I'm LOVING HCD, just finished up a coating topper test and it's performing incredibly and really did a great job in reviving some tired coatings. Stuff smells absolutely fantastic as well, this could be my favorite of the new consumer ceramic products I've tested so far. Crazy hydrophobic but not too heavy, first impressions is this is a perfect coating topper. Should have a video out soon.
@@WaxMode That's awesome! I feel the same way IMO, it's strangely addicting. The smell, and the way it applies on the paint. It's slightly heavier than the other quik detailers. And yes the beading results are crazy, I ended up buying another bottle.
@@c6z061 - Yes application is one factor, it takes a lot more to get a cleaner wipedown with heavier sprays, Seal N Shine is a great example of a heavy spray sealant. If I try topping CQUK with Seal N Shine, its heaviness overcomes CQUK's hydrophobicity and you'll lose some of that strong beading and fast sheeting. As opposed to a lighter spray topper like Bead Maker, it doesn't mask CQUK's hydrophobics at all after application (in my tests), and has some ability to repair or even boost the surface like it did with CQuartz in my tests. HCD has an even better ability to repair the weathered coatings compared to Bead Maker, while being a lighter topper that isn't going to mask great hydrophobics like Seal N Shine.
Thanks Buckeye! Ken is spot on, M210 came out last season with M110, less dust and seems to have more lubrication compared to M205. But I don't have much time comparing them side by side yet, I've got to get my hands on a black test panel from the yard to do more effective head to head polish comparisons.
Product results seems barely okay. Lithium products is no CarPro, Megs or Turtle Wax especially at their price point. I would pick Collinite 845 over Seal and Squeal. I hope that one day you will do a test using Garry Dean products.
I agree. In my opinion lithium products are way over priced for what they are. Collinite has never let me down and I too would also pick it over seal and squeal. What a name. Lol
Thanks for the feedback runrun, it's definitely a tough market at that price point. I'm known to price splurge on a lot of paste waxes especially a lot of the Zymol range when cheaper products will get the job done. What's your favorite product out of Garry Dean's lineup?
My Garry Dean favorites are IUDJ and Juice Boost but there are a few products in that line that should be reviewed vs some of the other popular brands. I’ve spent so much money on waxes and sealants like you have. Keep testing and thanks for your informative videos.
Definitely, Topcoat F11 was one of those products that I had no issues saying that I wasn't a fan of it at all. Because reading the description of the product, you get the impression that it would perform with a certain level of insane hydrophobics and durability, and it falls completely flat on its face (and flat on the paint too!), not to mention the crazy price they're charging for it. There are more products though that are just average or mediocre that I've worked with that I'm indifferent of, where I can understand the argument of why some guys really like it, but maybe it's not giving me the features that I would like to see. Usually I purchase products for testing based on the vetting of the guys that I've placed my trust in, I haven't worked with many products that are outright terrible. If I'm sent products from companies that are terrible, it would most likely be a result of gross negligence in not meeting expectations as laid out in the description on the specific product. If I search and come across a whole bunch of shilling for that product, it's likely that I would release my testing footage as a resource to cut through the shilling. It opens yourself up for potential retaliation but I think my testing method is solid to confirm my results to my viewers.
@@henryfreeman6113 - I met Pan at the Turtle Wax event, he really is a great guy and I hope we get to team up in the future for a collaboration of sorts when time allows. There's a lot of time and effort that goes into his videos, and the larger your reach (subscribers), the more valuable your time becomes spent selecting which products to test. If you want your channel to grow, you've got to develop the quality to build that subscriber base and then continue to produce videos that speak to your subscribers. It may be a different style than my videos, but I enjoy watching his channel and he's showcased a lot of products and lines that I think are fantastic performers.
Andres Rivera - Definitely still need to get my hands on Overcoat, and I haven’t heard of Pearl Nano I’ll have to do some research on it. Thanks for your recommendations!
4:55 *cough* Beadmaker *cough* I mean, I don't know if it actually advertised being really hydrophobic in the print but c'mon, it's called beadmaker. If anything deserves to be called beadmaker, it's products like fusso, bsd and the likes.
