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Product Review: Blackfire Midnight Sun Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax

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Most, if not all, of my reviews on the Detailed Image Ask a Pro Blog revolve around raving about products I have recently come to find extremely useful or those I have been using for many years.  The Blackfire Midnight Sun Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax is a bit different in that I started experimenting with it about two months ago and is a product about which I have mixed feelings.  First, as usual, is the description of the product:

The Blackfire Midnight Sun Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax is a premium wax from Blackfire that delivers a deeper and wetter finish then any other product previously created by Blackfire. Blackfire has put as much pure Brazilian Ivory Carnauba Wax in this product as reasonably possible with gloss enhancing oils. The addition of more carnauba gives this wax a harder appearance and feel to it. This creates a “hard candy” like effect, which really magnifies the paint and makes it look super glossy. The harder formula also offers stronger protection against abrasions and temperature change. After extensive testing and revisions Blackfire was able to keep this product very easy to apply and remove as well. Apply one coat by hand with the supplied foam applicator and you’ll be sure to turn heads with this outstanding wax. You can put it on the bare paint or apply it after sealing your paint. It is commonly applied after a coat of the Blackfire Wet Diamond with Polycharger for maximum protection and shine. No matter what steps you’ve previously completed you will add significantly more gloss and depth to the paint. Use the Blackfire Midnight Sun Carnauba Paste Wax and see just how great your paint can really look!

Before I go into my mixed feelings, here is a bit of info on my experiments with the wax.  First off, I used the wax on about four different cars/paints and three were in completely different condition.  By that I mean that one car was older and simply got a wash and wax, the second was clayed and lightly polished before the wax application and the other two cars had a 2-step paint correction performed before the wax application.  First car was a white 95 BMW, second was a green 1998 Honda Civic, third a six-month old, metallic black Audi A7 and lastly a dark grey 2006 Ferrari 430.  The BMW paint was purely white with no metallic flake, had a little contamination that can be felt by hand and absolutely no protection on it.  The Civic was in a bit better shape than the BMW and it received a clay bar decontamination followed by a light polishing with Menzerna Micro Polish SF 4500 (PO85RD) and a Lake Country Crimson Finishing Pad.  Both the A7 and the F430 received a 2-step paint correction after the clay bar decontamination, however, the A7 color was a dark metallic black with some brown in it whereas the F430 was a darker grey with little bit of metal flake.  I had a chance to check the durability on the BMW and Civic after using the wax as they were personal or friend’s vehicles, whereas the others were clients’ vehicles and I haven’t seen them yet since the detail job.  That said, below are my thoughts on the wax…

The Good

The good part about this wax is the look and ease of use.  Durability is also pretty good for a carnauba.  It lasted roughly five weeks on the Civic and a bit less on the BMW, both of which see daily driving, sit outside and get washed every 5-7 days.

Whether you follow the wipe-on, wipe-off method or let the wax sit a bit, it goes on quite easily and removes effortlessly.  Some waxes tend to be hard in removal as they “stain”, for the lack of a better word, the paint and take a while to remove unless you find the perfect time between applying and removing.  By “stain” I mean they stay oily for a bit while removing until you wipe quite a bit and finally get all the residue off.  The Blackfire Midnight Sun however goes on easily and spreads well when applied thinly, making it very easy to remove after.  As expected, the wax application and removal process went quite a bit easier on the cars that received more polishing as compared to the others, but was easy nonetheless.

Looks wise, the wax is very good.  It makes the paint really pop and definitely gives metallic paints a nice depth and clarity.  The overall gloss is typical of a nice carnauba wax in that it simply makes the paint look rich and shiny all over.  In short, it gave all the tested paints that carnauba “wet” look.

The Bad

The feel and slickness of the wax is what I found simply lacking.  I first used the wax on the somewhat contaminated BMW after thoroughly washing it.  As I said above, application, removal and look were all great.  However, when I felt the surface after a few minutes, it felt at most a bit slicker than the non-waxed paint.  I wrote this off as a contamination issue and assumed it would get better when I did the Civic a few days later.  It did not.  The A7 is specifically where I noticed the lack of slickness because the waxed section was just about as slick, maybe even a bit less, as the paint that was simply polished with Meguiar’s D300 Correction Compound and Menzerna Micro Polish SF 4500 (PO85RD).  Since the A7 was eventually sealed with Blackfire Wet Diamond, I was able to have four sections for comparison: one of polished paint only, one with only the sealant applied, one with only the wax and one with the wax on top of the sealant.  The section with the sealant was like a slip-n-slide compared to the wax.  Running my finger with a clean glove on over the Wet Diamond section and moving to the Midnight Sun section almost stopped my finger from sliding, which left me wanting more.  In fact, applying the wax over the sealant made it less slick.  Water beading was similar between the two so it seemed the actual protection was surely there, but the feel of it was just extremely disappointing for a wax of such price and caliber.

