How long to leave Collinite 915 on

[Nate3420]

I was just wondering what would be the magic number for leaving Collinite 915 on. I know the stuff can be a pain to buff out if it is applied too heavy. So I am just wondering how long should I leave it on? Wax whole car then buff out removing heavy stuff by hand and the rest with the polisher with microfiber bonnet. Or go sections at a time applying, and buffing by hand and machine

[Dr Oldz]

I usually do a vehicle in quarters with it. Key is ultra thin application. By ultra thin, I mean what you think is thin divide that by ten then you on the right track. You should barely be able to see where you applied it even at the most obscure angles. Great wax at a fantastic price!!

[A-train]

I jump panels with it, So i'll wax a door then wax the next, then go back and buff off the first door, so on and so forth. I just do that bc it does become a pain to get off. Most likely because it's on too thick, like Dr. Oldz is saying. It's hard to apply thin enough. Great Looking wax though!

[silverfox]

You want to:
1) Apply super thin (you should not need to remove much at all)
2) Remove excess within a very few minutes. I usually wax two panels, then remove the excess wax off the first panel, and so on.

Just as described above by others.

[Nate3420]

I usually do a vehicle in quarters with it. Key is ultra thin application. By ultra thin, I mean what you think is thin divide that by ten then you on the right track. You should barely be able to see where you applied it even at the most obscure angles. Great wax at a fantastic price!!

Yeah this is my approach for all my other waxes but 915 seems like it's gonna be my go to wax for a long time. Just was making sure it would be alright to continue with this method. I'm going to play around with it today

[Nate3420]

And would a blue finessing pad work wel with it?

[mwoolfso]

Once you get a haze from 915 it doesn't really matter how long you wait. It's a personal preference situation more than anything else. Sometimes I will work two panels at a time as already mentioned at times... other times I will go through the whole car. It just depends on my mood.

[Mike Phillips]

Check out my article here for a few tips...


A tip for working with waxes, paint sealants or coatings that are new to you (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/tricks-tips-techniques/37279-tip-working-waxes-paint-sealants-coatings-new-you.html)



As long as you're applying a thin layer you can apply to the entire car before removing. That's how I would do it.

Then, carefully remove it using plenty of clean, folded microfiber towels and overlapping circular motions taking little bites off at a time, not huge chunks.



How to break open a coating of wax and remove it by creeping out... (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-articles/28204-how-break-open-coating-wax-remove-creeping-out.html)

How to correctly fold and use a Microfiber Towel (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-articles/29230-how-correctly-fold-use-microfiber-towel.html)


I also cover how to carefully remove waxes at the end of most of our live broadcasts...



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[Nate3420]

Check out my article here for a few tips...


A tip for working with waxes, paint sealants or coatings that are new to you (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/tricks-tips-techniques/37279-tip-working-waxes-paint-sealants-coatings-new-you.html)



As long as you're applying a thin layer you can apply to the entire car before removing. That's how I would do it.

Then, carefully remove it using plenty of clean, folded microfiber towels and overlapping circular motions taking little bites off at a time, not huge chunks.



How to break open a coating of wax and remove it by creeping out... (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-articles/28204-how-break-open-coating-wax-remove-creeping-out.html)

How to correctly fold and use a Microfiber Towel (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-articles/29230-how-correctly-fold-use-microfiber-towel.html)


I also cover how to carefully remove waxes at the end of most of our live broadcasts...



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Thanks mike! I did see some of those and I do like the bite method. It works very well!

[Pats300zx]

I jump panels with it, So i'll wax a door then wax the next, then go back and buff off the first door, so on and so forth. I just do that bc it does become a pain to get off. Most likely because it's on too thick, like Dr. Oldz is saying. It's hard to apply thin enough. Great Looking wax though!


As others have stated this is exactly how I do it and removal has been a breeze. By the time I am dlone applying to the second panel the first is already hazed. Removal is easy. I found if you wait to long it can be a real PITA to remove.

[Nate3420]

What pad you guys recommend for it