Definitely agree with you there! Bead Maker's strengths have pretty much nothing to do with it making beads. I don't understand why marketing teams want to set their products up for failure by tagging them with features that doesn't match what they do. Probably the reason why Bead Maker wasn't on anyone's radar until 2 years later. Sonax's failure to market Brilliant Shine Detailer effectively, beginning with how they named it, is probably the biggest offender to date.
mike lon - No way Mike, these bottles look too good for bottom shelf real estate they’re in the front row! I’ve also found I can’t fall asleep without getting my cherry fix from Gloss Sauce now. What’s at the top of your list for products you want me to try out next?
One is a sealant the other a wax. I bet if you stacked them accordingly, the results would be phenomenal. I would never just seal and not add a wax or topper of some sort.
Usually I don't like to stack heavier waxes or sealants on top of each other, I like to keep it to a lighter spray maintenance topper instead, so that's why I decided to test both of these with Luster Lube on top in the video.
I've got the new Meguiar's Hybrid Ceramic Liquid Wax currently brewing on the test hood side by side with Meguiar's HCW, after this short term test I'll pull out the Ethos!
Another great video as always. I really look forward to your review of the ETHOS Ceramic Wax PRO. I've heard that one (ETHOS) is a really good sealant along with their spray maintenance product called Ethos Dry and Seal. Not sure if you have the Ethos Dry and Seal as well, but if you could do a review of both of those together, that would be fantastic. I'm really thinking about getting the ETHOS Ceramic Wax Pro along with either their own Dry and Seal or the Xtreme Solutions Poly Seal to go with it as a drying aide and "topper/maintenance" to the Ceramic Wax Pro for both my wife's and my own daily drivers.
Thanks Joe, I always appreciate your feedback! I'm looking forward to trying Ethos out as I've heard some great things about it. They didn't send over their Dry and Seal but if I end up liking Ceramic Wax Pro then I might reach out to them to see if they'd be willing to send me more of the lineup for testing.
I'd definitely be doing Luster Lube after every wash, I'll have to run more individual testing with it to see how it holds up against some of the other spray protectants. I'm not sure about how protective it is by itself, I might reach out to Lithium to see what's the protective capabilities of just Luster Lube by itself, compared to the protective elements of what they've packed into Gloss Sauce that aren't based around hydrophobics.
WaxMode seal and squeal has weak water behavior. If it does not add to the hydrophobicity or durability of luster lube, I see no point in S&S if luster is used weekly. I’ve never heard of a topper that relies on the base coat. It’s the opposite.
@@c6z061 - When I was performing the Strip Down test, I can tell that even though we've built up that strong hydrophobic element with Luster Lube, you can see that Strip Down ate through the Luster Lube topcoat but was not able to fully eat through Seal & Squeal underneath. What I'll likely do in the future is test the capabilities of Luster Lube by itself after a proper cure, but you can certainly have a situation like this test where the protection and durability of your base product can hold strong underneath your topper, even though the base doesn't quite give off the hydrophobics that I want to see by itself with no topper. Another interesting thing that I saw in this test as well, is if you look closely at the Luster Lube section that was topped on Gloss Sauce, that section was actually slightly more hydrophobic than the Luster Lube topped on S&S. It's as if the S&S was slightly trying to block the Luster Lube from bonding perfectly. Further testing off camera I saw multiple applications of Luster Lube did build the hydrophobics to equalize between our different bases. I'm still very much a proponent of the two system approach, base layer sealant/coating and spray protectant topper for maintenance. My recent test with Adam's Spray Coating and IGL Premier, both heavily degraded at 11 months without topping. A few weeks ago I topped those sections with Meguiar's Hybrid Ceramic Detailer which is very hydrophobic by itself. After the wash today the Adam's section with HCD held up its hydrophobics MUCH better than the weathered IGL Premier section with HCD. So the condition and strength of your base coat can have a significant impact in the topper's ability to bond, repair, and maintain that hydrophobic performance that it leaves behind. I'll have this video coming out soon, not just with Adam's Spray Coating, but the Blackfire, CQuartz, CQUK, Gliss and EXO sections all had very positive reactions after being topped with HCD and they looked pretty tired prior to being topped.
Price point is very hard to swallow. DPC SHINE/ARMOR is a sweet spot for me... TAC Moonlight + TAC Shinee would be a fun gloss meter reading as well for the $
I definitely want to pick up Shinee especially after seeing Brian's video on it a while ago. Moonlight is the most recommended spray coating to try out at the moment, I've got to reach out to TAC System and see if they'd be willing to send me a care package to play around with some samples.
