A new level of shine...<br>Wet-Ice over Fire!

A new level of shine...
Wet-Ice over Fire!

A new level of shine...
Wet-Ice over Fire!

Wet-Ice over Fire. That's what I call my signature shine. It's taken me nearly five decades of detailing and helping countless enthusiasts with their show vehicles but I've finally created a shine that has it all. In the past, if we created a bright, laser-sharp shine we sacrificed depth and liquidity. If we went for maximum depth and wetness, we softened the shine. Some products looked better on dark color paints and other products enhanced light color finishes. Ice over Fire is a liquid wetness that ripples on the surface while still allowing the depth and energy of the paint to radiate through. I've experimented with Wet-Ice over Fire shine on virtually every color paint and have yet to find a color that didn't look fantastic after treatment. You can always create more depth and liquidity on darker colors but even silver and white looks awesome with a Wet-Ice over Fire shine.

Two coats of Midnight Sun Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax over a
foundation of Wet Diamond, All Finish Paint Protection.
WET-ICE over FIRE shine!

Wet-Ice over Fire is created by packing a pure Brazilian Carnauba Wax with the latest generation of German, wetness-enhancing, super-polymers and layering it over a laser-sharp, acrylic polymer base coat. It's a 21st century version of putting a carnauba wax over Klasse All-In-One but it goes much, much further.

The History of Wet-Ice over Fire

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, Carnauba 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

The result is BLACKFIRE Midnight Sun Ivory Carnauba Paste .

In a nutshell, Midnight Sun Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax is packed to-the-max with Brazilian Ivory Carnauba Wax then fortified with a newer group of wetness-enhancing, polymers

A new generation of wax is born!

Midnight Sun 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. Midnight Sun 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 Midnight Sun 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, Midnight Sun is extremely resistant to white staining. It also applies easily in climates of high heat and humidity buffing streak-free with very little effort.

BLACKFIRE Advantage:

The advantage of BLACKFIRE Midnight Sun 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.

Midnight Sun Paste Wax can be used over older polymer sealants such as Klasse All-in-One, Meguiar's No. 20 and 21 Sealants, Autoglym's Super Resin Polish and the newer, super slippery, sealants such as BLACKFIRE Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection, Menzerna FMJ and Menzerna's new One Step, Acrylic Jacket.

This allows you to add the depth, richness and liquidity of Carnauba over the laser-sharp shine of the newer, acrylic polymer sealants.

In addition to being awesome on dark color paints, this Wet-Ice over Fire shine also compliments silver, pewter, anthracite and light color paints. In fact, I did a white car and was amazed at how the white took on a pearl-like glow. This is a multiple-step combination but I've yet to find a color that didn't benefit from this treatment.

Bottom Line

If you're on your own quest for the perfect shine or if you've been using a Carnauba wax over All-in-One and now find other competitors using the same combination, here's an opportunity to step up to a whole new level of shine.

Who knows, Wet- Ice over Fire might be just enough to put that best-of-show trophy on your mantle!

BLACKFIRE Midnight Sun Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax is available by itself and in a Wet-Ice over Fire Shine Kit which will include Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax, Wet Diamond, All Finish Paint Protection, Ivory Carnauba Spray Cleaner Wax, applicators, buffing towels and a CD with instructions.


Midnight Sun, Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax	Wet-Ice over Fire, Shine Kit

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A new level of shine...Wet-Ice over Fire!

A new level of shine...
Wet-Ice over Fire!