Bunky
Detailing Gnosis
I was cleaning up the wife's car and wanted to try a one step before I applied Blackfire Midnight Sun.
Machine: Rupes 15
Pads used (all 5.5-in):
Lake Country CCS black finishing
Uber (B&S) blue pad
Lake Country Crimson HT pad
Observations:
Scent - Blackfire is clear winner with the blueberry (fruity in any event) like scent
Ease of use - Poorboy's. It seemed easy to buff cleanly no matter when you stopped polishing
Cut - Poorboy's. The ACC chart says PwS has a cut of 3 but with finishing pad it did not seem to have that much cut.
Slickness - tie. Neither seemed to be that slick with an hour after application.
Look - I give the edge to Blackfire for clarity. PB's seemed to mute the flake. Gloss seemed to be able the same.
Topping compatibility - I put Midnight Sun over it and did not see any difference.
I did try several pads and my Rupes 15 did not seem to like Crimson HT pad (using TPnS at the time). It tended to hop. I am not sure exactly why. No issues with a flat pad.
Machine: Rupes 15
Pads used (all 5.5-in):
Lake Country CCS black finishing
Uber (B&S) blue pad
Lake Country Crimson HT pad
Observations:
Scent - Blackfire is clear winner with the blueberry (fruity in any event) like scent
Ease of use - Poorboy's. It seemed easy to buff cleanly no matter when you stopped polishing
Cut - Poorboy's. The ACC chart says PwS has a cut of 3 but with finishing pad it did not seem to have that much cut.
Slickness - tie. Neither seemed to be that slick with an hour after application.
Look - I give the edge to Blackfire for clarity. PB's seemed to mute the flake. Gloss seemed to be able the same.
Topping compatibility - I put Midnight Sun over it and did not see any difference.
I did try several pads and my Rupes 15 did not seem to like Crimson HT pad (using TPnS at the time). It tended to hop. I am not sure exactly why. No issues with a flat pad.