Awesome video man! I still gotta try out the Lithium products. Is it just me, or am I seeing the Gloss Sauce topped with Luster lube has a slight edge of hydrophobics compared to the Seal An Squeal? After it lost as a stand alone. It's so cool to see how products pair when staying in the family of products.
You're absolutely right, that Gloss Sauce + Luster Lube side had a slight edge, and it could be that the Seal and Squeal was slightly trying to prevent the Luster Lube from getting a clean bond on top. Another application was able to even the behavior out a bit between the two on additional tests that I did. Definitely reach out to Lithium and see if they'll let you test some products out, they just released their Ceramic Slam and Color Crush that I might need to get my hands on. And Trim Serum is a fantastic trim product, really does a great job in bringing some massively faded trim sections back to life.
@@WaxMode ahhh really really intrigued by these products! I'll reach out for sure! I really hear great things about that trim serum. Maybe I'll get lucky and get to test some! As always, take care my friend!!
appreciate the info,thumbs up awesome videos, question have you or will ever do some videos on coatings ? so many to choose from, kinda like going down the chips isle at the market
Thanks Jim! Check out my playlist here that I've put together for some of the coating videos that I've done: th-cam.com/play/PLMH5K-0ZGP1wmx3hVQRQ8oWze4NgAw_E8.html I have plans to ramp up testing on additional coatings coming up this year, so definitely stay tuned to the channel! But right now I'm really enjoying CQUK 3.0, even the original CQuartz formula, Blackfire Pro, they're great performers.
Great job my friend! 👍 👍 👍 Do you think you could compare meguiar's ultimate quik wax and ultimate quik detailer against the new improved versions? It would be interesting to see if they have really improved in beading and chemical resistance!, And also the appearance of shine and wet effect! thank you in advance (the box of leather love reminds me of a box of pellets for air rifle from the brand jsb! 😋😉)
Thanks! I snagged the new versions up in a heartbeat when I saw them at the local auto store. I'll have comparisons coming out in the future that cover the performance of the new vs. old formulas, looking forward to putting them to the test. Love the new Opus style sprayers and larger sizes as well!
@@WaxMode Cool 😎 👍. Yes, the new meguiar's sprayers seem to have well atomized the products!, The material chosen by meguiar's has always been of good quality!
I ask you a lot but I hope you will have the opportunity to test us the new meguiar's M788 coating?!. To be honest, I'm a fan of the meguiar's brand, too bad I in France (so meguiar's France) we always receive products late, at least 6 months! 😞, but I always manage to manage on Belgian or Spanish sites which receive them not long after the release in the USA. I am so impatient to test all the new meguiar's, especially M788, M799, M122, M27 etc.
Thanks nook! I'm working on the iPhone XR for this video, but sometimes I'll release footage for what I shot on the 7 Plus and 5s phones from years ago. It's insane I've only released around 70 videos, I've got so much video footage I don't have enough space to store it!
Thanks for another great video! I would be very happy if you took a look at Tac System products. 1-Step Master Water Glass Mystic bubble Greetings from Finland
Great video always excited when your videos drop
Thanks John, get ready I’ve got more on the way!
I Spy Meguiars Ceramic Detailer, looking forward to that one
I'm LOVING HCD, just finished up a coating topper test and it's performing incredibly and really did a great job in reviving some tired coatings. Stuff smells absolutely fantastic as well, this could be my favorite of the new consumer ceramic products I've tested so far. Crazy hydrophobic but not too heavy, first impressions is this is a perfect coating topper. Should have a video out soon.
@@WaxMode That's awesome! I feel the same way IMO, it's strangely addicting. The smell, and the way it applies on the paint. It's slightly heavier than the other quik detailers. And yes the beading results are crazy, I ended up buying another bottle.
@WaxMode are you referring to application by "not too heavy" ?
