Collinite 476 or 915 for a Ohio Winter

**FUNX650** · 08-30-2018, 10:00 AM

Originally Posted by Hermes1

I suppose 845 could work, but according
to Collonite info, 845 is better suited to
summer UV protection and

the OP was asking about
winter protection, where
476 is the better choice.

Not from my experience.

{Of course: YMMV.}

Bob

**andy0902** · 08-30-2018, 10:01 AM

I would defer to the more experienced members here but I have my own experience with 845. Late last fall I applied some to my sapphire black metallic 650iX and drove every day to work (110 mi round trip) in central Ohio weather. The salt mostly just rinsed off and I did rinseless washes (Wolfgang Uber) about once a week. It held up remarkably well and was still beading come springtime.

I will do it again this fall.

**PaulMys** · 08-30-2018, 06:09 PM

Can't go wrong with either one, really.

Like I said before, topping 476 with 845 would be doubly nice!

**acuRAS82** · 08-30-2018, 06:35 PM

Sounds like the Ohio guys love the 845, so maybe you just roll with that. I myself have never tested any of them for durability over a winter, but I’m sure I will in the future.

Shame on me, having grown up in Syracuse NY, less than an hour west of Collinite HQ... If only I had the knowledge back then that I have today I may have taken my friends to the Collinite factory once a month rather than to the Native American Reservation for cartons of cigarettes (sigh)

**Route246** · 08-30-2018, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by paulmys

how about 1321, bob?

476 topped with 845.

lol

**Route246** · 08-30-2018, 07:14 PM

In addition, if the weather is sucky outside but you are garaged you can clean the primary surfaces with a waterless or rinseless wash and then hit it spray wax to keep the protection topped off during the winter. OCW, McKee's Fast Wax or other spray wax tops the Collinite very nicely.

**Ochnob** · 08-30-2018, 09:34 PM

Originally Posted by Route246

In addition, if the weather is sucky outside but you are garaged you can clean the primary surfaces with a waterless or rinseless wash and then hit it spray wax to keep the protection topped off during the winter. OCW, McKee's Fast Wax or other spray wax tops the Collinite very nicely.

I did a winter of 845 with an occasional topper of Sonax Speed wax and it performed well.

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**TTQ B4U** · 08-30-2018, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by acuRAS82

Sounds like the Ohio guys love the 845, so maybe you just roll with that.

likely as it's more widely known and was / is perhaps still in many areas, available more readily OTC. I still stand by 476 holding up better to salt, especially on side panels. That said, I'm done with both and have moved to coatings.

**UncleDavy** · 08-31-2018, 10:08 AM

I have not tried all of the different types but I use 845 and I am a fan. It works well in the summer time because it stays mixed. It has to stay warm to keep a homogeneous liquid mixture. It may start to separate or congeal in the colder winter months. Maybe that could be a new gadget from Autogeek; the Collinite 845 Warmer.

**PaulMys** · 08-31-2018, 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by UncleDavy

I have not tried all of the different types but I use 845 and I am a fan. It works well in the summer time because it stays mixed. It has to stay warm to keep a homogeneous liquid mixture. It may start to separate or congeal in the colder winter months. Maybe that could be a new gadget from Autogeek; the Collinite 845 Warmer.

Oh great, UD............. ANOTHER thing to buy.