I drive 40+ miles a day. Back at the end of August I applied 1 layer of BFWD to my white Honda Fit, after an overnight cure I topped it with Collinite 845. We had a terrible winter this year with more sand and salt used than I've seen in years. Today, 4/28/11, it rained hard (as it's been for weeks) and the beading on the car is nearly the same.
BFWD 7 month durability.
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imported_firebird
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Chicago area. Two coats of BFWD on dd in October and gets me through April at least.
Old Pirate
AMG Classic Car Detailing
Great to see more of this, so post more folks!
imported_detailchick
New member
Well..... I wasnt going to say anything but since you want feedback I will .
I love the BFWD ,the way it looks and how is easy it is to apply and take off.
But It didnt last for me either .
I put it on a test car I had polished and sat in my driveway for a couple months . After a month or so the top panels were not beading anymore , the side panels still were .
The reason I havent commented was because it was a free bottle from PAC for spending over 200 so I dont like to complain about anything thats free
Im still not complaining ,just giving my feedback !
I wonder though if it was an older bottle that wasnt polycharged and thats why? I remember reading something about that?
I love the BFWD ,the way it looks and how is easy it is to apply and take off.
But It didnt last for me either .
I put it on a test car I had polished and sat in my driveway for a couple months . After a month or so the top panels were not beading anymore , the side panels still were .
The reason I havent commented was because it was a free bottle from PAC for spending over 200 so I dont like to complain about anything thats free
Im still not complaining ,just giving my feedback !I wonder though if it was an older bottle that wasnt polycharged and thats why? I remember reading something about that?
imported_firebird
New member
I did my bo's Mom's car last spring. I planned to do it again in Fall of 2010 but didn't happen. So bottom line it was done 1 yr ago. I don't see the car too often and she doesn't wash it too often, which is good, I guess, that it doesn't see tunnel washes! I couldn't believe the amount of BFWD that was still on the car. I couldnt' believe the remaining beading. It was mostly on the hood, roof and trunk with less on the sides, I'm sure due to winter/salt, etc. So today I just washed, clayed and put 1 layer of BFWD and it looks great. Didn't have time to polish so I'll wait until fall but the car looks great and IMHO didn't even need the polishing step. It's garaged and her DD but she doesn't drive it too much. It's a 2005 Nissan Altima with 32k miles on it!
In addition to show BFWD durability, this car has only received one layer of BDWD when applied. So technically it's gone 12 months and through a Chicago winter and was still beading! I have 2 pics but can't figure how to transfer from my iPhone to the forum!
In addition to show BFWD durability, this car has only received one layer of BDWD when applied. So technically it's gone 12 months and through a Chicago winter and was still beading! I have 2 pics but can't figure how to transfer from my iPhone to the forum!
Todd@RUPES
Just a regular guy
Well..... I wasnt going to say anything but since you want feedback I will .
I love the BFWD ,the way it looks and how is easy it is to apply and take off.
But It didnt last for me either .
I put it on a test car I had polished and sat in my driveway for a couple months . After a month or so the top panels were not beading anymore , the side panels still were .
The reason I havent commented was because it was a free bottle from PAC for spending over 200 so I dont like to complain about anything thats free
I wonder though if it was an older bottle that wasnt polycharged and thats why? I remember reading something about that?
Was the car dirty? Did the beading return after it was washed?
imported_detailchick
New member
No ...it never got too dirty , I washed it about once a week. It also rained quite heavily during that time . Once the beading stopped ,it never returned .
I put the BFWD on immediately after polishing with Megs 205. No wash or IPA . Maybe it didnt adhere well to the oils in 205.
Todd@RUPES
Just a regular guy
Perhaps, although I haven't (personally) seen BFWD have too much of a problem bonding over anything.
One thing I have noticed is that the shine really stays with BFWD, even through dirt. For instance, my DD is pretty dirty, havent washed it in 3 weeks. But it looks pretty clean and shiny until you get up close and see all the dried pollen on it. But from 10 feet away it looks clean. I know, sounds like BS, maybe I will take a pic during my lunch break.