@@c6z061 - Yes application is one factor, it takes a lot more to get a cleaner wipedown with heavier sprays, Seal N Shine is a great example of a heavy spray sealant. If I try topping CQUK with Seal N Shine, its heaviness overcomes CQUK's hydrophobicity and you'll lose some of that strong beading and fast sheeting. As opposed to a lighter spray topper like Bead Maker, it doesn't mask CQUK's hydrophobics at all after application (in my tests), and has some ability to repair or even boost the surface like it did with CQuartz in my tests.
HCD has an even better ability to repair the weathered coatings compared to Bead Maker, while being a lighter topper that isn't going to mask great hydrophobics like Seal N Shine.
Thanks for another great video! The most intelligent voice in detailing testing!
The OG of comparisons! like button smashed...again. Looking forward to more. Question Where did Meg's 210 come from? how much better than 205?
Megs 210 and 110 are advancments of 105 and 205, were released quite a while ago now. They offer longer working times, less dusting.
Thanks Buckeye! Ken is spot on, M210 came out last season with M110, less dust and seems to have more lubrication compared to M205. But I don't have much time comparing them side by side yet, I've got to get my hands on a black test panel from the yard to do more effective head to head polish comparisons.
Product results seems barely okay. Lithium products is no CarPro, Megs or Turtle Wax especially at their price point. I would pick Collinite 845 over Seal and Squeal. I hope that one day you will do a test using Garry Dean products.
I agree. In my opinion lithium products are way over priced for what they are. Collinite has never let me down and I too would also pick it over seal and squeal. What a name. Lol
Thanks for the feedback runrun, it's definitely a tough market at that price point. I'm known to price splurge on a lot of paste waxes especially a lot of the Zymol range when cheaper products will get the job done. What's your favorite product out of Garry Dean's lineup?
My Garry Dean favorites are IUDJ and Juice Boost but there are a few products in that line that should be reviewed vs some of the other popular brands. I’ve spent so much money on waxes and sealants like you have. Keep testing and thanks for your informative videos.
Seal and Squeal is obviously the SEAL and Gloss Sauce is Da Sauce you put on top of the seal..... Cmon guys.
Exciting when you have a new video😅
Did not expect Luster Lube to do what it did loll
Also, Shine Supply Daddy-O paint sealant is recommended
Thanks for the recommendation! I was also very surprised when I saw Luster Lube show off that crazy level of beading!
great info ... thx for all the work! great channel!
If you don’t like a product, would you tell us?!
Definitely, Topcoat F11 was one of those products that I had no issues saying that I wasn't a fan of it at all. Because reading the description of the product, you get the impression that it would perform with a certain level of insane hydrophobics and durability, and it falls completely flat on its face (and flat on the paint too!), not to mention the crazy price they're charging for it. There are more products though that are just average or mediocre that I've worked with that I'm indifferent of, where I can understand the argument of why some guys really like it, but maybe it's not giving me the features that I would like to see. Usually I purchase products for testing based on the vetting of the guys that I've placed my trust in, I haven't worked with many products that are outright terrible.
If I'm sent products from companies that are terrible, it would most likely be a result of gross negligence in not meeting expectations as laid out in the description on the specific product. If I search and come across a whole bunch of shilling for that product, it's likely that I would release my testing footage as a resource to cut through the shilling. It opens yourself up for potential retaliation but I think my testing method is solid to confirm my results to my viewers.
WaxMode ok thanks! Just don’t turn in to pan the “advertiser” !!
@@henryfreeman6113 - I met Pan at the Turtle Wax event, he really is a great guy and I hope we get to team up in the future for a collaboration of sorts when time allows. There's a lot of time and effort that goes into his videos, and the larger your reach (subscribers), the more valuable your time becomes spent selecting which products to test. If you want your channel to grow, you've got to develop the quality to build that subscriber base and then continue to produce videos that speak to your subscribers. It may be a different style than my videos, but I enjoy watching his channel and he's showcased a lot of products and lines that I think are fantastic performers.
Btw you should test Kamikaze Overcoat. Pearl Nano spray coating also has some crazy surface tension.
Andres Rivera - Definitely still need to get my hands on Overcoat, and I haven’t heard of Pearl Nano I’ll have to do some research on it. Thanks for your recommendations!
4:55 *cough* Beadmaker *cough* I mean, I don't know if it actually advertised being really hydrophobic in the print but c'mon, it's called beadmaker. If anything deserves to be called beadmaker, it's products like fusso, bsd and the likes.
