Best temp & humidity for detailing
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BobbyG
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Temperatures seem to affect the human factor more than the product.
Shade is an important component.
Detailing on a hot summer day in New England can be torturous. Being able to escape the sun is key and with most products a must. The surface temperature of the paint is most crucial. Keeping the vehicle out of direct sun allows the surface to cool or maintain ambient temperature.
Through the years I've found that detailing in general below 55 to 60 degrees begins to really slow down the drying or hazing of products. As the temperature begin to rise 85 to 90 or so seems to be the maximum I like to work at in my area.
Washing can really be done at any temperature. I've mixed up a bucket of hot water and rinseless wash and used it at 20F without issue. The hot water warms both the panel and my hands allowing me to work comfortably and I do one panel at a time.
If time isn't an issue having a product that takes a bit longer to dry or haze isn't an issue. If it's cool and the suns shining brightly then take advantage of it and park the vehicle in direct sun and allow it to do what it does best....warm the finish and you!..
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Choice of products can also aid in temperature extremes.
Shade is an important component.
Detailing on a hot summer day in New England can be torturous. Being able to escape the sun is key and with most products a must. The surface temperature of the paint is most crucial. Keeping the vehicle out of direct sun allows the surface to cool or maintain ambient temperature.
Through the years I've found that detailing in general below 55 to 60 degrees begins to really slow down the drying or hazing of products. As the temperature begin to rise 85 to 90 or so seems to be the maximum I like to work at in my area.
Washing can really be done at any temperature. I've mixed up a bucket of hot water and rinseless wash and used it at 20F without issue. The hot water warms both the panel and my hands allowing me to work comfortably and I do one panel at a time.
If time isn't an issue having a product that takes a bit longer to dry or haze isn't an issue. If it's cool and the suns shining brightly then take advantage of it and park the vehicle in direct sun and allow it to do what it does best....warm the finish and you!..
rops:Choice of products can also aid in temperature extremes.
BobbyG
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Hey Bill,
To post a link is simply done by copying the page link from the URL address bar and pasting it into your reply. As an example I've done it with this page.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...-best-temp-humidity-detailing.html#post631215
Mike Phillips
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That's the quick way and it works really well. Here's another way...
If you look at any article I've ever written on just about any forum, I make the title a blue, clickable link to itself.
The reason why is so that "anyone" can take and copy and paste that link into any thread and share the article with the industry standard, recognized clickable link.
Here's the link to the article I just wrote on temperature and humidity, I clicked on the article and copy and pasted the title/clickable link...
What temperature ranges are best for applying compounds, polishes, waxes and paint sealants
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Mike Phillips
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I actually wrote an article about this... it's in my list of articles under,
Tips, Techniques and How-to Articles for Interacting on Discussion Forums
How to share an article using a blue clickable link
I started doing this when I brought of the Meguiar's Online forum in January of 2004 and it's just a normal step I do with every article I write. On MOL the members there were actually pretty good about sharing clickable title links... for some reason it's never caught on here on AGO. Not sure why but regardless, it works for me and everyday I work on the forum I provide links to articles using the blue clickable links in my article list, (simply copy and paste the link), or by going to the actual article and copying and pasting the title/clickable link.
FWIW
Tips, Techniques and How-to Articles for Interacting on Discussion Forums
How to share an article using a blue clickable link
I started doing this when I brought of the Meguiar's Online forum in January of 2004 and it's just a normal step I do with every article I write. On MOL the members there were actually pretty good about sharing clickable title links... for some reason it's never caught on here on AGO. Not sure why but regardless, it works for me and everyday I work on the forum I provide links to articles using the blue clickable links in my article list, (simply copy and paste the link), or by going to the actual article and copying and pasting the title/clickable link.
FWIW