Blackfire Crystal Seal Paint Sealant Review

Great review roshan, definitely a dead simple WOWA sealant. I only find its durability lacking in my experience (typically one month).
 
This was my 2nd and current WOWA product (1st was Zaino Z-CS) and I must say I like it MUCH better because its cheaper and flashes within the hour! The look is "candy apple" when it flashes, makes the paint look fake which IMO is a good thing, unreal clarity or "pop"!

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This is one of my fav LSP's. Really does a great job. I might have done about 10 total applications on various cars and objects, and honeslty, I barely put a dent in the bottle.

Excellent review as always. Video reviews always more fun!
 
Hi Roshan...Thanks for the BFCS review!!

Excellent POV you provided as the: "WO-Process" was taking place.
As such:
If there is any doubt about the thickness (really...it's the thin-ness) of this,
and probably many other, spray-on sealants/LSP's...
This application, surely: "Tells the Tale"!!

But I bet that the above characteristic probably doesn't take away from the
protective-layer formed from this product's "cross-linking attributes".


Thanks again for the review. :xyxthumbs:

However...(As promised)...
FUNX725 said:
I, for one, will be tuning-in to your daily reviews...
And you know how much of a gentle soul I am when it comes to "scrutinizing". :D LOL
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I have one question:
When you removed the cap/lid from the container of BFCS @ ~ the 00:40 mark...
Why did you place said cap/lid upon that horizontal panel of this vehicle? :poke:


Bob
 
Great review, really a nice job on the video. Have you used UPGP? if so, care to compare? :xyxthumbs:
 
RhetoricMixes said:
Great review roshan, definitely a dead simple WOWA sealant. I only find its durability lacking in my experience (typically one month).
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I get one to two months as well. Not a problem for me as it only takes 10 minutes to do the entire car :)

Dogfather said:
Shucks. Couldn't view it on my Kindle.
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Get an iPad? :p ;)

Klasse Act said:
This was my 2nd and current WOWA product (1st was Zaino Z-CS) and I must say I like it MUCH better because its cheaper and flashes within the hour! The look is "candy apple" when it flashes, makes the paint look fake which IMO is a good thing, unreal clarity or "pop"!

Sent from my SPH-M930 using AG Online
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Definitely flashes very quick, within minutes for me as the video shows!

Love this stuff as well :) Thanks for watching!

Bigbull2984 said:
Thanks Roshan, this is really fool proof LSP.
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Thanks for watching D!

cleanmycorolla said:
This is one of my fav LSP's. Really does a great job. I might have done about 10 total applications on various cars and objects, and honeslty, I barely put a dent in the bottle.

Excellent review as always. Video reviews always more fun!
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Indeed they are more fun :props:

I agree, hardly any used at all!

FUNX725 said:
Hi Roshan...Thanks for the BFCS review!!

Excellent POV you provided as the: "WO-Process" was taking place.
As such:
If there is any doubt about the thickness (really...it's the thin-ness) of this,
and probably many other, spray-on sealants/LSP's...
This application, surely: "Tells the Tale"!!

But I bet that the above characteristic probably doesn't take away from the
protective-layer formed from this product's "cross-linking attributes".


Thanks again for the review. :xyxthumbs:

However...(As promised)...


I have one question:
When you removed the cap/lid from the container of BFCS @ ~ the 00:40 mark...
Why did you place said cap/lid upon that horizontal panel of this vehicle? :poke:


Bob
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Thanks for the compliments Bob!

And I should've known you would've picked up on that. I didn't have anywhere else to put it, because I didn't want to put it on the ground. I figured it wouldn't do any damage up there ;)

feslope said:
Great review, really a nice job on the video. Have you used UPGP? if so, care to compare? :xyxthumbs:
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Thanks for watching! I haven't used UPGP, so can't compare sorry.
 
feslope said:
Great review, really a nice job on the video. Have you used UPGP? if so, care to compare? :xyxthumbs:
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If you don't mind, I can chime in having used both. With CS, you really get the Blackfire look, it truly is amazing. I used CS as a stand alone LSP for a few months and it was great durability wise. Leaves a real slick surface. And in my eyes the look and feel was 100% similar to BFWDPS.