Definitely agree with you there! Bead Maker's strengths have pretty much nothing to do with it making beads. I don't understand why marketing teams want to set their products up for failure by tagging them with features that doesn't match what they do. Probably the reason why Bead Maker wasn't on anyone's radar until 2 years later.
Sonax's failure to market Brilliant Shine Detailer effectively, beginning with how they named it, is probably the biggest offender to date.
Sorry I can afford Lithium products, but think they have priced themselves out of the market. Maybe for high end detailing shops. Good review.
Really enjoy your videos but you can put this product on the bottom shelf in the very back right beside DPC
mike lon - No way Mike, these bottles look too good for bottom shelf real estate they’re in the front row! I’ve also found I can’t fall asleep without getting my cherry fix from Gloss Sauce now. What’s at the top of your list for products you want me to try out next?
One is a sealant the other a wax. I bet if you stacked them accordingly, the results would be phenomenal. I would never just seal and not add a wax or topper of some sort.
Usually I don't like to stack heavier waxes or sealants on top of each other, I like to keep it to a lighter spray maintenance topper instead, so that's why I decided to test both of these with Luster Lube on top in the video.
When are you testing ethos ceramic wax
I've got the new Meguiar's Hybrid Ceramic Liquid Wax currently brewing on the test hood side by side with Meguiar's HCW, after this short term test I'll pull out the Ethos!
How do you remove the seal & squeal ? Or do you apply move once it wears off?
@waxmode have you tried Lithium’s ceramic slam?
No I was not able to get my hands on Ceramic Slam for testing.
Another great video as always. I really look forward to your review of the ETHOS Ceramic Wax PRO. I've heard that one (ETHOS) is a really good sealant along with their spray maintenance product called Ethos Dry and Seal. Not sure if you have the Ethos Dry and Seal as well, but if you could do a review of both of those together, that would be fantastic. I'm really thinking about getting the ETHOS Ceramic Wax Pro along with either their own Dry and Seal or the Xtreme Solutions Poly Seal to go with it as a drying aide and "topper/maintenance" to the Ceramic Wax Pro for both my wife's and my own daily drivers.
Thanks Joe, I always appreciate your feedback! I'm looking forward to trying Ethos out as I've heard some great things about it. They didn't send over their Dry and Seal but if I end up liking Ceramic Wax Pro then I might reach out to them to see if they'd be willing to send me more of the lineup for testing.
Nice! Why not just apply luster lube every week?
I'd definitely be doing Luster Lube after every wash, I'll have to run more individual testing with it to see how it holds up against some of the other spray protectants. I'm not sure about how protective it is by itself, I might reach out to Lithium to see what's the protective capabilities of just Luster Lube by itself, compared to the protective elements of what they've packed into Gloss Sauce that aren't based around hydrophobics.
WaxMode seal and squeal has weak water behavior. If it does not add to the hydrophobicity or durability of luster lube, I see no point in S&S if luster is used weekly. I’ve never heard of a topper that relies on the base coat. It’s the opposite.
@@c6z061 - When I was performing the Strip Down test, I can tell that even though we've built up that strong hydrophobic element with Luster Lube, you can see that Strip Down ate through the Luster Lube topcoat but was not able to fully eat through Seal & Squeal underneath. What I'll likely do in the future is test the capabilities of Luster Lube by itself after a proper cure, but you can certainly have a situation like this test where the protection and durability of your base product can hold strong underneath your topper, even though the base doesn't quite give off the hydrophobics that I want to see by itself with no topper.
Another interesting thing that I saw in this test as well, is if you look closely at the Luster Lube section that was topped on Gloss Sauce, that section was actually slightly more hydrophobic than the Luster Lube topped on S&S. It's as if the S&S was slightly trying to block the Luster Lube from bonding perfectly. Further testing off camera I saw multiple applications of Luster Lube did build the hydrophobics to equalize between our different bases.
I'm still very much a proponent of the two system approach, base layer sealant/coating and spray protectant topper for maintenance. My recent test with Adam's Spray Coating and IGL Premier, both heavily degraded at 11 months without topping. A few weeks ago I topped those sections with Meguiar's Hybrid Ceramic Detailer which is very hydrophobic by itself. After the wash today the Adam's section with HCD held up its hydrophobics MUCH better than the weathered IGL Premier section with HCD. So the condition and strength of your base coat can have a significant impact in the topper's ability to bond, repair, and maintain that hydrophobic performance that it leaves behind.
