This Is Going to be Great!

[Street Dreams]

Like that should be a surprise.... nobody ever asks me to test anything either

If ANYONE on here deserves to test the latest gear its Eric. His writeups are awesome and his positive and helpful attitude is always good to have around any forum. I trust his judgement and look forward to more pics

[Eric_Witt]

Thanks Dave

[Todd@RUPES]

Almost anything.....

I have 4 layers of BFWD on my black truck over a 4 week timeframe that I didn`t drive it. After driving it to work for 4 days the bottom half of the truck has not protection after washing it. No beading; No sheeting. The water just clings...
I have and use KHGS, Menz PL, Megs NXT2.0, Max Wax, Fuzion, Banana Gloss, DG AW, Colli 845 just to name a few.

I will say BFWD looks great but if I or clients can`t drive their vehicle and maintain protection for 2-3 months then it will get traded or sold. I feel is is far to expect 2-3 months of durability from a sealant.

What car shampoo are you using and how long are you letting it sit before rinsing? Usually, when you notice a reduction in beading on the lower half of a vehicle, it is because some of the soap residue (which has been running down the vehicle) is sticking to the paint, which is causing it to temporarily sheet. You should see the beading return to normal in a couple of days.

BFWD, even on finicky paints, tends to bead for at least 3 months.

[C. Charles Hahn]

If ANYONE on here deserves to test the latest gear its Eric. His writeups are awesome and his positive and helpful attitude is always good to have around any forum. I trust his judgement and look forward to more pics

Guess I don`t recall saying that Eric wasn`t deserving of being asked to test stuff....

[TroyScherer]

What car shampoo are you using and how long are you letting it sit before rinsing? Usually, when you notice a reduction in beading on the lower half of a vehicle, it is because some of the soap residue (which has been running down the vehicle) is sticking to the paint, which is causing it to temporarily sheet. You should see the beading return to normal in a couple of days.

BFWD, even on finicky paints, tends to bead for at least 3 months.

I was using Megs GC on this final wash. I was washing and rinsing a panel / section at a time. I am fairly confident in my situation as the top half of the truck (above the belt line) was beading and releasing water quite well. I am not arguing that BFWD looks great. So far I am simply disappointed in the durability of it. I was hoping to use it on my truck through the winter as is doesn’t get driven often and when it is it is mostly in town.

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Sun Pic: I went ahead and pulled it out into the sun for a better pic.




Any help would be great. I applied a coat a week over 4 weeks in which I did drive the truck at all. Simply a good re-wash to get the dust off and then another coat of BFWD.

[stillen]

for optimum results use Blackfire car wash with it.

[Eric_Witt]

wow, that is interesting? I have had nothing but insanely great results on all of my cars and customer cars.

[Todd@RUPES]

I was using Megs GC on this final wash. I was washing and rinsing a panel / section at a time. I am fairly confident in my situation as the top half of the truck (above the belt line) was beading and releasing water quite well. I am not arguing that BFWD looks great. So far I am simply disappointed in the durability of it. I was hoping to use it on my truck through the winter as is doesn’t get driven often and when it is it is mostly in town.

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Sun Pic: I went ahead and pulled it out into the sun for a better pic.




Any help would be great. I applied a coat a week over 4 weeks in which I did drive the truck at all. Simply a good re-wash to get the dust off and then another coat of BFWD.

I`ve had Gold Class temporarily hault the beading on several cars only to have it come back right away in the rain. I`m 99 percent sure you are running into a soap-film problem. Wash the bottom panel with dawn and see if the beading comes back. (Rinse right away)

[TroyScherer]

I`ve had Gold Class temporarily hault the beading on several cars only to have it come back right away in the rain. I`m 99 percent sure you are running into a soap-film problem. Wash the bottom panel with dawn and see if the beading comes back. (Rinse right away)

I`ll try that Todd. But is still doesn`t explain why the top half of the truck looked great and was beading after the same wash. (Everything above the belt line. So this was vertical and horizontal surfaces.)

I`ll report back after re-washing....

[Todd@RUPES]

I`ll try that Todd. But is still doesn`t explain why the top half of the truck looked great and was beading after the same wash. (Everything above the belt line. So this was vertical and horizontal surfaces.)

I`ll report back after re-washing....

When I read your description my initial thought was, I bet he is using Gold Class. I have had this happen with multiple shampoo`s but GC being the most common. If I had to guess it is because the soap film is running down the sides of the car and `pooling` at the bottom. I had the same exact thing happen to me.

[juliom2]

Has it been like that always...????
A possible overspray.......or repaint......????

[Eric_Witt]

Ok..... it`s that time!

[TroyScherer]

I re-washed the truck over the weekend. Some of the beading did come back but not much. On the upper surfaces it still looked great but the lower surfaces were not up to my expectations.

[MarcHarris]

No worries Dave and Charlie: I don`t think all these Southern folks have much love for those of us in the North

I look forward to hearing more about this stuff for sure though!

[Eric_Witt]

October fools!!!!!

Sorry that I got everyone pumped up, I didn`t think everyone would believe me.