It is 8:53 California time and just finished the outside of my new sparkling silver R56 MCS Auto. The first car wash. It seems like it took me three hours just to do the outside. Purchased a 16 ounce bottle of Hydro and car wash to try. The car looks amazing but again its a new car with pretty much flawless paint. Is the product that good. It sure looks good and very shiny. My other question is how much hydro are people using. I used at least 1/2 of the 16 ounce bottle. Is this normal or did I use to much. It didn't seem like I was using to much.

Thanks for anyones comments in advance.

 

Way too much But it's okay, you'll get used to it. It's really easy to use a lot! It smells so good and just rubs right in so it seems like you can never be using too much.

You should be using maybe 2-4 spritzes of Hydro on a wet door panel, for example. Then you work it in as you dry. More than that, and really you're wasting it.

But now you know! And your car is shiny and that's what really matters.

 

Oh ken, you're on

I used it on my wife's definitely not new trailblazer and it still looks good a week later after being through 3 rain storms and a few hundred miles. Good stuff.

 

why yes, it's time to Hydro.

 

I find that Hydro does make the car shine more than it did before (obviously), but not quite as drastic of a difference as Epic. The main thing that Hydro did for my car was make the paint very slick and smooth.

I also found that Hydro will 'stick' better if you have a synthetic wax like Epic already on the car. The first time I hydro'd it was on my MINI which had a carnuaba based wax on it. It didn't stick well or last long at all.

 

1/2 a bottle on one application? That is way too much. If I'd had to guess a bottle should last 10 - 15 washes? Ken can confirm.

 

I use about 4-5 squirts on the wide-spray setting for a hood of a car.

Here's a good tip on using Hydro: after washing the car, take off the nozzle of the hose and using the slow, fat stream of water, go over the car once more. Let it air dry for a minute. Then wipe down about 1/2 of the water, maybe a little less. Then spray Hydro and use a mf towel that isn't too absorbent to spread the product around. I've had excellent results using this method.

 

It's just that good... I run my car thru a lazer wash and then use Hydro like a quick detailer when I get home, the car looks great and takes about 15-20 mins! I just used ICE as a base as my cars paint was in good shape!

 

Wow, I thought I was using to much I like the technique NINIFVR suggests. I used the two bottle spritz method, hydro in one, pure water in the other to rewet the surface, if it is to dry.

Since our 07 MINIs are really fresh, less than 3 months, wash then hydro is a good plan. I will put a coat of wax in late August or Septermber, then continue with the wash/hyrdo combo until the next wax. Probably will clay and do an extended detail in the Spring.

Amazonracer, your PS MCSa must gleam, put up a picture after your next hydro application.

 

Why? Hydro can be used on a wet or dry surface?

 

Yeah, you can use it when the paint is wet or dry. I like it inbetween- too wet and I wind up using too much hydro- same when its too dry.

 

i use only 2 squirts (using the latest sprayhead version) per panel so
it can easily last a good 12+ washes for sure.

after you get use to it, try washing your car in the sun. with hydro,
i can wash my black legacy in the sun with panels that are HOT to
the touch.

wet down the section of the car until it is cool to the touch.
i do the roof and windows first, rinse, hydro.
then do the rear and one side of car, rinse, hydro.
then do the hood and front bumper, rinse, hydro.
then do the rest of the car, rinse, hydro.
then do wheels. done.

no spots wat so ever. it takes a few minutes longer, but better
than waiting hours for the sun to go down.

 

Welp, I guess I like the look, feel and smell.

Actually, I thought I read somewhere that Hydro works best when used when your drying the car (water and hydro mix). Guess I will enjoy it both ways. Must be reading to much NAM.

Thanks for the update.

 

A little hydro goes a really long way. Once the micro fiber towel gets saturated w/ water and hydro its spreads over a lot of area. You can tell by doing the windows with a hydro / water damp micro fiber. You will get a very light residue of wax on the windows that buffs right off and keeps the windows really nice.

 

Hydro could be called a miracle product by some because it actually has two personalities that not everyone realizes.

As a spray booster wax, you apply the highly concentrated liquid to a freshly rinsed car for extra shine and protection.

On a dry car, it also masks defects like in the picture below which shows swirls on the left, a tape line, Hydro on the right which caused that sharp dividing line.

 

It's even better than that - I've noticed the swirl-hiding ability even when using Hydro in the "normal" manner (applying to a rinsed car before drying). The effect probably isn't as noticeable as when using it full-strength on a dry car, but it's still there.

I'm very careful to avoid introducing swirls, but they eventually show up again after a few months' worth of routine washes. When they do reappear, they're always the most-noticeable on the black A-pillars and windshield header on my cabrio. Using Hydro when drying the car effectively extends my time between buffer sessions.

 

Yep, that's why I recommend all of my customers who's cars I work on, to wash their cars using the techniques I show, and then to wax with Hydro every time.

Hydro is GOOD for your paint, regardless of how you apply it.

 

Richard - your video was a big eye-opener, even after detailing on an amateur basis for 20+ years. Since I've started washing the car using the two-bucket/grit guard/sheepskin mitt method, I've been able to cut the number of newly-introduced swirl marks down to almost zero. Right now, it's been eight+ months since I last clayed and buffed the paint, and except for one or two individual marks on the bonnet that I have to search for under just the right light, it's still completely swirl-free, and certainly nothing like the massive amounts of concentric swirls and holograms you see on most cars on the street.

 

Awesome! That's exactly what's supposed to happen! Good job!

For anyone that's curious about what video Scott is talking about:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...arch&plindex=1

 

actually 3... i heard it heals anxioty, depression, and other emotional illnesses.

 

I am sure it does on you

lol just kidding we know it does bring a smile to your face.

 

smile? you mean this?