Product Review: BlackFire Crystal Coat Paint Coating

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

could the blackfire coating go over cquartz, or would the cquartz need to be polished off?

The problem with quartz based coatings such as the BlackFire, CQuartz, and others is that they form an incredibly slick glass like surface and are non-porus. If you are going to add another coat it is suggested that is applied within an hour otherwise it may not properly bond to itself.

Imagine if you will, you take your car in for paint repair. In order for the new paint to be applied and bond correctly the surface needs to be scuffed for the paint to stick. If not, you will run into problems as the paint being laid down will not properly bond, begin to sag after a coat or two, and have runs. After a while that paint will being to flake off as it never had a proper foundation to grab onto.

Now, a coating won't behave exactly like the above paint job but it still needs a prepped surface to adhere to otherwise it will prematurely fail. What I would do is "scuff" the surface in the way of a finishing polish such as SF4000, Wolfgang FG, M205 etc with a finishing pad to make sure it is ready for application. With the surface being "scuffed" now it is ready for application of your new product. If you want to lay down a second coat make sure it is applied within 30-60 minutes. Not sooner. You want to give the product time to flash and adhere without interfering during this time.

This method will apply to all Coatings regardless of chemical makeup IMO.

Best Regards,
Mike

 

[burkempers]

Thanks Mike, I have carpro reload on my car now, not the cquartz. I would imagine that would be similar? I'm just looking to put something that will give me that 1 to 2 year protection.

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Thanks Mike, I have carpro reload on my car now, not the cquartz. I would imagine that would be similar? I'm just looking to put something that will give me that 1 to 2 year protection.

It is similar in the sense that it is formulated for spray use. Dont hold me to it. Perhaps CarPro can expand further. Regular maintenance applications of Reload will give you protection as long as you keep applying during your routines.

Putting down 2 coats of the BlackFire paint coating or CQuartz and maintaining properly will give you those 2 years of paint protection.

 

[Kappy]

As soon as I was done with a towel I threw it into a bucket of water mixed with DP Polishing Pad Rejuvenator.

The towels are still soaking, haven't had a chance to wash them yet, hopefully they will be okay.

Were the towels okay?

If a car was polished and coated in sections over a period of time, could the applicator and towels be washed and reused, or would it require at least a new applicator each time the coating was applied?

 

[FrankS]

As soon as I was done with a towel I threw it into a bucket of water mixed with DP Polishing Pad Rejuvenator.

The towels are still soaking, haven't had a chance to wash them yet, hopefully they will be okay.

Were the towels okay?

If a car was polished and coated in sections over a period of time, could the applicator and towels be washed and reused, or would it require at least a new applicator each time the coating was applied?

The towels came out okay after doing what I mentioned above ^ and then washing them. I did the same thing with the applicators and they came out fine.

After I was done with a towel I threw into the solution of DP and then stirred it with a broom stick. I didn't want stir it with my hands and get them wet since I was still applying the coating.

In my case, the towels were left soaking in the DP solution for about a week before I got a chance to wash them.