Meguiar's Hybrid Ceramic Liquid Wax, Shield Your Paint with a Residue-Free Liquid Car Wax with Advanced SiO2 Hybrid Technology and Long-Lasting Water-Beading Protection, 16 Oz Bottle

Works as expected as a ceramic wax, holds up well. Other positives-it goes on easily and unlike regular waxes, it does not leave a residue on all the black plastic so common on most cars. In fact, it cleans them and leaves a nice shine/finish on the black plastic surfaces.

It just makes paint look great and makes car cleaning easy. After initial wax the neighbors were loving the shine and reflection coming off it.PrepI recommend you make sure you are starting with a very clean car. Any impurities left behind (water spots, pollution, etc) this will probably end up highlighting. I noticed Water spots on the front roof when drying (glass roof, with this being the tiny painted metal part). They didn't stick out but once I applied the wax it made them stick out like a sore thumb. Wasn't big deal. Wet wash cloth, wipe, dry, do again.ApplicationIt's very easy to use. First time applying I used a bit too much force trying to get a thin layer. It ended up patchy looking but boy could tell where the product was and wasn't. I recommend you very lightly spread the product as a thin layer. There is basically no force needed to apply.RemovalRemoval was fairly easy but not effortless. It isn't super hard to remove you just have to make sure you buff it with a microfiber cloth and throughly. If you don't you will end up with a rainbow streak. A damp washcloth and some re-apply of the wax will fix it though.ResultIt really brings out the paint. My hood was basically a mirror now where I could clearly watch a plane flying overhead. Water beads nicely. It used to sit on the paint in the garage after rain but now it just falls off most of the car. What doesn't I just spray with hose and then hit with the ceramic detailer.Issues:It needs to cure for hours. Like 24 hours at least. Don't let it get wet before that or it will wash off. Also don't touch the paint. My kid thought it would be fun to run around circles of the car while dragging her hand after I was finished because it looked pretty. She rubbed it right off and I had a mid-band you could clearly see where that happened. The manufacturer really should have on the bottle about the long full cure times.

I've been using Meguiar products since the early 1980's. I've always had great success with them and this new ceramic wax is easy to use and provides a great shine and protection. I'm ready to have it continue the long relationship I have had with this company.

Applied easy with a small RO wax applicator machine, similar to conventional wax. Hazed and wiped away easily with a standard microfiber polishing cloth. Surface finish gloss and slickness seems comparable to a quality conventional wax; not remarkably better or worse. Where it might have the edge on conventional wax is there is no white powder everywhere after removal, and no white smears on plastic/rubber. Of course the tradeoff is slightly premium price. Only time will tell how long it lasts. All things considered, though, it's a solid 4*.

This stuff is awesome. I tried some Chemical Guys' Hydro Slick (after claying the paint) prior to this and did it by hand and you could see the application marks where I applied the Hydro Slick.Despite the car always having been garaged, after about a week I couldn't stand the application marks anymore so I then used some Meguiar's Cleaner Wax and bought a buffer to remove the application marks, then applied this Meguiar's Hybrid Ceramic Wax -- and suddenly I could see the metal flakes in the paint really pop! When I used the Hydro Slick, that didn't happen (I have a 2013 Subaru Legacy Limited with 50K miles). Maybe it was because I applied it by hand and without a buffer but I think it is due to the quality of the Mequiar's. Thirty years ago I owned a very successful car detailing business so I think I'm a good judge of materials since I've detailed many hundreds if not thousands of cars (I don't have any of my equipment left which is why I decided to buy a buffer). This stuff is cheaper than the Hydro Slick and does an amazing job! The metal flakes really shine through now and it now has that wet appearance that everybody likes. I seriously doubt that a $1,500 Ceramic coating from a detailing company could make it look any better. The car is 11 years old and when I drove by my neighbor he said "Did you buy a new car?".Just be sure to apply this with a buffer. The fact that I could see application marks could be a function of the ceramic nature of the coating and not anything in particular with the Chemical Guys' Hydro Slick (so those still might appear if you applied this Meguiar's by hand). Still, the wet appearance and the appearance of the metal flakes just wasn't there with the Hydro Slick like it is with this Meguiar's. I rarely leave reviews but decided to this time because of the great results.

Buy the stuff. It absolutely works. I have a black Shelby and this stuff gets it done. Slick it on, wait a few minutes wipe it off. My grandfather taught me to wax a car. 1954 Bel Air. Waxed the paint right off of it. You won’t have that problem. Nobody wants to work that hard that often anyway and this ceramic wax glides on like butter.

This is the best, longest lasting wax i have ever used. I would recommend using on a super clean or new car. Yes its not the easiest to apply because it does not haze up, but if you take your time and do a section at a time, its no big deal. Goes on and off easy and smells great.