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Old 14 August 2008, 10:28 PM
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thinking of changing my car care range to either the Blackfire range or the Jeffs acrylic kit.... have the read the pb advice guides on how to use, but not sure which one will give the best results?

paintwork is sonic blue? think thats it... and i have no machine polisher just jars of elbow grease to use

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Old 14 August 2008, 10:33 PM
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Blackfire for me but they are both great products .....
Old 14 August 2008, 10:37 PM
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you use bf on yours? its a very simliar colour...do you use the wax over the sealent thing?

do excuse my technical terms
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I'm WR Blue and use blackfire, it gives a superb deep wet look. Use the sealant and finish off with the wax

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it's not a question really of which is better but a case of the look that they give. this is wr blue with werkstatt acrylic



this is blackfire on wr blue.

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Exactly! Both are great systems, but for me the Werkstat gives a sharper wetter look with more flake pop, while the Blackfire gives more richness and gloss. Always a tough choice between these two on Sonic Blue...
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Make it easy why don't you

Its a shame there is not a product that does the job of both in one product.
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Originally Posted by SC008Y_MAD
Make it easy why don't you

Its a shame there is not a product that does the job of both in one product.

there is. but it's about £1800 a pot.
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Originally Posted by Mike Murphy
I'm WR Blue and use blackfire, it gives a superb deep wet look. Use the sealant and finish off with the wax

Mike
same as mike love the BF wax so seay to keep adding layers and it just gets better and better



if PB sells has it in his shop then its always going to be good
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blackfire for me


Old 15 August 2008, 08:14 PM
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hmmm...both look like they give great finishes to me, still a bit undecided...the jeffs kit seems better value, but I prefer the wetness you get with the blackfire

Im assuming both will offer the same sort of levels of protection?

thanks for the replies

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Originally Posted by mneame
there is. but it's about £1800 a pot.
Ahhh. I will stick what what I have, thank you very much
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Originally Posted by sparkytrix
hmmm...both look like they give great finishes to me, still a bit undecided...the jeffs kit seems better value, but I prefer the wetness you get with the blackfire

Im assuming both will offer the same sort of levels of protection?

thanks for the replies

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Aye, not a lot in it in terms of durability; both systems will give 3-4 months from a basic two coat application, and if you top them up every 3 months or so anyway the durability issue goes out the window and it boils back down to the looks!
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decisions, decisions! jeffs it is then! cheers pb, sound advice as always
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Another vote for Jeffs.




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