UPGP has more of a candy coated look IMO, which is not bad depending on what look you're currently going for. It is really slick, but as CEEDOG long ago noted, 3 layers seems to be the money area, whereas with 2 coats of CS felt money. UPGP did last a real long time for me. It was the first ever LSP I used long ago, and I distinctly remember getting a solid 5 months out of it here in a Los Angeles spring going into summer.

My pick, I'd take BFCS hands down as I felt I used less product, for great protection. Also the "buy in" price for BFCS is more friendly i suppose. However, let me say I'd choose Wolfgang Liquid Seal over them both, its the best WOWA Ive used but that's another long post and I already hate hogging someone's else's review.
 
cleanmycorolla said:
However, let me say I'd choose Wolfgang Liquid Seal over them both, its the best WOWA Ive used but that's another long post and I already hate hogging someone's else's review.
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The more info the better! No worries here dude, I actually have Wolfgang Liquid Seal but didn't see a measurable difference between it and Crystal Seal. Maybe I haven't used it enough?
 
Roshan, did you notice any diffrence in slickness after BFCS has cured? Every time i used it it almost felt "grabby" almost like a tacky feel. Even after curing for a hour or two it felt this way and a freshly clayed vehicle.
 
I doesn't get any easier than that. I guess the only thing that might be construed as a negative is that some don't like the candied look. I actually do like it.

As far as those concerned about durability give me a break. It almost applies as easy as a spray wax. Put it on every month and you need not ever have any concerns.
 
RhetoricMixes said:
Roshan, did you notice any diffrence in slickness after BFCS has cured? Every time i used it it almost felt "grabby" almost like a tacky feel. Even after curing for a hour or two it felt this way and a freshly clayed vehicle.
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Hmm how much are you putting on? I really only need 1 spray for a good size chunk of panel (like in the video). It certainly feels tacky for a little while but I haven't encountered that issue hours after applying.

How does it feel the day after?

silverfox said:
I doesn't get any easier than that. I guess the only thing that might be construed as a negative is that some don't like the candied look. I actually do like it.

As far as those concerned about durability give me a break. It almost applies as easy as a spray wax. Put it on every month and you need not ever have any concerns.
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:whs:
 
alright last bump for this first start of the May Review Challenge, tomorrow's review already made it into another thread, but I think I'll make a dedicated thread.

Hope you guys enjoyed this review :)
 
I found the durability of Blackfire Crystal Seal to be weak also. ZCS, OS and UPGP are all more durable. The Blackfire Total Polish & Seal AIO also has poor durability. Will shorten the life of Crystal Seal and BFWD when used as a topper over the TPS.
 
ihaveacamaro said:
The more info the better! No worries here dude, I actually have Wolfgang Liquid Seal but didn't see a measurable difference between it and Crystal Seal. Maybe I haven't used it enough?
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I noticed that WG seemed to "flash" a tad more noticeably, making it easier to see where you applied it, that helps! Also, the look and durability. With the WG, I noticed had that typically nuba look, with only 1 coat. And with that 1 coat, I saw 3 months easy on the car I used it on, had I done a reapplication on my buddies car, and added a 2nd coat, we could've got 5-6 months, but again keep in mind here in Los Angeles, we see no rain, snow, harsh weather, I noticed if it is not hot, LSP's last a long time out here. But 1 coat of the WG, seemed to out do the 2 of CS or 2-3 of UPGP. There is zero science to this obviously, this was all by eye and over a period of time if and when my buddy would drive us to places, etc....In theory, I agree, BFCS and WGLS, are ideally the same thing, but i've noticed their looks are indeed different. Not that that is bad at all, because they both serve a purpose. :)

DJBAILEY said:
I found the durability of Blackfire Crystal Seal to be weak also. ZCS, OS and UPGP are all more durable. The Blackfire Total Polish & Seal AIO also has poor durability. Will shorten the life of Crystal Seal and BFWD when used as a topper over the TPS.
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I have had great success with the BFTPS and CS combo, was the car clayed before polishing, etc.....when did you notice you durability starting to decrease, 2, 3, 4 weeks in? That sucks, because thats a combo I love so much, bummed it didnt work for ya!
 
I picked some of this up, and tried it on my dark gray f150. After it cured, I can still see areas that look like large smudges, which is the best way to describe it. It almost has the look of dried wax, and I don't know why. After I applied it very thin, I could see it flash, but some areas never flashed away? It almost looks as though it's where the MF applicator doubled over onto other areas. What did I do wrong? I tried to take pics, but I couldn't get them to show it.
 
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