I'll have this video coming out soon, not just with Adam's Spray Coating, but the Blackfire, CQuartz, CQUK, Gliss and EXO sections all had very positive reactions after being topped with HCD and they looked pretty tired prior to being topped.
Price point is very hard to swallow. DPC SHINE/ARMOR is a sweet spot for me... TAC Moonlight + TAC Shinee would be a fun gloss meter reading as well for the $
I definitely want to pick up Shinee especially after seeing Brian's video on it a while ago. Moonlight is the most recommended spray coating to try out at the moment, I've got to reach out to TAC System and see if they'd be willing to send me a care package to play around with some samples.
Awesome video man! I still gotta try out the Lithium products. Is it just me, or am I seeing the Gloss Sauce topped with Luster lube has a slight edge of hydrophobics compared to the Seal An Squeal? After it lost as a stand alone. It's so cool to see how products pair when staying in the family of products.
You're absolutely right, that Gloss Sauce + Luster Lube side had a slight edge, and it could be that the Seal and Squeal was slightly trying to prevent the Luster Lube from getting a clean bond on top. Another application was able to even the behavior out a bit between the two on additional tests that I did. Definitely reach out to Lithium and see if they'll let you test some products out, they just released their Ceramic Slam and Color Crush that I might need to get my hands on. And Trim Serum is a fantastic trim product, really does a great job in bringing some massively faded trim sections back to life.
@@WaxMode ahhh really really intrigued by these products! I'll reach out for sure! I really hear great things about that trim serum. Maybe I'll get lucky and get to test some! As always, take care my friend!!
Wax mode is BOSS!#GREATNESS
appreciate the info,thumbs up awesome videos, question have you or will ever do some videos on coatings ? so many to choose from, kinda like going down the chips isle at the market
Thanks Jim! Check out my playlist here that I've put together for some of the coating videos that I've done: th-cam.com/play/PLMH5K-0ZGP1wmx3hVQRQ8oWze4NgAw_E8.html
I have plans to ramp up testing on additional coatings coming up this year, so definitely stay tuned to the channel! But right now I'm really enjoying CQUK 3.0, even the original CQuartz formula, Blackfire Pro, they're great performers.
Hi I like to keep my car clean so I'm happy I found you now can I buy these products from you if so can you let me know I would appeared
Great job my friend! 👍 👍 👍
Do you think you could compare meguiar's ultimate quik wax and ultimate quik detailer against the new improved versions? It would be interesting to see if they have really improved in beading and chemical resistance!, And also the appearance of shine and wet effect!
thank you in advance
(the box of leather love reminds me of a box of pellets for air rifle from the brand jsb! 😋😉)
Thanks! I snagged the new versions up in a heartbeat when I saw them at the local auto store. I'll have comparisons coming out in the future that cover the performance of the new vs. old formulas, looking forward to putting them to the test. Love the new Opus style sprayers and larger sizes as well!
@@WaxMode Cool 😎 👍. Yes, the new meguiar's sprayers seem to have well atomized the products!, The material chosen by meguiar's has always been of good quality!
I ask you a lot but I hope you will have the opportunity to test us the new meguiar's M788 coating?!. To be honest, I'm a fan of the meguiar's brand, too bad I in France (so meguiar's France) we always receive products late, at least 6 months! 😞, but I always manage to manage on Belgian or Spanish sites which receive them not long after the release in the USA. I am so impatient to test all the new meguiar's, especially M788, M799, M122, M27 etc.
Try Bouncer's DDsi. You will love it!
Hey Loach did you get a new camera? It looks really good!
Thanks nook! I'm working on the iPhone XR for this video, but sometimes I'll release footage for what I shot on the 7 Plus and 5s phones from years ago. It's insane I've only released around 70 videos, I've got so much video footage I don't have enough space to store it!
That's the worst packaging I've ever seen. It's literally BBQ sauce bottles.
I enjoy working on my car. But, if it’s my own money, that I do earn, $40 a bottle, no way. Sorry.
Thanks for another great video!
I would be very happy if you took a look at Tac System products.
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