Chemical Guys HydroSlick Intense Gloss Sio2 Hyperwax

This really does extend the washes between my cars. The application is easy and sometime I can just hose the car down and it looks clean like I just washed it. It’s great product and very happy.

Pricey stuff but it does do what it claims to do. At least it does for me, on a 1 month old white 2024 Toyota Rav4. It’s a new car with factory paint so I didn’t expect any wax, ceramic or not, to fail much. I had no problem with the original paint on the car but thought I would see how much of a difference this ceramic wax would make.
Big, big difference. Super easy to apply and remove. I can’t imagine more slickness a shine than it provided. I would suggest having more microfiber towels than you think you will need because removing it with a clean and dry microfiber towel provides a much easier and slicker coating than with one that is not completely dry. Highly recommended ceramic coating. Especially on your new car.
I will add that most of the negativity towards this product seems to be because they use it on a dirty car, use too much of it or they just don’t understand the difference between ceramic coatings and waxes and expect “better than wax” results when that isn’t what ceramic coatings are supposed to do.

The slick coating wax works great. its last long to coating about 3 month. Its very shining coating with no streaking that is most of my favorite part. But it is very hard to remove for me (takes so long to remove each section) even I put very small amount of wax. I have been to use it 8 month now then I feel the removal wax easily If you car wash often and wax all that time. Also, the gel is crumbling too much that means a bit hard gel. I hope Chemical guys will improve it more watery and smooth. But I love it to use for taking care of my car.

Pro: Great shining, beating water, coating. I used one bottle of this wax for about 8 to 9 applications, using it each time I washed my CX-5.

Con: Hard to remove it more than another wax.
The gel is very crumbing and heavy, When applying the wax to the car, it’s difficult to spread it evenly.
It is bit pricey.

I love Chemical Guys products. Every other CG product I’ve used – I really liked. This one is a HUGE exceptions. It is an absurdly bad product.

Other reviewers have likened it to Jello. I disagree. Jello would be easier to use. It does have the look and consistency of Blueberry Jello. That is true. It also applies easily. That is the only good thing I can say. It goes on easily. Then it is unbelievably difficult to buff out. It normally takes me about an hour to wash and wax my car. I washed my car and dried it. Then applied this product. An hour later I was still trying to buff it out. Then I noticed it leaves these tiny “gummy” blue blobs of residue everywhere after buffing. Then it hazed over again so I buffed it again. Then it hazed over again. I buffed again. This happened 3 times. Buff, haze, buff again, haze again … get the picture. A day later it hazed hazed again. I had to clay bar that stuff off after that. Then I used two coats of CG JetSeal followed a day later with a coat of CG Butter Wax to give it a really deep shine.

I wasted money and a LOT of time spreading this Jello on my car then fixing the mistake. Don’t duplicate my mistake. Purchase ANY OTHER Chemical Guys product and you will love it. But not this one.

I’m totally re-writing this review. I was unhappy, but it turns out it’s because I was lazy and didn’t prep properly. The instructions were lacking, and they downplayed the importance of proper prep.

Now I’ve meticulously buffed the entire car and as long as I re-apply once or twice a year, it’s always smooth and beautiful.

One absolutely critical point they failed to mention. After washing, clay, buffing as needed, you MUST wipe entire car with an IPA solution (simple 25% Isopropyl Alcohol in a Home Depot sprayer). This removes the residue from the cleaners, especially if you used compound (that uses an oil suspension). Failing this step will cost you several months of lasting power. In fact, it’ll be mostly gone within a couple months of parking outdoors. With IPA (and proper cleaning before that), it’ll be golden for at least 4 months, and even 8 months later it’ll be good enough that you just have to do a quick wash, clay, IPA, and re-apply.

Now I have a buffer

I’m waiting for the rain, but so far, the dirt and dust and pollen aren’t sticking to my car after applying this product. I applied too much at first and spent a lot of time waxing off until the blue globs disappeared. Then I learned to shake product often and use much less and spread in a very thin coat. Then, waxing off was very easy. My car feels smooth and is shinier than ever. Minor scratches in the paint disappeared completely after using this product. I’d tried regular wax, that helped make scratches 50% less visible. This super wax absolutely works wonders. Highly recommend!