I use CarPro Eraser for CQuartz products.
I just ordered the BlackFire Coating and going to use the BF Paint cleaner.
Not worth my time to not use the products 'preferred/recommended' product.
The manufacturer tends to know their product best. This relates to the chemistry which leads to the official recommendations. There is something to be said about
Synergistic Chemical Compatibility
I for one try to stay inside a system. I've worked this way all my life. I coined the term synergistic chemical compatibility in the online detailing world. I can locate the first use of the term if any would like to see the original thread.
Yesterday I was asked to recommend a paint coating for a guy prepping a car for competition at SEMA. I'll be competing against him.
I still made a professional recommendation and that included two options,
A finishing wax or show car wax
his would be a wax with no cleaning ability or abrasives. (the opposite of a cleaner/wax). I recommended Pinnacle Liquid Souveran. As long as the prep work is done right the results from this product are always show car results.
A paint coating
Not knowing this guys experience with paint coatings I recommended to him the easiest paint coating to use on the market today and that's the DP Paint Coating. I explained the paint would need to be chemically stripped before he could apply the coating but when done correctly the paint would have a slick, glassy appearance. That's what you want in a show car finish.
I recommended he use the DP Polish Prep if he's going to use the DP Paint Coating because that's the recommended product for this coating and keeping with my personal practice of staying inside a single line of products or synergistic chemical compatibility.
Sent that e-mail yesterday, might not ever know what he ends up doing.
As for Prep-Sol? It's a solvent used for removing wax and grease as well as other contaminants off the surface of body panels in body shops as well as other industries.
I wrote about it back in 2010 in the below article years before paint coatings were introduced to the car detailing world and thus paint strippers.
Damp-Sanding Tools, Tips and Techniques by Mike Phillips
Mike Phillips said:
Chemically Strip Paint
Chemically stripping the paint will remove waxes, paint sealants, silicones, polymers and any other substance off the finish that washing will not remove and was not removed by the claying process. Detailing clay will actually remove a lot of any substances bonded to the upper surface of the paint, including waxes and paint sealants, but under a microscope paint is not completely flat, it's made up of hills and valleys, pockets and pores, surface imperfections and interstices.
Interstices = Microscopic cracks and fissures.
Remember, a lot of modern car wax and paint sealant products are
detergent resistant so washing won't alway remove 100% of any previously applied wax or paint sealant coating.
Important: You don’t want any chemical substance bonded onto the surface to come off while sanding as it can interfere with the cutting process, load up on the face of our sanding disc and cause your disc to wear-out prematurely.
Common products for chemically stripping the finish include
Prep-All,
Orderless Mineral Spirits,
Automotive All Purpose Cleaners,
Isopropyl Alcohol.
You can dampen a microfiber towel and wipe the surface clean or use a spray bottle with a chemical resistant spray head to spray directly onto the surface and then wipe the paint dry using clean microfiber towels.
Prep-All
I also showed it in this more recent thread,
Little Deuce Coupe - Hotrod Detailing
Here's the final results after a lot of work went into the old Ford....
Here's the deal for those who have never used it.....
It stinks HORRIBLY!
On the other hand,... BLACKFIRE Crystal Coat Paint Prep does the same job, does it better and
smells great.
Here's a recent car project showcasing BLACKFIRE Crystal Coat Paint Prep and BLACKFIRE Crystal Paint Coating.
BEFORE
AFTER
The BLACKFIRE Crystal Coat Paint Prep can be used to chemically strip both paint and gel-coat before applying coatings. The fact that it doesn't smell like a foul solvent is a testimony to the chemist.
When you smell a solvent and it smells horrible what you're smelling are the V.O.C.s or volatile organic compounds as they evaporate into the air to go into your lungs.
A good chemist making a great product uses products that cost more because they've been refined more to remove the nasty stuff. Thus they don't smell bad and at some level are safer to use.
On Autogeek.com
BLACKFIRE Crystal Coat Paint Prep
BLACKFIRE Crystal Coat Paint Coating
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