Hybrid Solutions- A Brand of it's own!

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Is Hybrid Solutions Turtle Wax? Well they are all owned by the same company but the products speak for themselves!



 
We need a true real world test! Bird poop on both sides!

I wonder why TW created a two products that compete against each other? Seems a little dumb. Unless it’s because we have all bought TW S&S and now they know we will now buy TW Hybrid, lol.
 
rlmccarty2000 said:
We need a true real world test! Bird poop on both sides!
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There's bird poop on my car sitting there since Tuesday (3 days now). Testing out some coatings (finally getting into them).

So, yeah, I agree with you!!
 
LMAO Turtle Wax does better chemical torture testing than the detailing youtubers channels LOL.

They are definitely doing some cool things TW in their promotion of the new TW Hybrid Solution line of products. Takes huge risks with invite their most critical reviewers and putting them under the same roof. Does the product show off in sunny and warm weather conditions. They believe in their products to do this kind of thing. And cool that a big company put them out their selfs like this. And also gets AGO to offering their products is awesome too.

Why do AGO just call it as the brand is Hybrid Solution? Is that something that Turtle Wax is going with this as a new brand? Just curious LOL.

Cool video and the new Hybrid Solution line seems to be impresive when it comes to the short term chemical resistance. Will be very interesting to see if the TW HS Ceramic Spray Coating is going up in the league with Carpro Lite and Gyeon CanCoat. That will credit Turtle Wax a lot as these HS products is still offered in a reasonable price.

/ Tony
 
That’s impressive durability from both products. That was Chemical exposure most cars will never see and they both held up really well. Impressed.

ScottH
 
rlmccarty2000 said:
We need a true real world test! Bird poop on both sides!
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I get bird poop on my car now and again and it seems to rinse right off without any of it eating through the Seal N Shine and sticking to the paint like Super Glue, as it seems to do with most other waxes. In fact, it almost seems like it wants to bead up and slide off before it has a chance to dry out and stick.


I'm looking forward to the HS Ceramic Spray, and I'm REALLY curious about the HS Polish and Wax.
 
I pre ordered a bottle of the ceramic spray. I hope crystals don't form in the bottle like Mothers CMX. I tossed the CMX when I saw that.

I presently use DG 105/601 on my car that's parked outside 24/7. Maybe this ceramic spray can take it's place.

Water spotting is my main concern. I used to get horrendous water spotting with Si02 spray sealants on my black Audi. I switched to polymer sealants and water spotting is greatly reduced. Hopefully the hybrid nature of this new ceramic spray will work out.
 
I’m glad to see TW stepping into the professional arena. TW has always had a special place in my heart. My dad always used TW Hard shell paste wax and I would help him wax his trucks.
 
dennis b said:
I pre ordered a bottle of the ceramic spray. I hope crystals don't form in the bottle like Mothers CMX. I tossed the CMX when I saw that.
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I believe they said no crystals on the sprayer head in one of the popular detailing channel videos from the Hybrid Solutions event.
 
WOW. That is some serious protection and testing! Makes you wonder what will remove it if you want it off?
 
That’s an issue I have with all those coatings. Better be prepared to like them because they are going to stay on for quite a while.
 
Well it's too late in the year now, but come spring I think I will be trying the Hybrid solutions line.
 
pro 4x said:
WOW. That is some serious protection and testing! Makes you wonder what will remove it if you want it off?
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I think that any abrasive polish woild.do it. I used the Turtle Wax Clean Finish Polishing Compound to remove the previous layers of Seal N Shine and it took them off and made the paint SQUEAKY clean.
 
Do chemical torture tests on freshly cured sealant really emulate real world experiences? I personally think that the UV from the sun over 6 months is probably the biggest cause for sealants to breakdown.
 
Just received a bottle of the ceramic spray coating. Tried it on the hood of my Mythos Black Audi. Wow, did I get bad streaking. My car has a layer of DG 601/105 applied a month ago. Washed with Reset today and applied the TW ceramic spray to the hood in the shade (85 degrees). Followed directions. Boy is this stuff tenacious. Just to knock down the streaking it took multiple passes with a damp microfiber towel then a wipe down with P21s paint cleanser, then another coating of DG 601/105. Took me an hour to get the hood to 95% streak free. Taking advantage of the free return policy where I bought it. If a product is this fussy I can't deal with it. Back to DG 601/105 topped with Aqua wax. Others may have better results than I did.

I'll also add that judging by how hard it was to remove that If you can get this stuff to lay down evenly it easily has six months longevity if not more.
 
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Originally not being familiar with the DuraGloss products, I was wondering if there was carnauba or similar wax that the TW didn’t get along with, but quick looking shows they’re just synthetic. Maybe there’s still something in there that the TW didn’t get along with?

Thanks for sharing your experience! Sorry it was a laborious one..
 
That's what I was thinking. Has to be some incompatibility. But, I watched a Pan the organizer video and he interviewed the lead TW chemist and he said there's some wax (I'm guessing synthetic) in the ceramic formulation. Plus I don't think there should be any compatibility issues since TW markets toward the weekend warriors that buy at the big box stores. How many of them actually decontaminate their paint 100%. Not many, if any.

I think the best way to go about applying the spray ceramic coating is to use the ceramic polish first.
 
I had a similar experience with the Seal N Shine. When I first applied it to the Camaro, I got some pretty nasty streaking. I didn't prep the surface first and there was another sealant on the paint (don't remember exactly which one, it might have been Meg's HCW). Anyway, once I polished the paint with Turtle Wax Clean Finish Polishing Compound, application and removal was a breeze. No smearing or streaking at all.
 
Well there ya go. I didn't prep correctly by removing the DG sealant completely. My mistake thinking the TW ceramic spray coating would be a good topper over DG sealants. I thought it might replace Aquawax and give me more longevity. So it looks like the TW ceramic spray is a stand alone product and not a topper unless it's used over another Hybrid solutions product.
 
DBAILEY said:
Do chemical torture tests on freshly cured sealant really emulate real world experiences? I personally think that the UV from the sun over 6 months is probably the biggest cause for sealants to breakdown.
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No, no, and uh-uh. Those tests are just plain silly. They in no way resemble real world problems. They splash APC, degreasers, Iron-X, and too many other chemicals to list that you would never run into on your vehicle. I quit watching these silly torture tests. The manufacturers didn’t ever plan on people testing their products in such asinine ways. Sun/UV and soap are what will most likely degrade any sealant we put on a vehicle.
 
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