AllenK
12-23-2015, 01:18 PM
I have always tried to keep my vehicles clean/waxed/polished since I was a kid. I used mostly OTC stuff like TW,Black Magic Eagle One/Meguiars up until about 10 years ago when I bought my first "boutique" product which was the Zaino line of products.
I heard all about 6 months or more of tight beading sitting outside all the time blah blah blah. Bought the full lineup. Clayed,polished,etc.... Wiped down with IPA, you name it,and followed the instructions to a "T" The rain here would kill the beading on the top surfaces in short order every time.
Did it on several different vehicles also
Since then I have used products from Duragloss,Optimum,Blackfire,Ultima,Surf City etc...
Absolutely none of them has given me near the durability that others have claimed to get no matter what surface prep and application methods,or maintenance.
Today was the last straw. I had to vent. I went outside and washed my wife's car last night with Blackfire Rinseless. I had previously washed the car just last week after a coat of Blackfire Wet Diamond a month or so ago. The beading was already pretty well shot when I washed last week,and last night it was pretty bad too. We have had quite a bit of rain here lately,but surely not enough to kill the BFWD already. I finished with a coat of Wet Diamond Polymer Spray on the top surfaces.
We had a round of severe weather this morning,and it rained pretty hard for about 20 minutes. Actually had some small hail.
When the rain stopped I went out to check for hail damage.
The beading on the top surfaces was big and blobby,and I was not pleased.
You cannot tell me that a "boutique" product cannot withstand a brief heavy downpour. It looks like it has been on there several week or months instead of barely 12 hours. I am not picking on Blackfire because I get the same results no matter with just about any product. It looks like my wife and I don't take nearly as good care of our vehicles as we do.
What do we have going on here? We never park under trees or anything like that. Do we have the most severe acid rain or what?
I debated even posting this,but today was the last straw. I am not the type who would ever go very long without waxing/polishing etc,but still. Why can't I get the performance that others claim?
I heard all about 6 months or more of tight beading sitting outside all the time blah blah blah. Bought the full lineup. Clayed,polished,etc.... Wiped down with IPA, you name it,and followed the instructions to a "T" The rain here would kill the beading on the top surfaces in short order every time.
Did it on several different vehicles also
Since then I have used products from Duragloss,Optimum,Blackfire,Ultima,Surf City etc...
Absolutely none of them has given me near the durability that others have claimed to get no matter what surface prep and application methods,or maintenance.
Today was the last straw. I had to vent. I went outside and washed my wife's car last night with Blackfire Rinseless. I had previously washed the car just last week after a coat of Blackfire Wet Diamond a month or so ago. The beading was already pretty well shot when I washed last week,and last night it was pretty bad too. We have had quite a bit of rain here lately,but surely not enough to kill the BFWD already. I finished with a coat of Wet Diamond Polymer Spray on the top surfaces.
We had a round of severe weather this morning,and it rained pretty hard for about 20 minutes. Actually had some small hail.
When the rain stopped I went out to check for hail damage.
The beading on the top surfaces was big and blobby,and I was not pleased.
You cannot tell me that a "boutique" product cannot withstand a brief heavy downpour. It looks like it has been on there several week or months instead of barely 12 hours. I am not picking on Blackfire because I get the same results no matter with just about any product. It looks like my wife and I don't take nearly as good care of our vehicles as we do.
What do we have going on here? We never park under trees or anything like that. Do we have the most severe acid rain or what?
I debated even posting this,but today was the last straw. I am not the type who would ever go very long without waxing/polishing etc,but still. Why can't I get the performance that others claim?