Final Thoughts

Obviously, the feel/slickness of a wax is probably low on the list of qualities to look out for when deciding on a protection product, but I felt that for the money and other factors this would be much slicker and have a better feel.  I would easily recommend a few other waxes over this that are both below and above the price range.  P21S Concours Carnauba Wax is one that’s been a favorite of mine for a long time and one that I have reviewed in my P21S Concours Carnauba Wax Review.  Two other waxes, both of which I’ll be writing a review for in the near future, are Pinnacle Souveran Paste Wax and P21S 100% Carnauba Wax.  I would easily recommend any of these three over the Blackfire Midnight Sun Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax.  To conclude, I asked myself if this is a bad wax?  I can’t say that it is, because it does offer good protection, ease of use and great looks, so it’s not a bad wax in any regard.  For me, it simply leaves a bit to be desired and I would have to select a few others over it.

That’s my story and I’m sticking to it! 🙂

Thanks as always for reading and I hope this was helpful!

Ivan Rajic LUSTR Deatil
Ivan Rajic
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Palatine IL 60067
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12 comments on Product Review: Blackfire Midnight Sun Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax

  1. Andy Erickson says:

    Ivan, thanks for your observations. I use this wax as a hobbiest and purchased it as part of the Fire and Ice package. I noticed some of the characteristics you mentioned, but with limited experience I figured I did something wrong or that these characteristics were normal. I’ll keep using the wax because it does look great and I don’t have a professional reason to purchase another brand yet, but it’s helpful to know I wasn’t necessarily doing something wrong in my application.

    Andy

  2. Chris says:

    Ivan nice write up.You should try naviwax ioncoat uptime .Or at least research the wax!!

    Chris

  3. Al G says:

    My observations match yours. The slickness is less than one may expect but the looks are great. I will give up some slickness for ease of use and wet looking results.

  4. Mike Williamson says:

    Ivan what are your thoughts of this wax on fresh paint on a trailered show car? The car will be black and I want the most brilliance that I can get and am willing to go to whatever extreme necessary to get it.
    Mike

  5. Ivan Rajic says:

    Andy, I too am glad someone else had the same experience as I did. I hope it works well for you but if you do decide to part with it soon I’d highly suggest the Souveran or P21S 100% mentioned in my review.

    Thanks Chris, I’ll definitely keep that in mind.

    Al, as I said to Andy, if/when you do decide to try something else, I’m sure the waxes mentioned above will be up to your standards.

    Mike, I believe this wax would definitely make the fresh black pop quite a bit, however I would first consider properly polishing any defects/swirls that may be preventing the finish from looking as deep and shiny as it could. After a proper polishing, a good carnauba wax will surely add some brilliance. You may also want to throw in something like a glaze in there for a wetter look since that’s your goal. Let us know what you end up doing and how it goes.

  6. Dr Oldz says:

    Very nice review. It is refreshing to see what others look for in a wax. To me slickness never really mattered too much as I don’t want people putting prints all over a freshly detailed ride to feel how slick the paint is. I do agree that BFMS isn’t the slickest of products but it does indeed increase over the course of 12 hours or so probably due to the polymers fully cross linking in this time frame. Thanks for the well written reviews you have here.

  7. Ray Scott says:

    I think the wax made a marginal difference on my silverstone S2000 but on darker cars it gave the paint a wet look shine. You have to wait 24 hours after applying wet diamond before applying the Midnight Sun. I just detailed my 2012 BMW X3 today and I may apply midnight sun tomorrow to compare it to the Honda. Good write up and observation.

  8. Olaf Oestreich says:

    Looks around to you sometimes with Polishangel.
    The Carnauba flakes-cream, really
    Many greetings

  9. Glenn Janes says:

    Thank you for the excellent product review. I have used Blackfire Wet Diamond for many years and never applied wax over the sealant. I am considering using Blackfire Midnight Sun and my question is this: can Blackfire Wet Diamond be used over the wax if you want to regain the super slick feel? Thank you.

    • Ivan Rajic says:

      Glenn,

      I haven’t tried using the wax on top of their sealant, but I would imagine it should be applied the other way just like any other combo out there… 1st sealant then the wax.

      Wish I could be of more help!

  10. L Morgan says:

    I have used BFWD on new finishes after claying and using BF Gloss Enhancing Polish. My question is for the darker Granite Crystal Metallic of a new Dodge Charger SRT, will applying Midnight Sun Ivory Carnuaba really gain me noticeable affect and will this affect the slickness of the BFWD? The second question is, if I apply the carnuaba and then want to reapply the BFWD in four months can I apply over the carnuaba without further preparation other than washing? I do have some exposure to dust where I live and want the most dust resistant finish as well as the deepest shine. Thanks!

    • K.C. Smith says:

      I had the same issue as Ivan when applying BFMS over BFWD so I decided to put a coat of BFWD over multiple coats of BFMS and had no issues. I applied the thinnest possible coat and buffed out the BFWD without waiting for it to completely flash. It took a few passes but came out super slick and noticeably shinier. Best of both worlds in my opinion.

      If you don’t like how it looks or behaves you can always remove the coatings and start again.

      Hope this helps.

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