Review - Blackfire Pro Detailers Choice Compound, Polish, Advanced Pad Conditioner

[Sizzle Chest]

Nice reviews Guz!!! Right on!

[Angus]

Thanks. A local member sent me a sample of some jescar compound but I have not used it yet. I took a look at the compounds side by side. Jescar is thicker and has a slight scent. Blackfire Compound has no scent and is much thinner. It is slightly thinner than Sonax Cut Max.

As always, great review Guz.

No scent, dust, plus long work time is a win in my book. Looking forward to pricing on the updated Blackfire line.

What are your thoughts on pad conditioners? I’m on the fence if they’re worth it or not vs simply priming your pad with the polish or compound instead.

[The Guz]

Nice reviews Guz!!! Right on!

Thanks. I see you got great results as well.

As always, great review Guz.

No scent, dust, plus long work time is a win in my book. Looking forward to pricing on the updated Blackfire line.

What are your thoughts on pad conditioners? I’m on the fence if they’re worth it or not vs simply priming your pad with the polish or compound instead.

Thanks.

I am not sold 100% on the pad conditioner. I think what this did was prevent the product from dusting as much by keeping the polish wet. Although I did use one pad per panel so that also played into this. I could see it helping with pad priming and those that don't have many pads to cycle through to extend the life of their pads.

For folks like you and I that probably have more than enough pads, I could see this as completely optional. That's just my personal opinion. I would say try it out and see if you like it

[fly07sti]

Nice review Mike. I have always been very fond of the older BF polish. Definitely in my top 3 finishing polishes.

[The Guz]

Nice review Mike. I have always been very fond of the older BF polish. Definitely in my top 3 finishing polishes.

Thanks.

[Meghan]

Thank you for doing the reviews, the Compound and Polish are completely different than anything we have had before. Mike and Bobby tested out a lot of formulas before we settled on these two.

[Pats300zx]

Great review Guz !!!!

[Desertnate]

Thanks for the review Guz!

IME Blackfire SRC Compound formula was basically a more user friendly version of FG400. Although SRC Compound did not have as much cut, it utilized more oils and lubricants which increased the ease of use and the buffing cycle compared to FG400. I also think it was a better 1-step compound than FG400.

From what I understand the new Blackfire compound doesn't smell of solvents like FG400 and Blackfire SRC Compound which leads me to believe it's a similar formula to the newish Jescar Compound. It would also make sense to have Jescar make the new blackfire abrasives since they are located in America. Just a thought!

While I've never used FG400, I've been using SRC Compound for several years now. Based on what I've read and the way I've seen FG400 used here, I don't know if it is as aggressive. The Autopia polish chart has it on the lighter end of the compounds, almost a swirl remover.

I used SRC Compound on a white pad as a one step with hard, black, VW paint and it finished nearly perfect. Several times I went straight to the LSP with it, but I could see a *slight* difference after using a finishing polish.

I too would be curious to see how these new products stand up to the Jescar line.

[The Guz]

Thank you for doing the reviews, the Compound and Polish are completely different than anything we have had before. Mike and Bobby tested out a lot of formulas before we settled on these two.

No problem. Thanks again for sending these out to me. Since Mike and Bobby are satisfied then the rest of us forum members will be. I know I am satisfied with the performance of them.

Great review Guz !!!!

Thanks for the review Guz!

Thanks guys.

[JustJesus]

Thanks for the review Guz.
Car looks good, too