One of the issues with some product companys is they keep changing the name of their products, and perhaps the formulations also.
IMO the most unbiased testing I have seen of a LARGE sample ( Some of the specialty car mags do a good job but tend to only test 4 or 5 products) is done by the Gurureports.
They are at
www.gurureports.org
You can buy the Guru report on "waxes" for 9.95.
I haven't used all the waxes and polishes tested. But every one I have ever used, I agree with the findings of Gurureports.
For instance the #1 rated Polish is Zaino.
I concur.
The #1 rated wax is P21S. I concur.
I like their reports and I believe that we need outfits like Gurureports, so I will not divulge all that is in their report.
You should buy it.
In it they explain their methodology, tools they use, tips, etc.
The Guru Reports has tested Collinite.
In their report dated 2002, they tested Collinite Marque de Elegance and Collinite Super Doublecoat.
To put some kind of clarification to this Please note that they tested 42 Products.
(43 if you consider that they tested Lemon Pledge as a joke. Pledge finished last BTW!)
They liked Collinite Marque. It finished #9 It is just wax.
They also liked Collinite doublecoat. It finished #12 It is a wax
PLUS "paint cleaner". (Means that it might be good for mildly oxidized paint. Means it can also impart swirls if you are not careful
They liked both types tested.
Being a paste wax, both were marked down a bit on ease of use and both had a poorly designed container with a small opening.
If you like Wax, you will likely appreciate this wax.
Warning Do NOT believe the longevity claims. These are after all just Carnauba wax. There is no "bonding" that can take place.
However Collinite appears to last <> 8 weeks which IS longer lasting than P21S (Their #1 Rated wax).
This of course is many weeks short of what Zaino and other polymer polishes attain but is about as good as you are ever going to get with a wax. Indicates that their claim that they have a high concentration of Carnauba is true.
Also noted was some difficulty in applying/removing. You DO have to RUB and BUFF! This is also consistent with a pretty high concentration of Carnauba. Maybe even as high as 35% carnauba. It is a Premium wax.
Also note that the gloss is just so-so with a C+ rating compared to P21S rating of A (Degrading in 4 weeks to an A- and in 8 weeks it was a C+)
Even Zaino can't match the gloss of P21s.
Z is at B-. Of course it stays that way for a very long time.
Sounds like Collinite makes a good product.
Homer
PS If Z is too much work, you are doing it wrong.
In the end, polymers are LESS work than Waxes.
Certainly over the course of a year, there is much less work with a polymer.
Waxes NEED to be buffed off. It is a requirement of wax.
Polymers just need to be wiped off. Buffing doesn't help.
THe reason I use waxes sometime is because they are optically IMPURE.
They import a "glow" to a car.
Where Z is just like putting a coat of Glass on a car, the wax imparts almost a golden color.
So sometimes I do both.
Once I have my Zaino to the maintenance stage (About 5 coats applied over the course of a month), I will put on a coat of P21s every now and then (Maybe every 6 weeks or so) just to get that "classic" look.
H
