Jayfro
06-17-2019, 12:54 PM
Updated - Blackfire One Step makes a newb not feel like a newb...amazing product (https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101-a/123566-updated-blackfire-one-step-makes-newb-not-feel-like-newb-amazing-product.html)
First of I wanted to thank everyone on AGO and Mike Philips for the help i received, i COULD NOT have done it without everyones input and help!
I'll try to keep this short and to the point.
Details:
2015 Acura TLX - Black Pearl
Issue:
I previously (2-3 weeks ago) used a non-AGO AIO for correcting minor swirls, hairline scratches, and was looking for an increase in overall clarity and shine. I used a HF DA with CG White Pads and one or two LC Orange Pads. I used the same non-AGO SIO2 as the LSP. Everything looked good after i was finished, i was very pleased with my work (especially for a newb) until on Tuesday or Wednesday when i walked outside at work around 1:00-2:00 and saw what turned out to be micro-marring on the hood, i could see my polishing pattern through out the hood...I was mortified, I wore the Scarlet Letter!! After further inspection, the trunk lid, doors....all we're trashed (my words).
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/39fb2cfef5562aad601882f2c6b850a9.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/43d5c69ba8acdf264803e8cdc5abd09f.jpg
I turned AGO for help, and help i received from everyone and Mike P, they diagnosed it promptly. Mike P said he would trade my product for his, i had no idea what he was sending but i trusted him and Saturday morning my product was on it's way via Fed-Ex. I spoke to Mike on Monday, it was very cool to speak to him, telling stories about some of his clients that you would think would be very conscious about how their cars looked but we're filled with swirls and everything else imaginable, these are cars we've seen them on TV too!! Ok...back to my issue!
To my surprise, I received Blackfire One Step on Friday along with Mike's autograph book....wow! When we spoke on Monday, he gave me some product recommendations, which of course i purchased that day....Sonax PNS. I also purchased six LC White Pads and the Scangrip Mini-Match Light (very cool light...expensive, yes but well worth it if you're doing any correction in your typical garage.
Time to Work
I started with the basic wash on Saturday morning to beat the sun from baking the car. I didn't need to be Clayed, the paint since the paint was still very smooth from the previous detail about two months ago...the front end got a quick Claying with the Blackfire Clay Mit since it was a little rough.
I started with with a test spot on the hood, sectioned off a square and used four "nickel" sized drops of BF One Step using a LC White Pad. My speed on the DA was on five, did six passes....two across, two up and down, and two more across....there were no words...just utter amazement on what I was seeing!!!
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/8e65965c0f403858481fb1eb78bcdfc3.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/39e7b38bf44d1ab2dc37c2db73cecede.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/bfa9803227bc8dd8eac9f78817f9a59f.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/0c0601bf0c61e9e4842769e28e3dad2f.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/78561d8ffcea1c29bf4b49b75a4227de.jpg
Sun Test
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/a71cf664c287f7103de395b1f548815e.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/1c1397ad31c8d2e0c722fe5b9e6ad0c9.jpg
Backside of Trunk before and after
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/835bdaadd1e2055c4335df840981c2ec.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/7cb3bb31314210c6d59421193fe0c7c3.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/a39a65b6f551db2e1885ed7e397d2d12.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/b2b3151597fc3c334839ea2941b02241.jpg
More before and after...and a dork!
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/9e57eea9666f6ce27a95002c6c750fa0.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/39368f57d9e57a0e7822aacd9ed087c6.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/1625afe9501ee248c565629f19deb9f8.jpg
The finished product...
I intentionally parked both side of the car in the sun. The finished product also includes Sonax PNS
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/788bb9cba13ce64e5ec6fa28c1d6fa88.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/fbb0ec0b2dd03ea3efcb9205b0022305.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/df31173d1b2330d018527556c6c0c792.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/ceda245785471272be50a82b48a3df99.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/33e073bed70456e7ef4d9ece517c83c8.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/6a21530ff6221f17fcff1676823bfbe6.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/0fe7dd58958ab886f9293e7d1ef5ff69.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/1716a9a583f626f1720d32d16e13f17a.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/a7e71ede35a5285fb6b82cae676f9d80.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/952e236d181a645683c11e7b32142046.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/736bd1ba55fdf3dc4668dec4fc0d62cd.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/b70a21da29aa5e1edcf59dc2fcdbba76.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/7751d5a4bbc58fb60a1a3d5f0a73add4.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/2d48a06dd1232fdb7267bdb0f6a41476.jpg
The stars of the show were the Blackfire One Step, 12 LC White Pads over two days (used 1 orange on the front bumper, and 1 black to remove some tape), Scangrip light is a must have, and lots of towels!
