Blackfire Wet Diamond AFPP Application Directions

SGM2008

SGM2008

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I recently purchased Blackfire Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection in the sample size bottle. The label contains no directions, but I found this in the product description @ the Autopia Car Care Store ....

"Apply BLACKFIRE Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection by hand or dual-action polisher using a soft applicator pad. Apply a thin even coat over the entire surface and allow to dry to a haze. Hand buff to a brilliant shine with a microfiber towel. For best results, clay the paint first with BLACKFIRE Poly Clay and polish with BLACKFIRE Gloss Enhancing Polish or BLACKFIRE SRC Finishing Polish."

Do you wipe the product off as soon as it hazes, or is there any benefit in letting it sit for a period of time?
 
I will usually let BFWD haze and do a finger swipe test. If the swipe comes off clean it is ready to go. I apply tot he entire vehicle and wait 15-20 minutes before buffing off usually. But in reality is would probably be ready to buff off as soon as I am done applying it.
 
TroyScherer said:
I will usually let BFWD haze and do a finger swipe test. If the swipe comes off clean it is ready to go. I apply tot he entire vehicle and wait 15-20 minutes before buffing off usually. But in reality is would probably be ready to buff off as soon as I am done applying it.
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I 2nd that.
 
SGM2008 said:
I recently purchased Blackfire Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection in the sample size bottle. The label contains no directions, but I found this in the product description @ the Autopia Car Care Store ....

"Apply BLACKFIRE Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection by hand or dual-action polisher using a soft applicator pad. Apply a thin even coat over the entire surface and allow to dry to a haze. Hand buff to a brilliant shine with a microfiber towel. For best results, clay the paint first with BLACKFIRE Poly Clay and polish with BLACKFIRE Gloss Enhancing Polish or BLACKFIRE SRC Finishing Polish."

Do you wipe the product off as soon as it hazes, or is there any benefit in letting it sit for a period of time?
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There is no real benefit it letting it sit longer.

Keep in mind there is a difference between dry/haze time (the time the product is ready for removal) and cure time (when the polymers have cross linked and have become 100% stable).

Both require oxygen to occur. The sooner you wipe the hazed residue off the quicker you expose the product on the paint to even a greater amount of air, which lessens the amount of cure time.

BFWD is begins to bond almost on contact with the surface and if you apply it very thinly you should be able to begin buffing off the residues by the time you finish the car.

 
Todd Helme said:
There is no real benefit it letting it sit longer.

Keep in mind there is a difference between dry/haze time (the time the product is ready for removal) and cure time (when the polymers have cross linked and have become 100% stable).

Both require oxygen to occur. The sooner you wipe the hazed residue off the quicker you expose the product on the paint to even a greater amount of air, which lessens the amount of cure time.

BFWD is begins to bond almost on contact with the surface and if you apply it very thinly you should be able to begin buffing off the residues by the time you finish the car.

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Thanks for the clarification!
 
More product is not better, but expensive. WOWO is possible if applied correctly or if allowed to haze or even sit for awhile doesn't matter. It does not get like others that are hard to remove after sitting. Great product.....
 
Tampasteve said:
More product is not better, but expensive. WOWO is possible if applied correctly or if allowed to haze or even sit for awhile doesn't matter. It does not get like others that are hard to remove after sitting. Great product.....
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Exactly. Wet Diamond is designed (and succeeds) to be extremely user friendly. There is no real wrong way to apply and remove it. This is because the polymers begin to cure almost instantly on contact, so just about any application or removal technique will work perfectly. :bigups
 
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