Collinite #845: The Definitive How-To Guide For This Legendary Wax

[Klasse Act]

Good advice BillyJack...but I'm keeping an eye on your feet and/or if you take off your boots, LOL!

[eclipse3g]

Great write-up, just ordered (2) bottles of 845.

[eclipse3g]

So I got my 845 in and it went on and off without any problems, This was on a dark colored car so I could see how much was I was putting down. My other vehicle I need to do is BriteWhite in color so I can imaging how hard it will be to see the wax being laid down, so has anyone experimented with adding some coloring (re:food coloring) to the wax for use on very light colored cars?

[Marc Hufnagel]

So I got my 845 in and it went on and off without any problems, This was on a dark colored car so I could see how much was I was putting down. My other vehicle I need to do is BriteWhite in color so I can imaging how hard it will be to see the wax being laid down, so has anyone experimented with adding some coloring (re:food coloring) to the wax for use on very light colored cars?

I had this problem with a moonlight white infiniti I had not too long ago.

[Rsurfer]

So I got my 845 in and it went on and off without any problems, This was on a dark colored car so I could see how much was I was putting down. My other vehicle I need to do is BriteWhite in color so I can imaging how hard it will be to see the wax being laid down, so has anyone experimented with adding some coloring (re:food coloring) to the wax for use on very light colored cars?

Sounds like a good idea, try it and let us know how it works out.

[eclipse3g]

I'll mix up about an ounce of 845 with some blue food coloring and give it a shot on the top of the truck, sometime next week and will reply as to if it helped any or created any problems. (reason I picked blue is its also a color used to mix in with white house paint to make the white color brighter)

[addysdaddy]

[QUOTE=eclipse3g;835595]I'll mix up about an ounce of 845 with some blue food coloring and give it a shot on the top of the truck, sometime next week and will reply as to if it helped any or created any problems. (reason I picked blue is its also a color used to mix in with white house paint to make the white color brighter)[/QUOTE

VERY anxious to hear if this trick worked. I have white and silver vehicles and it's always a challenge to see what your doing.

[FUNX650]

I'll mix up about an ounce of 845 with some blue food coloring and give it a shot on the top of the truck,
sometime next week and will reply as to if it helped any or created any problems.

(reason I picked blue is its also a color used to mix in with white house paint to make the white color brighter)

That's something I've never heard of before!!

In my experience with paints...
Adding any "color" to white paint will spoil the purity of the white color.
IMO...'Blues' would tend to: "pale white down" to an extent.

Also:
-I thought the complimentary-color of Blue was Orange.
-Interested to hear how blue food coloring admixes/outgasses.



Bob

[MarkD51]

Food Coloring is water based, so I'm not so sure how this would blend with a wax?

The other, if the mix can be accomplished, is I'd be worried about the coloring somehow staining-effecting the paint?

Probably the safest option, with no risks, is some proper lighting?
I'd assume we all apply such products in the shade, and that helps, and the other might be a cheapie $22 500W Halogen Lamp on a stand from Lowes-Home Depot to provide some side lighting to the surface of the paint? Mark

[eclipse3g]

Well I went ahead and did the vehicle with Toyota Super-White paint, did not add any tinting to the wax and also laid down a much thicker coat than every one talks about (I could easily see where the wax was and wasn't). What I found is I had no problem removing the wax after ~ 45 minutes. So I imagine the people having problems with this wax are applying it to a surface that is not prepped, I clayed the vehicle just prior to applying the 845. Hope this piece of info helps others.