Product Review: Chemical Guys Blacklight/V07 Combo

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Reflecting back to Nick's review of Duragloss Wax Eraser, some products don't need a lot of words for the review. This was done for a forum member to hold him over until I perform a full correction.

Before:

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After:

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Before:

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After:

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Final thoughts:

Buy them.
 
Hey what pads and speed did you use. That looks awesome.
 
Process -

Porter Cable 7424XP
Lake Country 5.5" Black finishing pad

Spread Blacklight on speed 3, work into paint on speed 5 medium pressure, reduce speed to 3 and pressure to weight of machine. Allow 15 minutes to haze, wipe away residue, allow 30 minutes to cure, apply V07.

*Edit - Make 4-6 section passes for each speed except spreading product.
 
Chemical Guys make a lot of great products and BL is one of my favourite. Excellent sharing my friend!

I am curious to know, are the defects hidden or removed by BL? I bet they are hidden but if defects are removed that means BL can do some serious correction as an AIO.
 
PPLd said:
Chemical Guys make a lot of great products and BL is one of my favourite.

However I am curious to know, are the defects hidden or removed by BL? If defects are removed that means BL can do some serious correction as an AIO.
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My guess is that they are hidden due to the hard paint and only using a finishing pad.
 
Modern Performance... You're in Houston / SE Texas area?

Just had some nice results with BL/V7 myself but I agree on concealing vs. correcting.
 
I was curious on how well BL fill. Damn did a good job. Iove this product even more.
 
RoadRageDetail said:
Modern Performance... You're in Houston / SE Texas area?

Just had some nice results with BL/V7 myself but I agree on concealing vs. correcting.
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No, I'm based out of WV and the owner is in the Cleveland, OH area. He's just a customer of Modern Performance. Maybe with a different pad and soft paint some slight correction may occur, but I honestly don't know.

Blk5.0 said:
I was curious on how well BL fill. Damn did a good job. Iove this product even more.
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I was very surprised at how it filled. The only product from them that I know fills better is Glossworkz Glaze. I could only imagine pairing the two!
 
I don't think you can pair the two, Cause BL has some correction ability I think it would just negate the glaze. I sure would like to know.
 
That should clear up any misconceptions out there that BL has no abrasives in it. Anybody that actually uses the stuff (and applies it like a corrective polish) has seen what it can do...and no, its not just filling in.

Some CG salesman will swear on a stack of bibles that BL has no abrasives in it. I guess they should actually use it once in a while.
 
Awesome job!

What was the size of the sections you worked on? Same size when you perform correction or bigger? Thanks :)
 
Richard,

You're right, a picture is worth a thousand words!! :props:

I used the Blacklight and V07 last Sunday on the roof of my truck. I applied the Blacklight with a gray finishing pad on speed 3 and it went on super smooth. Adhering somewhat with the 15 & 30 minute recommendations, I buffed then applied the V07 sealant. I was pretty pleased the results and the finish was super slick. :dblthumb2:

The paint on wasn't as smooth as I'd like it so if the opportunity presents itself I might lightly wet sand with 2000 grit then polish. :cheers:

Nice work!! :props:
 
Richard you are usually not a man of so few words! :laughing:
But those pictures do tell the story well! :props:
 
Bobbyg: you said paint wasn't as smooth, do you think if you used different products you would get a better result? I'm asking cause I just bought BL combo I'm waiting for them to arrive.
 
Geez Richard, That looks amazing for the amount of swirls shown before. Seems like a great combo.
 
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