Again, thank you to everyone!
Jay
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
First of I wanted to thank everyone on AGO and Mike Philips for the help i received, i COULD NOT have done it without everyones input and help!
I'll try to keep this short and to the point.
Details:
2015 Acura TLX - Black Pearl
Issue:
I previously (2-3 weeks ago) used a non-AGO AIO for correcting minor swirls, hairline scratches, and was looking for an increase in overall clarity and shine. I used a HF DA with CG White Pads and one or two LC Orange Pads. I used the same non-AGO SIO2 as the LSP. Everything looked good after i was finished, i was very pleased with my work (especially for a newb) until on Tuesday or Wednesday when i walked outside at work around 1:00-2:00 and saw what turned out to be micro-marring on the hood, i could see my polishing pattern through out the hood...I was mortified, I wore the Scarlet Letter!! After further inspection, the trunk lid, doors....all we're trashed (my words).
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/39fb2cfef5562aad601882f2c6b850a9.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/43d5c69ba8acdf264803e8cdc5abd09f.jpg
I turned AGO for help, and help i received from everyone and Mike P, they diagnosed it promptly. Mike P said he would trade my product for his, i had no idea what he was sending but i trusted him and Saturday morning my product was on it's way via Fed-Ex. I spoke to Mike on Monday, it was very cool to speak to him, telling stories about some of his clients that you would think would be very conscious about how their cars looked but we're filled with swirls and everything else imaginable, these are cars we've seen them on TV too!! Ok...back to my issue!
To my surprise, I received Blackfire One Step on Friday along with Mike's autograph book....wow! When we spoke on Monday, he gave me some product recommendations, which of course i purchased that day....Sonax PNS. I also purchased six LC White Pads and the Scangrip Mini-Match Light (very cool light...expensive, yes but well worth it if you're doing any correction in your typical garage.
Time to Work
I started with the basic wash on Saturday morning to beat the sun from baking the car. I didn't need to be Clayed, the paint since the paint was still very smooth from the previous detail about two months ago...the front end got a quick Claying with the Blackfire Clay Mit since it was a little rough.
I started with with a test spot on the hood, sectioned off a square and used four "nickel" sized drops of BF One Step using a LC White Pad. My speed on the DA was on five, did six passes....two across, two up and down, and two more across....there were no words...just utter amazement on what I was seeing!!!
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/8e65965c0f403858481fb1eb78bcdfc3.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/39e7b38bf44d1ab2dc37c2db73cecede.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/bfa9803227bc8dd8eac9f78817f9a59f.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/0c0601bf0c61e9e4842769e28e3dad2f.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/78561d8ffcea1c29bf4b49b75a4227de.jpg
Sun Test
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/a71cf664c287f7103de395b1f548815e.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/1c1397ad31c8d2e0c722fe5b9e6ad0c9.jpg
Backside of Trunk before and after
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/835bdaadd1e2055c4335df840981c2ec.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/7cb3bb31314210c6d59421193fe0c7c3.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/a39a65b6f551db2e1885ed7e397d2d12.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/b2b3151597fc3c334839ea2941b02241.jpg
More before and after...and a dork!
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/9e57eea9666f6ce27a95002c6c750fa0.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/39368f57d9e57a0e7822aacd9ed087c6.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/1625afe9501ee248c565629f19deb9f8.jpg
The finished product...
I intentionally parked both side of the car in the sun. The finished product also includes Sonax PNS
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/788bb9cba13ce64e5ec6fa28c1d6fa88.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/fbb0ec0b2dd03ea3efcb9205b0022305.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/df31173d1b2330d018527556c6c0c792.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/ceda245785471272be50a82b48a3df99.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/33e073bed70456e7ef4d9ece517c83c8.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/6a21530ff6221f17fcff1676823bfbe6.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/0fe7dd58958ab886f9293e7d1ef5ff69.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/1716a9a583f626f1720d32d16e13f17a.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/a7e71ede35a5285fb6b82cae676f9d80.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/952e236d181a645683c11e7b32142046.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/736bd1ba55fdf3dc4668dec4fc0d62cd.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/b70a21da29aa5e1edcf59dc2fcdbba76.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/7751d5a4bbc58fb60a1a3d5f0a73add4.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190617/2d48a06dd1232fdb7267bdb0f6a41476.jpg
The stars of the show were the Blackfire One Step, 12 LC White Pads over two days (used 1 orange on the front bumper, and 1 black to remove some tape), Scangrip light is a must have, and lots of towels!
Again, thank you to everyone!
Jay
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk