I tested Blackfire

**Ed Hartman** · 03-17-2003, 05:33 PM

I have used Meguires cleaner wax, Blue Coral and Zymol over the years. Whatever I could get at the store, after all I`m just harry homeowner/detailer.Then I discovered this board, and properautocare.com. I have a black 1999 conversion van and wanted to try something new. Paint in very good condition. CMA recommended Blackfire Polish and Blackfire All Paint Protection. I washed the van, applied BF Polish, then applied the All Paint Protection, let sit for 2 hours and buffed off. Iam very pleased with the results. The van looks awesome. No doubt much better than the off the shelf stuff. two thumbs up! Iam pooped.

Patrick · 03-17-2003, 06:43 PM

Glad you liked it ! It is absolutely awesome on black, dark blues, and reds.....Go play some more....Did you get any smearing after using the polish ?

**Ed Hartman** · 03-17-2003, 08:45 PM

No smearing with the polish. I used both products sparingly as directed.

**jmdlat** · 03-17-2003, 09:03 PM

Blackfire is a great product. I waxed my 2002 Dolphin grey Audi A4 1.8T with the all paint protection today and it came out great. Very reflective and smooth as glass.

I did my 2003 VW Reflex silver GTI....and it came out great, but since its silver, you coudn`t really pick up on a difference because of the light color. But a darker color like grey, you saw the difference immediately :xyxthumbs

Patrick · 03-18-2003, 12:19 AM

I have to tell ya, if I was stranded, with one product line, it would be the BF twins...

**Nick T.** · 03-18-2003, 12:31 AM

Recently IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve been playing with Blackfire2 and Platinum as an alternative to Zaino. Both give a nice appearance, but on my Jet Black paint the oily residue from BF2 is very visible and smudges easily. A wipedown with QD will get rid of the oils, but then some of the shine and a lot of the depth is lost. Platinum is close to Zaino in sparkle, and clearly the winner in depth over Zaino. YMMV!