Car Detailing. The Products & How To Use Them

Blackfire’s SRC (Scratch Resistant Clear) Finishing Polish is a car polish developed to remove defects in the new nano, ceramic particle clear coats. It’s use is not restricted to the new scratch resistant clear coats. It is safe for use on all types of paint finishes to produce a high level of gloss ready for wax application.

Blackfire SRC Finishing Polish is manufactured by Menzerna, Germany. A world leader in automotive polishing products. It is a modified version of the well known Menzerna Final Finish PO106FF.

The Blackfire version has an increased amount of oils to produce an even longer working time. Even after the abrasives have broken down, the user continues to work the polishing oils into the paint using a soft foam pad. This feature is what produces a superior finish to other finishing polishes through burnishing of the paint.

Victoria Wax Deep Cleanse is a non-abrasive car polish or paint cleaner. Paint cleaners are an essential pre-wax application to thoroughly clean the paint prior to waxing. Oils beautify the finishing for increased gloss and remove any embedded contaminants that may affect the wax bonding.

Paint cleaners are also useful for removing things like watermarks. For hardened watermarks that a Quick Detail spray won’t remove, try a non-abrasive product like Victoria Deep Cleanse before going for the abrasive polishes. Quite often this is all that is required to restore the paintwork.

Victoria Wax also reponds well to machine application and residue removal is a breeze unlike some other products.

Prima Swirl is a pure car polish that does not contain any waxes, fillers or silcone. It is specially developed for use with dual action polishers to deeply clean paint and safely remove swirl marks.

As you work Prima Swirl, either by machine or by hand, the abrasive particles break down leaving a bright, swirl-free finish. This characteristic allows you, in most cases, to polish your vehicle to a bright luster in a single step.

A new product from Meguiar’s is Ultimate Quik Wax, featuring their Hydrophobic Polymer Technology. It leaves no white residue on plastic and trim, and it can even be applied in direct sunlight.

Meguiars Ultimate Quik Wax is going to be misunderstood by many users because it is a true wax (actually a spray polymer sealant) and not a quick detail spray. Most consumers purchasing over the counter products do not understand the difference between a quick detail spray and a spray wax or sealant.

A quick detail spray removes dust, smudges, fingerprints and restores a shine that will last 12 to 24 hours. This product is often used by car dealers every morning to wipe down vehicles in the showroom. Spray waxes like Meguiars Ultimate Quik Wax also remove dust, smudges and fingerprints but go much further than a just a quick shine.

The hydrophobic (water resistant) polymers used in Ultimate Quik Wax create a deep, wet-looking shine that mimics the look of better paste waxes. These polymers link together to create a shield that protects the paint and beads water for weeks.

The Flex XC3401 VRG is a true Dual Action Polisher. That is, it has forced rotation as well as a random orbital oscillation, making it far superior to your regular random orbital machine, yet still much safer in the hands of a beginner than your circular (rotary) machine. Made in Germany the Flex XC3401 VRG is a high quality tool built for professionals.

Velcro Pad: 150mm

Speed Without Load: 160-480RPM

Orbit/Stroke Length: 8mm

Orbit Rate Without Load: 3200-9600RPM

Power Input: 900 Watt

Power Output: 590 Watt

Weight: 2.6kg

Blackfire’s Wet Diamond, All Finish Paint Protection uses a revolutionary crystal polymer recently released by Wacher – Chemie, Munich, Germany. This polymer has a crystal structure that refracts light, similar to a diamond, to create a vibrant, high-energy, super slippery finish.

Blackfire Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection is now also super-charged with polycharger. Polycharger boosts slickness and shine while extending the protection and durability. Polycharger does this by interlocking or cross-linking polymers to create a barrier of invisible armour with tremendous strength.

This product isn’t just about protecting your paint. It’s more about the look. Use it in combination with Midnight Sun Carnauba Wax to create Blackfire’s signature “Wet Ice Over Fire” shine.

Banana Gloss is a premium liquid carnauba wax with a deep glossy shine. Very simple to use and it works on hot paint, cold paint, in the sun or in the shade. It dries almost instantly, so waxing becomes a quick and easy project.

Banana Gloss will also fill and conceal some pretty heavy paint swirls. If you see “spider webs” when you look at your car in the sun, I recommend trying Banana Gloss as the improvement will be significant.

IMAGE GALLERY OF PHOTOS TAKEN BEFORE & AFTER APPLYING BANANA GLOSS

For high quality, concentrated car wash products, it’s hard to go past Meguiars. Their products are wax friendly, meaning they won’t strip your protection like other strong cleaners will do and they are very affordable.

In the retail range Meguiar’s have three options.

Soft Wash Gel is a super thick formula, pH balanced and available in 473ml or 3.8L quantity.

Gold Class Shampoo & Conditioner designed to both clean and condition in one step. Available in 473ml and 1.9L

NXT Generation Car Wash. A completely synthetic car wash concentrate with sythetic oils that lubricate the surface to lift dirt without marring the finish. Also available in 473ml and 1.9L quantity.

Which product works better depends on who your asking. Everyone has their favourite for their own reasons.

The ZAS Microfibre Plush towel is a multi-purpose cloth. It has an off set terry weave meaning one side of the towel is short, while the other side of the terry is longer making it suitable for buffing anything from polish residues, to thin liquids like quick detailers and spray waxes and sealants.

This cloth is the most popular cloth in the ZAS range. It is extremely soft with an excellent thickness, hence it’s name “Plush”.

The Meguiar’s G220 Dual Action Polisher greatly reduces the amount of time it takes to apply paint cleaners, polishes and paint protection products and produces results far superior to applying these products by hand. And because of its dual action – rotation and orbit, you never have to worry about burning the paint.

The Meguiar’s G220 is the best option available when it comes to value for money. No other machine in this price range matches it.

Features of the Meguiar’s G220:

• Improved Speed regulator
• 6 speeds 2760 – 6900 OPM
• Lightweight only 2.25kg