Hydrosilex Recharge
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Pats300zx
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Do you have the link to the site? I just tried to add it to my cart and it`s showing at $35.00.
Disregard: Found the link and sample. Just ordered and interested to see how it compares to Hydro2 and Hydro Blue.
No problem. It was because of this site that I came across the deal. Figured the least I could do is stop being a lurker and sign up to post this in case others couldn`t get the link to work. Now just waiting for it to warm up so I can give my car a proper wash and try this stuff out.
KBsToy
New member
Same here...For $10.00 I wanted to give it a shot.
With all the hype on others $10.00 is cheap.
Washed my car for the first time since I applied it. We’ve had rain almost every day and the car was pretty filthy. The tops held up well...hood, roof and trunk lid beading good. The tops of the fenders and doors were still beading but not as good as the tops. The bottom of the doors and rear bumper had zero beading. The wheels also weren’t beading but I kinda expected that. I honestly thought it would last longer than it did, but I also didn’t do any prep work either. So far I’m not super impressed with it but I’m gonna keep using it and trying it out.
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grisby
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Well I finally got a response from the BBB,and here is what is says
This customer did receive his free sample of our product on February 5th. We were notified of this complaint on the 6th by the BBB. Notifications were sent to let our clients who ordered samples due to a delay in shipping from our manufacturer. Our free link was also comprised and being shared on social media, which is how Mr. G**** attained it as we had not personally sent him our link to invite him to order a sample. This caused additional delays due to the sudden high orders for samples. Regardless of how Mr. G**** obtained our link, we sent him a sample, charging the agreed upon shipping charge of $10 to receive a free bottle of our $35 16oz size of Recharge which was delivered to him. Below is Mr. G****`s shipping data, We apologize for any inconvenience.
Well, I never received any notification and as per this thread neither did many of you. Plus I did not get link through social media as I do not belong to any of that crap(too old) Internet froums are enough for me. I got the link by reading this forum and I typed sample in their search box for the price when the link did not work. Either way, I got this stuff, hood is ok, does not last on fenders and sides and I am done with this company. I prefer to deal with companies that provide fast customer service as it took them as long to post back to the BBB as it did to ship.
Thank you for sharing. Is your vehicle coated? Just wondering what type of protection did you have on the vehicle prior to Recharge? Thanks in advance.
It had 3 month old sonax pns that was pretty much dead. Washed it with megs wash + and then applied the recharge via the dry method. Applied a second coat after that first wash, I’ll wash it again Monday and let you know what it looks like.
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Thanks brother sounds good. Today I`m applying it to my coated SUV. I`ll keep u posted as well
TroyScherer
Ummm.... Ya.....
I have applied it a few times trying different methods. The wet method of spray and rinse has not worked for me at all and I use Hydro2 and WetCoat a lot. So far the dry method is the only way it works for me.
Also it might not be far but I have a 50/50 test on my truck between this and Sonax BSD. So far on week one the BSD was better water beading and sheeting. It really shows when I drive my truck and one side is clean and dry and the other side is wet. But durability will by determined yet as well.
Also it might not be far but I have a 50/50 test on my truck between this and Sonax BSD. So far on week one the BSD was better water beading and sheeting. It really shows when I drive my truck and one side is clean and dry and the other side is wet. But durability will by determined yet as well.
Please update the 50/50 test occasionally. I think that`s the big question mark for many.
The Guz
Mike
Agree with you with BSD vs Hydrosilex. I have BSD that is roughly 3 weeks old and I washed the car today. Side by side they both behave the same. Speaks volumes to BSD. I applied hydrosilex 1 week ago using the wet method. Will probably use it to maintain coated wheels as I have not been super impressed with Hydrosilex.
Tried it out today on my wife’s coated car. It’s been coated for almost 2.5 years and still beads like day one. It’s a no name brand sold by stay fresh car care.
Anyway, I like how easy this stuff applies and the shine it leaves. The slickness level was a lot less on the coated car than it was on my non coated car. It left the surface smooth but not real slick. A towel won’t slide off the hood or fender. The pollen is starting to come out and the car seems to attract it more than usual.
All in all I’m still not that impressed with it, especially for the price. I absolutely hate the sprayer it came with too. If I think of this stuff as just a ceramic detail spray and not a full blown coating/sealant I’m not as disappointed with it. Stay Fresh makes their own ceramic detail spray that left the paint much slicker than this stuff and is a fraction of the price. I definitely wouldn’t buy it again.
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Anyway, I like how easy this stuff applies and the shine it leaves. The slickness level was a lot less on the coated car than it was on my non coated car. It left the surface smooth but not real slick. A towel won’t slide off the hood or fender. The pollen is starting to come out and the car seems to attract it more than usual.
All in all I’m still not that impressed with it, especially for the price. I absolutely hate the sprayer it came with too. If I think of this stuff as just a ceramic detail spray and not a full blown coating/sealant I’m not as disappointed with it. Stay Fresh makes their own ceramic detail spray that left the paint much slicker than this stuff and is a fraction of the price. I definitely wouldn’t buy it again.
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The Guz
Mike
Here’s an update on the hood of my brothers Tahoe.
Prep was just clay and dry application on half the hood.
Hydrosilex after 3 weeks. Beading from rain looks lack luster. I don’t see this lasting the claimed 6-8 months without another application.
For comparison purposes this is the other half of the hood that was only clayed.
Prep was just clay and dry application on half the hood.
Hydrosilex after 3 weeks. Beading from rain looks lack luster. I don’t see this lasting the claimed 6-8 months without another application.
For comparison purposes this is the other half of the hood that was only clayed.
TroyScherer
Ummm.... Ya.....
I have applied this to the drivers side of my truck twice. To be honest I have not noticed any added gloss, beading, etc. In fact what I have noticed so far is it needs to be reapplied often as it’s not holding up here in Ohio during the winter. And that’s on the upper panels as well as the lower salt covered panels.
But I just put this on my wife’s car that has old CQUK on it so now I’ll see how it hold up there.
Intresting findings. To be honest the pro detailers in Sweden have had access to hydrosilex recharge since october. And since I have no experience with it myself I have been casious to write anything. But they have had some good first impressions of it but then it has been quite of a silence from it afterwards. So think that they had same experience that you guys are haveing. Just my guess about it. I was wondering when they did recommend to use it every 2 weeks to build it up. Why if only 1 application would last you 6-9 months. But then maybe it`s the thing many says that the protection is still there even if the beading and sheeting is gone. For me though it`s important behavior to have for the self cleaning ability to be on top. Will see if there comes in more of the insites of this.
TroyScherer
Ummm.... Ya.....
I have been wondering about this myself. I really wish there were Pro`s with more experience or even the Mgft giving us some input as I don`t want to give bad information due to not understanding the product fully or improper use.
I would really like to see the testing and proof of this product being able to "build layers" of protection on top of itself. It is so watery that I feel like I am really just applying water. But it does leave gloss and slickness.
Definitely wish the manufacturer would reply back to some of us on product information. I`ve reached out multiple times via email, Facebook and even Instagram to just find out very simple question and zero responses. I`ve been wondering the percent of Sio2 that`s in recharge but no response for a month now.