Due to the generosity of forum member glfnaz who sent me a large sample of the new Blackfire SiO2 product, I decided to do a side by side comparison between one of my favorite maintenance sprays (Quartzmax) and the new contender. I was going to throw CarPro Reload into the mix, but I couldn’t find my sample anywhere, so I decided to use PA High Gloss instead.

After giving the hood a rinseless wash, claying, and washing again.


I applied left to right, Blackfire, TAC, and PA


I gave them 24 hours and they still looked the same so I decided to check the hydrophobic tendencies of the products.


My conclusions from the test are that all three products make the paint shine (surprise!). The PA HG had more amazing hydrophobic properties than either BF or TAC. All three went on very easily and left no streaks, they all buffed off with equal ease. My main takeaway from this test was that all three products looked exactly the same after 24 hours of cure time. Based on the hydrophobic results I would expect the PA HG to last longer, but for the price difference stick to BF or TAC.

I apologize in advance for my lousy photographic abilities.




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