mjlinane
My name is Mike
Rapid Fired Volvo C70
The weather has made it tough to try out the new Blackfire line. In the middle of our extreme drought, we had a stretch of 2 weeks of nearly daily rains. A coworker volunteered his 2011 Volvo C70 last Saturday. We carefully watched the forecast and there was rain in the morning but only a 10% chance of rain in the afternoon. We decided to give it a try. However, as often happens when you believe the weather forecasts, we lost - it was raining when he had to leave. Didn't finish the exterior detail (wheels and such) but the paint still turned out really nice. This was not a full correction attempt (even I don't do those for free
) and, with only about 5 hours to complete, it really was only a (super) premium wash and wax (minus the wheels - the interior was just a vac and wipe down).
Products used:
DP RW&G
BF SRC Compound (hood only)
BF Total Polish N Seal
BF Wet Diamond Crystal Seal
Quick notes:
This Volvo's paint is really, really hard. BF SRC Compound on an Optimum MF Polish pad didn't remove the relatively shallow RIDs but really brightened up the gloss. (I will be coating this car later this Spring/Summer and then will be more aggressive with pads and time.) BF SRC compound has a very nice smell and long working time. And, as noted, left a really good finish for a compound.
BF TPnS also was great to work with and left the finish with what I expect now when I use a BF product: super slick and glossy with more color.
BF WDCS went on beautifully and quick. It amped up the gloss and reflections even more. I really like this product.
Obviously only garage pics.
Before
Post Wash
Afters
The weather has made it tough to try out the new Blackfire line. In the middle of our extreme drought, we had a stretch of 2 weeks of nearly daily rains. A coworker volunteered his 2011 Volvo C70 last Saturday. We carefully watched the forecast and there was rain in the morning but only a 10% chance of rain in the afternoon. We decided to give it a try. However, as often happens when you believe the weather forecasts, we lost - it was raining when he had to leave. Didn't finish the exterior detail (wheels and such) but the paint still turned out really nice. This was not a full correction attempt (even I don't do those for free
) and, with only about 5 hours to complete, it really was only a (super) premium wash and wax (minus the wheels - the interior was just a vac and wipe down).Products used:
DP RW&G
BF SRC Compound (hood only)
BF Total Polish N Seal
BF Wet Diamond Crystal Seal
Quick notes:
This Volvo's paint is really, really hard. BF SRC Compound on an Optimum MF Polish pad didn't remove the relatively shallow RIDs but really brightened up the gloss. (I will be coating this car later this Spring/Summer and then will be more aggressive with pads and time.) BF SRC compound has a very nice smell and long working time. And, as noted, left a really good finish for a compound.
BF TPnS also was great to work with and left the finish with what I expect now when I use a BF product: super slick and glossy with more color.
BF WDCS went on beautifully and quick. It amped up the gloss and reflections even more. I really like this product.
Obviously only garage pics.
Before
Post Wash
Afters
