Cleaning Fool
New member
I've been passionate, my wife would say obsessive, about carnauba paste waxes for nearly two decades. My personal quest for the ultimate shine led me to melting and blending waxes in our kitchen until one day, in 1991, I came up with a paste wax formula that looked deeper, richer and wetter than any other wax.
I brought the Pinnacle Natural Brilliance line to market in 1992 with Souveran as our paste wax.
Souveran was brought
to market in 1992.
I ultimately sold the Pinnacle Natural Brilliance line to another company and set carnauba paste waxes aside in favor of a new group of super-polymers developed in Germany. My goal was to engineer a "man-made wax" that mimicked the best qualities of Brazilian Carnauba without carnauba's weaknesses.
I launched BLACKFIRE in 2001 with All Finish Paint Protection as our signature sealant. All Finish Paint Protection perfectly captured the rippling energy and liquidity of carnauba. Gone was the sterile, white, shine of conventional polymer products.
All Finish Paint Protection was a paint-friendly, oil-in-water, emulsion that would not dry out or dull paintwork even with years of repeated applications. It was extremely resistant to detergent washings and could protect for 6 months or more.
All Finish Paint Protection was updated in 2004 with a new acrylic polymer that refracted light, like a diamond, to create a laser-sharp, high definition, shine. The product was renamed Wet Diamond, All Finish Paint Protection and became an instant success and a favorite with our show-car customers. Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection also leaves a super-slippery surface coating to resist water spotting.
Every wax and sealant has it's own, unique, gloss signature. Wet Diamond, All Finish Paint Protection is no exception. Whether you like or dislike the shine is subjective, a matter of personal preference. I believe I've met my design goal of crafting a sealant mimicking the shine of the best carnauba waxes but, being a perfectionist, still felt there was room for improvement.
While I was busy perfecting BLACKFIRE, the market had discovered a knock-out, shine combination, Pinnacle Souveran Paste Wax over Klasse All-in-One.
The undercoating of All-in-One created shine while the top coat of a carnauba paste wax added depth and liquidity. It worked. The combination was just fantastic, especially on dark color paint.
Putting the Icing on BLACKFIRE's Laser-sharp, Fiery Shine
Klasse All-in-One is an acrylic polymer sealant like Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection but Wet Diamond creates a much brighter, almost laser-etched, shine and leaves a super slippery finish that resists water spotting. Enthusiasts began waxing over Wet Diamond but the super slippery polymers on the surface created, blotchy, hazy patches.
A light went off! If I could create a paste wax that would bond with the latest generation of acrylic polymer sealants, I would have my ultimate Wet-Ice over Fire shine. Mid 2005, I went back to work to marry a Brazilian Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax with the latest acrylic polymers.
A New Wax is Born
As I write this, I'm very close to bringing BLACKFIRE Wet Diamond, Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax with Acrylic Polymers to market. I have over 20 versions of the formula behind me and am concentrating on tweaking the liquidity to look good on both dark and light color vehicles.
A new generation of wax is born!
In a nutshell, Wet Diamond, Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax is packed to-the-max with Brazilian Ivory Carnauba Wax then fortified with a newer group of acrylic polymers. Wet Diamond Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax can be used by itself but it's really designed to be used over the latest generation of acrylic polymer paint sealants. Wet Diamond Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax bonds perfectly with BLACKFIRE Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection and Menzerna's FMJ. No streaks, no haze, no cloudy patches. Just Wet-Ice over Fire shine!
You buff Wet Diamond Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax before the wax starts to haze. Simply walk around your car, wipe wax on a section ( door, fender, etc.), then buff to a bright shine with a Microfiber Buffing Cloth. There is no waiting for the wax to dry and no chalky residues in body seams. While I haven't tested all the various plastics used in automotive trim, Wet Diamond is extremely resistant to white staining. It also applies easily in climates of high heat and humidity buffing streak-free with very little effort.
Comparisons
This is not a replacement for Pinnacle Souveran Paste Wax nor is it "better" than Souveran. The advantage of BLACKFIRE Wet Diamond, Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax is that it can be used as a topping over any polymer sealant to add depth and liquidity without fear of hazing, streaking or cloudy patches.
