Meguiar’s Hi-Tech Yellow Wax M2616 – Carnauba Wax Blend, 16 Oz

Love this so much now buy it in the gallon container, use it for all our vehicles, our 32 foot fly bridge, my showers, even the garden tractor. Bapplues easy with my buffer and cones off great. Excellent protection and shine

While either the original formula has been reworked, or the Professional Yellow 26 I used to get was a different product by Meguiar’s? However, it still applies the same, and still has that super slick finish, and deep shine I expected from this wax. The original formulation lasted well over six months, with water beading even after repeated washes, with wax safe carwash from none other than Meguiar’s. Hope this can endure the same amount of time. I have had a long history wih thier professional products from auto paint and restoration, to the marine industry. Thier boat wax is unbeatable, keeps the gelcoat deep, and rich protecting it from the sun. Yellow 26 also works great on gelcoat to protect from the harmful sun.

This yellow wax is amazing. I’ve used it on a few trucks I’ve restored over the years. I do a buff & polish, and then a nice even coat of Meguiars, and makes the paint look & feel like glass. Follow directions, and it’s an easy application with amazing results. Good luck & motor on!

This stuff is fantastic! I’m an Autoglym fan so this was not a usual buy. But such a brilliant product. Easy to use and amazing results (even on a silver car). Highly recommended

So, I have mixed feelings about this product. However, before I continue let me note that I did in fact give the product 5 stars. I probably just saved myself from a storm of angry responses.

Quite frankly, this is a great wax. It looks pretty good, and it is extremely easy to remove. I’ve read some reviews where they stated that #26 was a bit difficult to get off. I have no idea what they’re talking about, maybe it was their first time waxing because it was a joke. When it starts hazing, two motions of a microfiber with firm pressure is pretty much all it takes. For people who haven’t ever used paste wax, I’d say this is a great place to start because the results are good and it’s a breeze to use.

Now for the downside…if you can call it that. Quite frankly, it’s not really any different than any other wax on the market. I’ve been using turtle wax for a while now (just because the damn jar lasts forever), and I’ve constantly heard that Turtle wax pales in comparison to products from Mother’s and Meguiar’s. In fact, I’ve had many people tell me that turtle wax doesn’t even come close to Meguiar’s waxes, and that #26 is the best of the best. I kept hearing about how it would instantly give you a “showroom shine” and a “deep wet look” that no other wax could match. Googling #26 yields tons of threads where people go on and on about how great #26 is. Soo needless to say I went in with very very high expectations…

Unfortunately, it doesn’t really look any better than any other wax I’ve used. I can’t speak for the longevity of the wax because I applied it fairly recently, but I imagine most people who wax regularly don’t care about that anyway. I even waxed one of the panels using my 3 year old jar of turtle wax to see how much better Meguiar’s was. I couldn’t notice any difference. I had one of my friend’s check it out, and he couldn’t tell me which panel had been waxed with the turtle wax either. That’s not to say that my car looked bad, it looked stunning! My real gripe was that it would have looked equally stunning if I had just used my ancient jar of turtle wax that is looked down upon by most professional detailers. I would have thought that using “the best wax” would yield results that were markedly different!!

While I would certainly say that Meguiar’s is an improvement over turtle wax due to ease of application and equally reasonable price, I do not recommend it if you already have a wax product at home. If you don’t have any wax at all, sure get Meguiar’s #26. Otherwise, just stick with whatever you’re using because you really won’t notice any difference.

All meguiar’s professional products are excellent, and used by most of the professional car detailers in my area. Problem is that AMAZON over charges up to 35% more for meguiar’s products than any other retailer. I now purchase all my meguiar’s professional detailing products from other reputable retailers.