Car Detailing. The Products & How To Use Them

Prima Hydro is a remarkably durable Synthetic Spray Wax aka Spray Sealant. Used in conjunction with a base sealant like Prima Epic, it increases depth of gloss and shine, but most importantly acts as a “booster” to your paint protection.

After cleaning and laying down your base sealant for protection, once a month use Prima Hydro to maintain the sealant below. The advantage of this process is extended durability of your protection, and the application of Prima Hydro takes only a short amount of time and little effort compared to the sometimes gruelling task of pre-cleaning and waxing.

Prima Hydro can be applied one of two ways. “Wet” or “Dry”. To apply wet you mist on the panels prior to drying your vehicle after a wash and rinse and then removal is done while drying your car with a microfibre drying towel. To apply dry, you use it like any other spray sealant/quick detailer and mist onto the panels after drying your vehicle and buff so it flashes dry.

Our experience is that using the product wet produces outstanding results and better durability, but the draw back is it uses a lot more product. Using it dry the results are still amazing, durability is still more than acceptable, and you save on product usage.

A new product from Meguiar’s is Ultimate Quik Wax, featuring their Hydrophobic Polymer Technology. It leaves no white residue on plastic and trim, and it can even be applied in direct sunlight.

Meguiars Ultimate Quik Wax is going to be misunderstood by many users because it is a true wax (actually a spray polymer sealant) and not a quick detail spray. Most consumers purchasing over the counter products do not understand the difference between a quick detail spray and a spray wax or sealant.

A quick detail spray removes dust, smudges, fingerprints and restores a shine that will last 12 to 24 hours. This product is often used by car dealers every morning to wipe down vehicles in the showroom. Spray waxes like Meguiars Ultimate Quik Wax also remove dust, smudges and fingerprints but go much further than a just a quick shine.

The hydrophobic (water resistant) polymers used in Ultimate Quik Wax create a deep, wet-looking shine that mimics the look of better paste waxes. These polymers link together to create a shield that protects the paint and beads water for weeks.