The judges commented that my car was 'spotless' and 'immaculate'. I ended up winning 'Best of Show' at Focus Fest 2015 in Memphis. I also went to re-install a cornering lamp and when I was doing that, my grip slipped off and I fell against the car. When I went to tape plastic drop cloths to my car to paint my brake calipers, the paint wouldn't stick to the paint. I got the best of both worlds with lots of gloss but the darkening of the paint effect that I get with carnauba. My paint is metallic black, and usually I get really high gloss with paint sealants and not much depth or color but with this I got both. Not slick in a sense of a standard wax, but slick as in you could tell nothing would be able to adhere to it. When it was said and done, I was left with very smooth paint that was slick to the touch. I let it cure for a couple of days when I continued to prep my car for the show. The application was very simple and any high spots (there were only a couple total) were taken care of by a simple swipe. This worked just as well, so I finished the car this way. I started doing one spray into the middle of the foam pad. I initially sprayed on the paint like it said, but I found that by doing this later on, I was getting overspray on the previously coated panels. It went on very easily and was very user friendly. Overall, I really, really like this product. In the end, I only had two spots that I needed to quickly swipe with a MF. I ended up doing 3 passes on every panel just to get all of it rubbed up (plus it satisfied my OCD). I did feel like it needed another spray, but I went against what I wanted to do just based on the directions. This got 90% of it rubbed in, so I went back and forth again to get the rest. I went back and forth and then up and down. It spread very easily and I was able to tell when the pad got too dry when I heard the terrible squeaking sound the pad makes on dry paint. I started on the roof and did one spray directly into the middle. Directions advised to spray directly on the paint and go from there. I know they really stressed using very little product, so I didn't use very much. I applied the sealant using the LC foam applicator pad. I was going to use the Blackfire Paint Cleaner as recommended but I had some 70% IPA on hand, so I diluted it down and wiped all of the paint down. I used the WW to remove any stubborn polish.Ĥ. I used a white LC paid and polished the paint. I had some very minor swirls that could be removed with the 205. I used my swirl light and checked the paint all around. Once it was all sudded up, I scrubbed it down with my mild clay towel and rinsed.ģ. I washed the car the old fashioned way with my MF wash mitt and shampoo.Ģ. It was going to be entered in Focus Fest 2015 a few days after the application, so it sounded like a perfect time to test!ġ. I tested this on my tuxedo black 2014 Focus ST. Prior to the coating being applied, there was a coat of Meguiar's M21 topped with Collinite 845 that needed to be removed. Once completed, I kept it indoors for a couple of days to cure. I applied the coating indoors at 72 degrees. Then mist each panel once and spread Crystal Seal evenly in straight line motions.Ĥ.Use this same method to apply Crystal Seal to paint, glass, metals, and hard plastics. Always use a clean, soft applicator to spread Crystal Seal over your vehicle.Ģ.Mist the applicator once to prime it. Hyper-concentrated BLACKFIRE Crystal Seal packs the power of cross-linking Wet Diamond polymers in every drop.ġ.Use very little BLACKFIRE Crystal Seal. Just drops of this clear liquid produces a tough barrier over auto surfaces that resists contamination, moisture, and UV rays. BLACKFIRE Crystal Seal is a paint sealant coating that offers incredible protection and longevity for all paint finishes, plastics, glass, and metals.

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