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Old 02-06-02, 09:58   #13 (permalink)
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Doooooood!! You have my dream truck! I was just talking about how I wanted one of those! Man, now I'm super jealous. I'm not giving you anymore advice unless you let me take your truck for a spin. Just kidding man. I think you have a great ride though. White is a great color to detail because it really draws attention when it is done well.

Get all 3 products eventually if you can swing it. Just try one a year. I did one year of Klasse and now I'm doing Blackfire. Next year I'll do Zaino. I was really happy with what Klasse did for me but I'm real impressed so far with Blackfire. Right now I'd suggest going for the Blackfire and seeing how you like it. On white it looks better than Klasse IMO. One coat of Blackfire looks as good or better than the many coats of Klasse I had. Those kinds of results are hard to ignore.
 
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Old 02-06-02, 10:16   #14 (permalink)
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Here's Klasse on my car
 
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Old 02-06-02, 10:40   #15 (permalink)
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There is no best Its just what you are trying to achieve. They all have weak points and strong.
Agreed! Between Zaino and Blackfire (both of which I use), I like the looks of Blackfire. But its a very close call
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Old 02-07-02, 05:33   #16 (permalink)
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Yup

Here are 2 of the cars I did. First 2 pics (Toyota) are BF, and the last pic (Benz) is Zaino. All look pretty good to me.

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Zaino on white~!

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Those rims on the Toyota are bad! Great detailing too!
 
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Blackfire gives you the deep shine of Blitz but with the durability of a polymer. It is very easy to apply and remove. Very good product.
The Toyota SUV looks amazing!
 
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Agreed! I really like the look of the Toyota SUV.
 
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Out of the 3, I chose Zaino, because of the comments of other Zaino users, and because of Sal himself. I don't know if any of the other brands have customer service like that of Sal Zaino.
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Can't speak to Zaino - but I know that CMA includes some great tips with all their stuff, and I'm sure they'd be quick to answer any Blackfire related questions if you had any.
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Klasse and Zaino are great products that have a proven track record. Blackfire is in the process of proving itself and with a few exceptions, people have been very pleased with it.

But to answer your original question, a lot of Autopians here might choose the look of Blackfire if all three products were masterfully applied and layered on three dark colored cars and lined up together. This is just my impression as I haven't tried BF yet (planning to BF a friend's black Lexus this weekend).

I have tried Klasse and Zaino, and between the two I prefer the high optics and gloss of Zaino. Klasse is a very close second, but I'd have to give the nod to Zaino. I love the way it glows at night (which I don't get with Klasse or carnauba). I also like the fact that Zaino (w/ZFX) seems to have the least amount of issues with things like hazing, cure time, rapid diminishment in shine or slickness and dust attraction.

As for the customer service, Sal is probably the only person (affiliated with a car care products company) I have talked to that hasn't tried to feed BS to me.

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