MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: winter prep
Post by: smithyc1987 on September 12, 2010, 10:16:44 pm
can someone recomend any good wax/sealants and wheel wax for winter going to start shopping for some bits, need to protect the monza 2s  :signLOL:
Title: Re: winter prep
Post by: JPC on September 12, 2010, 10:31:53 pm
Colinite 476s. brilliant for the bodywork, and better on the wheels than most wheel specific sealants! ;)
Title: Re: winter prep
Post by: Andy on September 12, 2010, 10:44:46 pm
heard good things about this wax,Whats your opinion on this Jay!
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wax/r222-carnauba-wax/prod_357.html
Title: Re: winter prep
Post by: stealthwolf on September 13, 2010, 06:49:28 am
I just stuck some FK1000P over the car yesterday. Am planning on another coat (didn't get the chance yesterday) and then a couple of coats of collinite. Bulletproof.

As for Monzas, I found two layers of PB wheel sealant and two of collinite 476s gave decent protection.
Title: Re: winter prep
Post by: B3n on September 13, 2010, 09:52:08 am
Maxitrol- That R222 wax is very good stuff when used in the summer and applied often but it just hasnt imo got half the durability of the 467s. I  used to use P21s on my car which has now been re branded as R222 and it was like i said very good stuff but i found it wouldnt last very long which wasnt really a problem for me in the summer as i used to enjoy waxing my car once a month but in the winter i switched to the 476 and i didnt even clean my car for 4 months and the water was still beading as if the wax was fresh. This year im planning on putting a few layers onto my wheels aswell.
Title: Re: winter prep
Post by: swf7y on September 13, 2010, 10:16:25 am
Is this the one:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Collinite-476S-Supercoat-DoubleWaxXL-%20-Pad-%20-Microfibre_W0QQitemZ120619195070QQcmdZViewItem?rvr_id=139042858150&rvr_id=139042858150&cguid=7083bb9012a0a0aad28492e4fff7f271

How many coats do you need to apply?
Title: Re: winter prep
Post by: B3n on September 13, 2010, 10:26:09 am
To be honest i dont know mate it looks like the same wax but its in a different tin to what its usually in nut i think its the same stuff.
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wax/collinite-no-476s-super-doublecoat-auto-wax/prod_207.html (http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wax/collinite-no-476s-super-doublecoat-auto-wax/prod_207.html)

I usually put 2 coats on 24hrs apart then a 3rd a week later as i cant see the point in adding anymore but everyone has theyre own theories on how many layers are best.
Title: Re: winter prep
Post by: andrewparker on September 13, 2010, 10:31:48 am
As for Monzas, I found two layers of PB wheel sealant and two of collinite 476s gave decent protection.

This is what I'm doing this weekend - then on Tuesday the Detroits go on the car! :jumping: :jumping: :jumping:
Title: Re: winter prep
Post by: Greeners on September 13, 2010, 10:53:44 am
As for Monzas, I found two layers of PB wheel sealant and two of collinite 476s gave decent protection.

This is what I'm doing this weekend - then on Tuesday the Detroits go on the car! :jumping: :jumping: :jumping:

 :party:
Title: Re: winter prep
Post by: andrewparker on September 13, 2010, 11:16:33 am
As for Monzas, I found two layers of PB wheel sealant and two of collinite 476s gave decent protection.

This is what I'm doing this weekend - then on Tuesday the Detroits go on the car! :jumping: :jumping: :jumping:

 :party:

Oh yeah!! I can't wait mate - car has been getting a bit of love and attention recently - they wheels should be the icing on the cake! :party:
Title: Re: winter prep
Post by: Andy on September 13, 2010, 05:11:11 pm
Cheers Ben for the info..i don't get a lot of time to fully clean my car so am looking for a good long lasting wax that is easy to use and last ages
Title: Re: winter prep
Post by: stealthwolf on September 13, 2010, 05:38:10 pm
Collinite is synthetic hence doesn't need curing the way natur carnauba waxes do. At least that's how it was explained to me.
Title: Re: winter prep
Post by: JPC on September 15, 2010, 10:56:38 pm
yeh, your pretty much right stealth.

They are full of petrochemicals that pretty much flash off a lot quicker when they come into contact with air
Title: Re: winter prep
Post by: stealthwolf on September 16, 2010, 03:26:42 am
Having said all that, I used FK1000P which I'm led to believe is similar to collinite. Looked okay immediately after applying. Looks amazing after 48 hours!
Title: Re: winter prep
Post by: dmac1969 on September 16, 2010, 08:15:03 pm
yeh, your pretty much right stealth.

They are full of petrochemicals that pretty much flash off a lot quicker when they come into contact with air

Hi , what is your opinion on Colly 915 against the 476s?
Title: Re: winter prep
Post by: keith on September 16, 2010, 09:53:12 pm
915 is a carnauba based wax. If theres folk interested I could do a gb on the 476s