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    Hazing Clouding with Blackfire Pro Black Ediiton

    Coated my son's White 2023 Type R yesterday. It looked great when we were done. This afternoon, he looked at the car in the garage and it looks like it has a slight haze to it. What could have caused that?


    Followed this process:
    Instructed the dealer not deal or even wash the
    Washed car
    Full clay bar to deal with rail dust
    Very little paint correction needed
    Polished with DP Coating Prep polish
    Wiped with Blackfire Paint Prep
    Coating the car with two coats of Blackfire Pro Black Edition, waiting an hour in-between coats.

    After trying a couple things, I was able to improve it with doing a light polish by hand with Swirl remover. I am planning to do my mother's new black SUV in a couple weeks, and want to make sure I prevent the same thing from happening with it.

    I'd appreciate any advice.

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    Re: Hazing Clouding with Blackfire Pro Black Ediiton

    Use too much?

    High humidity?

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    Re: Hazing Clouding with Blackfire Pro Black Ediiton

    Sounds like it was not leveled properly from the surface. What towels did you use for wipe off? How many towels did you use?

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    Re: Hazing Clouding with Blackfire Pro Black Ediiton

    Quote Originally Posted by The Guz View Post
    Sounds like it was not leveled properly from the surface. What towels did you use for wipe off? How many towels did you use?
    I used Cobra Edgeless Microfiber Polishing cloths. Used three total for both coats. Should I have changed them more often? Explain to me the proper how I get proper leveling maybe that is an opportunity for me to improve a technique. I spread waited for it to start beading and wiped off. Should I have done more buffing, is that was levels it?

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    Re: Hazing Clouding with Blackfire Pro Black Ediiton

    Quote Originally Posted by craigdt View Post
    Use too much?

    High humidity?
    If I had it on too thick could that have caused it to haze back later?

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    Re: Hazing Clouding with Blackfire Pro Black Ediiton

    Quote Originally Posted by pdmalski View Post
    I used Cobra Edgeless Microfiber Polishing cloths. Used three total for both coats. Should I have changed them more often? Explain to me the proper how I get proper leveling maybe that is an opportunity for me to improve a technique. I spread waited for it to start beading and wiped off. Should I have done more buffing, is that was levels it?
    You will definitely need more towels. After a few panels the first towel will load up and will eventually push product around. i would recommend a low nap towel (300 - 350 GSM) for the first wipe rather than a plush towel. The coating is not being completely removed from the surface.

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    Re: Hazing Clouding with Blackfire Pro Black Ediiton

    Agreed with Guz. You needed to use more towels.

    I use 6-10 1st wipe towels and 2-3 secondary wipe.

    I buy a 10 pack of towels that I plan to use and toss away for each coating. Look at them as consumables like the coating

    The rag company 300’s or 365 would be great.

    Also like the cobra Forrest green towels.


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    Re: Hazing Clouding with Blackfire Pro Black Ediiton

    Yes, looks like the product wasn't removed properly .. shorter nap is better, and at least 8 towels for a mid sized car.
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    Re: Hazing Clouding with Blackfire Pro Black Ediiton

    The low nap for the towels used as the first wipe is very important I've discovered. A more plush nap leads to a smeary and hazy mess which only gets worse as the towels get a little saturated with coating.
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