler.