Well after about two hours of dry time it is no longer sticky and is smooth. I am very happy, the first time I used it I guess I did not use enough. Although it is hard work compared to some of the other spray and wipe stuff. How offten would you say this needs to be done? My main concern is keeping the leather from wearing out fast, even though the car is six years old. My daily driver I let the leather go and it looks like crap now. By the way I use to own a corvette, I loved it. 81 Stingray. To bad it just died on me and I had to sell. Now I own a 00 Camaro SS.