Plastic/Tire Cleaner and Protectant Review Between 3 Products

[Jesse@Autopia]

I decided to do some test spots on my trim to see which products would clean, restore, and protect the best on my wax stained trim. It is always a little difficult to clean and then protect the trim, so I did a 3 different test spots with 3 different products to see which one would, clean, restore, and protect the best.

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Mothers Back to Black Heavy Duty Trim Cleaner:

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The new Blackfire All-In-One Trim & Tire Protectant:

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1Z Einszett Vinyl-Rubber Care and Protectant:

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First was the Mothers Trim Cleaner, it cleaned very well and also left the trim a little darker than it was as well:

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Next was the new The new Blackfire All-In-One Trim & Tire Protectant took a little longer to clean. It came out a blue liquid, and made the trim darker than the Mothers:

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Last was the 1Z Einszett Vinyl-Rubber Care and Protectant, this product took the longest to clean the white residue off the trim, but was very similar to the darkness of the Blackfire:

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All the products side by side:

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Now I`ll have to wait on the longevity to see how long these products last, so far I like the BLACKFIRE All-In-One Trim & Tire Protectant the most, since it cleaned and restored the best out of the three.

I also used the BLACKFIRE and the 1Z Einszett on my tires as well:

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Before:

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After BLACKFIRE is applied (left side):

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After 1Z 1Z Einszett is applied (right side):

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I could see a lot more gloss and no more browning from where I applied the BLACKFIRE, it also did a better job of cleaning as well. The 1Z Einszett gave the tire a little gloss, but I could still see some browning on the tire. I`ll wait around a couple weeks and post some pictures of how the products hold up and last.

Products used:
Mothers Back to Black Heavy Duty Trim Cleaner (http://www.autopia-carcare.com/mothers-trim-cleaner.html#.VbesBflVhHw)
Blackfire All-In-One Trim & Tire Protectant (http://www.autopia-carcare.com/blackfire-total-eclipse-tire-shine.html#.VbesG_lVhHw)
1Z Einszett Vinyl-Rubber Care and Protectant (http://www.autopia-carcare.com/1z-972610.html#.VbesKvlVhHw)

[Angus]

Man, your trunk trim is haggard! All 3 products made a huge difference! Looking forward to the updates/ which one last the best for you Jesse.

My experience with certain OTC "trim restores" have been let downs. They don`t last/ wash off after a rain or two.

Now hurry up and paint those brake calipers already! ;)

[trashmanssd]

Cant wait to see the updates, Black fire was already on my short list. Love the trim and tire sealant for hard plastics and vinyl tonneau cover.

[alexxxx89]

Now what about applying a product like CarPro Perl over the Mothers? Is that redundant? I ask because I`ve used the Mothers but there is no claim to longevity


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[Jesse@Autopia]

Now what about applying a product like CarPro Perl over the Mothers? Is that redundant? I ask because I`ve used the Mothers but there is no claim to longevity


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The Mothers product is just a cleaner, if you use the CarPro Perl over it you should get around 3 months of protection. That would actually be a really good combo. I`ll have to try that next time. :bigups

[RDKC]

Now what about applying a product like CarPro Perl over the Mothers? Is that redundant? I ask because I`ve used the Mothers but there is no claim to longevity


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I haven`t used the CarPro Perl but I used the Mothers and then applied Wolfgang Exterior Trim Sealant. Came out way better than just the Wolfgang (tried a little test spot). Still looks pretty good and seems to be beading pretty well still and I put it on a month and a half or so ago and we`ve had some heavy rain.

[Ronkh]

Cool.......

I`ve got an older jeep to do soon. Jeeps have crazy plastic. This stuff is KILLED.

Suggest any of these?

[Jesse@Autopia]

Cool.......

I`ve got an older jeep to do soon. Jeeps have crazy plastic. This stuff is KILLED.

Suggest any of these?

The Mother`s cleaner did the best job of cleaning, the BLACKFIRE is the best "All-In-One" I would say. I just have to wait to see which one will last the longest. If it were my jeep I would use the Mother`s Cleaner with BLACKFIRE Total Trim and tire sealant.

[Ronkh]

The Mother`s cleaner did the best job of cleaning, the BLACKFIRE is the best "All-In-One" I would say. I just have to wait to see which one will last the longest. If it were my jeep I would use the Mother`s Cleaner with BLACKFIRE Total Trim and tire sealant.

Thank you

[The Guz]

Mothers is a good cleaner as stated and does well followed by a dedicated trim protectant. The Blackfire AIO is no joke. It`s great stuff. About 2 weeks on tires is about right. But the simplicity of using it is where it really shines and it cleans very well. I like it.

Looking forward to your findings.

[Pats300zx]

Cool.......

I`ve got an older jeep to do soon. Jeeps have crazy plastic. This stuff is KILLED.

Suggest any of these?

If it`s really bad you might want to take a look at Solution Finish.

[Ronkh]

If it`s really bad you might want to take a look at Solution Finish.

I think it`s like 16 years of FL and a few waxes for added work

[Swanicyouth]

Kind of an odd test, as one product is just a cleaner - the other 2 are AIOs. While the AIOs may initially look better - are they really getting the trim "clean".?

The Mothers product is very good.

Tuff Shine Tire Cleaner is very good to clean any plastic or rubber.

[4u2nvinmtl]

Cool.......

I`ve got an older jeep to do soon. Jeeps have crazy plastic. This stuff is KILLED.

Suggest any of these?

I just picked up CarPro CQuartz DLux Plastic for my Jeep`s plastics in hopes of skipping the weekly dressing application (still waiting for it to arrive, had to try a coating one way or another).

I`ve been using Chemical Guys Liquid Extreme Shine oil-based sprayable dressing and despite all the negative comments about oil-based dressings it`s worked great for me (no sling, no rot, no browning of tires) but it doesn`t last long on the tires or rear step (1 week at best). It works very well for the mirrors and roof rails and lasts longer (1-2 months). The price was right and I was still learning, so I made the mistake of ordering a gallon (takes forever to use).

If I don`t like the CQ for plastic, I`ll pick up some PERL.

I`d like to see what you end up using and how long it holds up.

[XxBoostinxX]

I really want to try the Blackfire AIO. I just don`t know where it would fit in my detailing lineup?