I brought the Pinnacle Natural Brilliance line to market in 1992 with Souveran as our paste wax.
Souveran was brought
to market in 1992.
I ultimately sold the Pinnacle Natural Brilliance line to another company and set carnauba paste waxes aside in favor of a new group of super-polymers developed in Germany. My goal was to engineer a "man-made wax" that mimicked the best qualities of Brazilian Carnauba without carnauba's weaknesses.
I launched BLACKFIRE in 2001 with All Finish Paint Protection as our signature sealant. All Finish Paint Protection perfectly captured the rippling energy and liquidity of carnauba. Gone was the sterile, white, shine of conventional polymer products.
All Finish Paint Protection was a paint-friendly, oil-in-water, emulsion that would not dry out or dull paintwork even with years of repeated applications. It was extremely resistant to detergent washings and could protect for 6 months or more.
All Finish Paint Protection was updated in 2004 with a new acrylic polymer that refracted light, like a diamond, to create a laser-sharp, high definition, shine. The product was renamed Wet Diamond, All Finish Paint Protection and became an instant success and a favorite with our show-car customers. Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection also leaves a super-slippery surface coating to resist water spotting.
Every wax and sealant has it's own, unique, gloss signature. Wet Diamond, All Finish Paint Protection is no exception. Whether you like or dislike the shine is subjective, a matter of personal preference. I believe I've met my design goal of crafting a sealant mimicking the shine of the best carnauba waxes but, being a perfectionist, still felt there was room for improvement.
While I was busy perfecting BLACKFIRE, the market had discovered a knock-out, shine combination, Pinnacle Souveran Paste Wax over Klasse All-in-One.
The undercoating of All-in-One created shine while the top coat of a carnauba paste wax added depth and liquidity. It worked. The combination was just fantastic, especially on dark color paint.
Putting the Icing on BLACKFIRE's Laser-sharp, Fiery Shine
Klasse All-in-One is an acrylic polymer sealant like Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection but Wet Diamond creates a much brighter, almost laser-etched, shine and leaves a super slippery finish that resists water spotting. Enthusiasts began waxing over Wet Diamond but the super slippery polymers on the surface created, blotchy, hazy patches.
A light went off! If I could create a paste wax that would bond with the latest generation of acrylic polymer sealants, I would have my ultimate Wet-Ice over Fire shine. Mid 2005, I went back to work to marry a Brazilian Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax with the latest acrylic polymers.
A New Wax is Born
As I write this, I'm very close to bringing BLACKFIRE Wet Diamond, Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax with Acrylic Polymers to market. I have over 20 versions of the formula behind me and am concentrating on tweaking the liquidity to look good on both dark and light color vehicles.
A new generation of wax is born!
In a nutshell, Wet Diamond, Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax is packed to-the-max with Brazilian Ivory Carnauba Wax then fortified with a newer group of acrylic polymers. Wet Diamond Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax can be used by itself but it's really designed to be used over the latest generation of acrylic polymer paint sealants. Wet Diamond Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax bonds perfectly with BLACKFIRE Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection and Menzerna's FMJ. No streaks, no haze, no cloudy patches. Just Wet-Ice over Fire shine!
You buff Wet Diamond Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax before the wax starts to haze. Simply walk around your car, wipe wax on a section ( door, fender, etc.), then buff to a bright shine with a Microfiber Buffing Cloth. There is no waiting for the wax to dry and no chalky residues in body seams. While I haven't tested all the various plastics used in automotive trim, Wet Diamond is extremely resistant to white staining. It also applies easily in climates of high heat and humidity buffing streak-free with very little effort.
Comparisons
This is not a replacement for Pinnacle Souveran Paste Wax nor is it "better" than Souveran. The advantage of BLACKFIRE Wet Diamond, Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax is that it can be used as a topping over any polymer sealant to add depth and liquidity without fear of hazing, streaking or cloudy patches.
I just don't have their wax. 
At $80 I couldn't bring myself to pull the trigger 