A little Blackfire Midnight Sun

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I detailed another car (about 69K on the clock) this weekend:

Today's efforts

  • Polished using Poorboys Polish with Sealant on one side and Blackfire Total Polish and Seal on the other
  • Plastic chrome protected by Mothers Cleaner Wax
  • Textured Trim protected by Ultima's Tire and Trim Guard
  • Headlights and taillights polished with Mothers Power Plastic
  • Glass cleaned with Spray Glass Cleaner (exterior) and Mothers Glass Cleaner (interior)
  • Protected by Blackfire Midnight Sun
  • Applied Wolfgang Detail Spritz to chrome wheels
  • Polished behind door pulls with Meg's 205 by hand
  • Wheel liners protected Solution Finish
  • Tires dressed with Optimum Tire Bond
  • Interior surfaces cleaned with Mothers VLR and Auto Finesse Interior Detailer
  • Dash protected with Blackfire Interior Protectant


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I am curious about the two different polishes...are you doing a test on them?
 
DaveT435 said:
I am curious about the two different polishes...are you doing a test on them?
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Yes, I was comparing them. I had not posted my comments yet.

Machine: Rupes 15

Pads used (all 5.5-in):
Lake Country CCS black finishing
Uber (B&S) blue pad
Lake Country Crimson HT pad

Observations:

Scent - Blackfire is clear winner with the blueberry (fruity in any event) like scent

Ease of use - Poorboy's. It seemed easy to buff cleanly no matter when you stopped polishing

Cut - Poorboy's. The ACC chart says PwS has a cut of 3 but with finishing pad it did not seem to have that much cut.

Slickness - tie. Neither seemed to be that slick with an hour after application.

Look - I give the edge to Blackfire for clarity. PB's seemed to mute the flake. Gloss seemed to be able the same.

Topping compatibility - I put Midnight Sun over it and did not see any difference.

I did try several pads and my Rupes 15 did not seem to like Crimson HT pad (using TPnS at the time). It tended to hop. I am not sure exactly why. No issues with a flat pad.
 
Great job Al. Love the comparison of PWS and BFTPS. I have a detail coming up and this will help me decide which one to use.
 
"SHINES LIKE THE MIDNIGHT SUN...OH OH...SHE`S THE ONE"

Bruce Springsteen..."SHE`S THE ONE."
 
Nice review Al. Not so drawn out that I don't want to read it, yet enough info to help me make a decision
 
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