MEGUIAR'S HYBRID CERAMIC WAX
MEGUIAR'S HYBRID CERAMIC WAX
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WJNB

Original Poster:

2,637 posts

182 months

Tuesday 28th May 2019
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The words 'hybrid' & 'ceramic' will be familiar & strike a chord with most car enthusiasts & Meguair's have been very clever or maybe just devious by incorporating these two words to introduce a new product.
I have little faith that a ceramic coating can be applied from a bottle but am prepared to be persuaded otherwise by those with NO connection with Meguair's.

gweaver

942 posts

179 months

Tuesday 28th May 2019
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It's just another spray sealant. Apparently quite good, but maybe a little bit pricey.

WJNB

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2,637 posts

182 months

Wednesday 29th May 2019
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I checked out Amazon which sells the stuff & the readers reviews are lukewarm & report little difference to conventional waxes. In all fairness not carefully following the application instructions resulted in some complaints.
Think I'll give the stuff a miss - seems too much like a fashionable gimmick to me. After all Meguiars & their like could be promoting Vegan Sustainable Green Carbon-footprint Free Bio-degradable Diverse Lifestyle cleanser next !

Dr Doofenshmirtz

16,527 posts

221 months

Monday 3rd June 2019
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I'm on my second bottle and I have to say I think it's an amazing product...it's way better than any polish I've used before.
I apply it slightly differently to the instructions though. I wash the car in the usual way, power wash it down, spray this stuff on the wet car and then go over it again with my wash mitt to spread it all over. I then power wash it again leaving a haze, and then finally dry it off with a drying towel.
Results are very impressive.

Composite Guru

2,419 posts

224 months

Monday 3rd June 2019
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I bought a bottle from Halfords last week as they have it on offer £20.
I applied it dry rather than wet as instructed. Seemed to do well on my trip to Belgium last week. The rain beaded off instantly.

Mr-B

4,446 posts

215 months

Monday 3rd June 2019
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Looks very similar to Gyeon wetcoat and auto finesse aqua coat.

Dr Doofenshmirtz

16,527 posts

221 months

Tuesday 4th June 2019
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Composite Guru said:
I bought a bottle from Halfords last week as they have it on offer £20.
I applied it dry rather than wet as instructed. Seemed to do well on my trip to Belgium last week. The rain beaded off instantly.
£20 is the regular price. Bargain considering how good it is.

Composite Guru

2,419 posts

224 months

Tuesday 4th June 2019
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Dr Doofenshmirtz said:
£20 is the regular price. Bargain considering how good it is.
It was £25 the week before I bought it. Unless Megs reduced the RRP.

anonymous-user

75 months

Tuesday 4th June 2019
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saw some you tuber video a while back saying how crap it was, two months later he did another saying he was wrong and it was brilliant.

I wonder what happened in between?

(He's in the USA so I have my suspicions)

Dr Doofenshmirtz

16,527 posts

221 months

Tuesday 4th June 2019
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When I first applied it I was a bit worried because it streaked like hell, but it was a warm day so it was drying out quickly. Since then, I just apply it to the wet car, rub it in and then power wash it off before drying it. Comes up a treat.
£20 is indeed the RRP. No doubt Halfords just raised the price so they could put it on sale.

Mr-B

4,446 posts

215 months

Wednesday 5th June 2019
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20% off car cleaning stuff at Halfords, £16 now.

Mr-B

4,446 posts

215 months

Saturday 8th June 2019
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Turtlewax have got one now too, hybrid sealant hydrophobic wax, seems to be cheaper than the others and has got some excellent reviews, it bettered the Meguiars product.

gweaver

942 posts

179 months

Saturday 8th June 2019
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Mr-B said:
Turtlewax have got one now too
I saw that https://youtu.be/iOHcchAB7-0
It's only £6.02 at carparts4less, £4.82 after discount (use code MVC19 or weekend17), so I picked some up, along with a couple of wipers.

Mr-B

4,446 posts

215 months

Saturday 8th June 2019
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That's a very good price, lowest I saw was £8 on amazon, couldn't see on carparts4less, gotta link?

BishBosh

501 posts

245 months

Saturday 8th June 2019
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Mr-B said:
That's a very good price, lowest I saw was £8 on amazon, couldn't see on carparts4less, gotta link?
Not sure this works but try this link.

https://www.carparts4less.co.uk/cp4l/p/-/-/-/-/?55...


Mr-B

4,446 posts

215 months

Saturday 8th June 2019
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BishBosh said:
Not sure this works but try this link.

https://www.carparts4less.co.uk/cp4l/p/-/-/-/-/?55...
Yes just found it myself using the product code number trick thumbup

gweaver

942 posts

179 months

Saturday 8th June 2019
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It beats spending £16 on the Meguiars potion in Halfords, probably.

I was going to try the Fusso Coat Speed & Barrier spray after getting through my current batch of spray sealant, but I guess that'll have to wait now.
The only criticism of the Turtlewax stuff that I've seen is that it can get dusty. Apparently that's typical of anything with wax in it. The Fusso products are known for staying clean, so the Fusso spray probably won't have that issue.


Xaero

4,063 posts

236 months

Sunday 9th June 2019
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It's £16 on amazon now too here. Not used it myself, but a bit sceptical of ceramic in a bottle..

Dr Doofenshmirtz

16,527 posts

221 months

Monday 10th June 2019
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Xaero said:
It's £16 on amazon now too here. Not used it myself, but a bit sceptical of ceramic in a bottle..
I suspect they're getting scared people will switch to Turtle Wax hence dropping the price!

I've just bought two bottles of the Turtle Wax stuff. If it's as good as the Meguires stuff (reviews seem to suggest it is) I'll be more than happy at that price.

Gone are the days when you have to spend hours applying polish/wax with a pad and buffing off! Anyone still doing that?

PompeyReece

1,587 posts

110 months

Monday 10th June 2019
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Dr Doofenshmirtz said:
I suspect they're getting scared people will switch to Turtle Wax hence dropping the price!

I've just bought two bottles of the Turtle Wax stuff. If it's as good as the Meguires stuff (reviews seem to suggest it is) I'll be more than happy at that price.

Gone are the days when you have to spend hours applying polish/wax with a pad and buffing off! Anyone still doing that?
As of the weekend, yes, yet to find an alternative that produces a better shine. However this thread may change that....!