my Collinite 476 review

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I bought it a month or two ago and haven't tried it until today. I detailed a Supra with Megs 85 with LC 4" orange on rotary, then Megs 80 with LC 4" white with rotary. I then applied Klasse AIO with LC 4" black pad on my PC at speed 4. I decided to try the 476, and applied it with a foam pad by hand over the hood, using about 4 or 5 light swipes of the 476 to cover the entire hood, extremely thin.

I wait, do a couple swipe tests, wait another minute or so, and start to remove with a MF. Let me tell you if was a real pain to remove, terrible, the worst I've experienced yet. I almost feared marring the paint as I had to rub so hard to get it all off.



15 minutes later I finally get all of it off and decided to put it up and get my Collinite 915. This was so nice! Goes on and comes off like butter. It also smells a lot better than the 476 imo. The 476 has a strong chemical smell, almost like the old school roach sprays.



Cliffs: I hate Collinite 476, and I'll probably never use it again. Durability aside, 915 is far superior in every way for me. For those that praise 476, more power to you, I don't know how you can deal with it.
 
You used it wrong ;) hehe



I had that problem too. Try applying it with a PC. 4" pad fits quite nicely in the tin. Just stick it in there, speed 1 for like .5 seconds, then spread on your paint at speed 2-3 :)
 
RZJZA80 said:
Cliffs: I hate Collinite 476, and I'll probably never use it again. Durability aside, 915 is far superior in every way for me. For those that praise 476, more power to you, I don't know how you can deal with it.
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I hope I don't have that same experience. I just bought two tins at Harbor Freight on sale. $7 each. I'm going to try the PC method to see if I can get it on thin. To me it smells like the 845. I kinda like the smell. Hee Hee.



Thanks for the tips.



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RZJZA80 said:
I wait, do a couple swipe tests, wait another minute or so, and start to remove with a MF. Let me tell you if was a real pain to remove, terrible, the worst I've experienced yet. I almost feared marring the paint as I had to rub so hard to get it all off.
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How old was your tin of 476S? Your experience sounds similar to my experience of years ago with 476S....very difficult to remove.



I bought a new tin of 885 (same as 476S) last year, it's far easier to work with. I wondered if this was due to re-formulation. I will say that the 885 was a breeze to use, but I did no more than two panels before wiping off. I had no issues and the dark paint looked wonderful. In fact, months later I am still admiring how well the product looks, not to mention good beading after a tough winter. The finish still looks amazing after it's washed. I could not ask for anything more.
 
I made the mistake of applying 476 toooo thick my first time and I did the whole car at once, it was a bear to get off. Next time I used it i went thin, so thin I could barely see it( and this is on a super white corolla) so I was looking at all different angles and stuff. Was much easier to wipe off and I did at most two panels before I wiped it off.



2 coats lasted through the whole winter. Really impressed with it. I also got 3 tins at HF on sale and recently got the last 3 of the 845 insulator wax.



Really like it for the winter time
 
I like your write up but you have applied the product wrong. If you would have added a couple drops of water or lightly misted your applicator, it goes on like butter and buffs off so easily. Thin coats of Collinite whether it's 475, 845 or 885 work well.



This is all clearly stated on the directions
 
tom p. said:
How old was your tin of 476S? Your experience sounds similar to my experience of years ago with 476S....very difficult to remove.



I bought a new tin of 885 (same as 476S) last year, it's far easier to work with. I wondered if this was due to re-formulation. I will say that the 885 was a breeze to use, but I did no more than two panels before wiping off. I had no issues and the dark paint looked wonderful. In fact, months later I am still admiring how well the product looks, not to mention good beading after a tough winter. The finish still looks amazing after it's washed. I could not ask for anything more.
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I bought it from Autogeek about 2months ago, maybe less
 
zaxjax said:
I like your write up but you have applied the product wrong. If you would have added a couple drops of water or lightly misted your applicator, it goes on like butter and buffs off so easily. Thin coats of Collinite whether it's 475, 845 or 885 work well.



This is all clearly stated on the directions
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I'm not above trying it again, so I'll look into that as you said, this time I'll try on a very small area just in case haha
 
RZJZA80 said:
I'm not above trying it again, so I'll look into that as you said, this time I'll try on a very small area just in case haha
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If the paint is cool you should be able to use very, very little. I have 476 but prefer 845, and I usually take 3 splotches (put pad on bottle neck and turn over 3 times, in 3 places on a moist circle pad) and make it last about 1/3 of the car. I usually do the hood and front quarter panels, reload pad for doors/middle, reload pad for rear end and rear quarter panels. I go even thinner with a red pad on the PC at speed 1 or 2.



Keep that in mind and look at the car at different angles all the time. You should notice that you still have wax on your applicator long after you think you should have reloaded.
 
I used 476S outside on a 60F degree day out in the sun after applying RMG--it went on and buffed off with ease, IF I was applied thinly. I let it set on the paint ~2-4 minutes before buffing off, depending on the panel due to sunlight. I will say RMG aided in making 476S easy to work with.
 
RZJZA80- If you didn't dampen the applicator, that really would explain a lot of why the 476S was so tough to buff off.



And I somehow get the feeling that you applied it kinda thickly :think: It'd take me more than ~four-five swipes to do *any* hood, even a little one on a mini or something like that.



Note that one reason the 915 worked so easily was that the 476S was already on there. Having a wax base makes subsequent applications go a lot easier.
 
I've never had any issues removing 476s. I'd say chances are I usually put it on a little thicker then needed and is still comes off fine. Kind of odd your having those issues. I will admit that other products do come off easier but it isn't night and day or anything.
 
I use a wipe on wipe off method, thin layer, damp applicator, mist of QD to aid in removal. I use a tight nap, non plush MF for removal.



Works great, no issues. You can stick with the 915 if you want. According to Collinite you'll get one month less durability than 476.
 
I've been using their Fleetwax paste(885) for while now and have had zero problems taking it off. it has to be done thin though,if your gobbing it on there you'll never get it off. great winter wax for NE guys.
 
I always dampen my foam applicator with Optimum Car Wax(OCW) before applying the 476S. Additionally, if you have any issues with removing it, you can spritz the panel with OCW, then wipe the 476S. This adds a good bit of lubrication, and actually adds to the overall look.
 
I always hated removing 476S...My application has become thinner as time goes on, which has helped...I'm definitely going to try to apply with a pc next time.



But, I would always remove this stuff with the pc...Get a microfiber pad bonnet and removal will become a breeze!
 
arfax said:
say i am using a paste wax, how do you know thin is thin ?
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Look at the panel from different angles, you should be able to see the waxed part. Don't load up until you can't see it. Go over the first section as this has the most wax before your pad has had a chance to prime.
 
I found that only a very thin coat of 476s works best. Look under incandescent light to make sure all has been removed. If not, spray a little quick detailer (your favorite brand) and buff. I applied mine by hand.

845 over 476 looks good, too.
 
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