Buffing during high and humid tempatures

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Everyone,

If the temperature is 100+ outside, you should NOT bother to try and buff a vehicle, correct? This is IF the vehicle has been sitting outside, in the sun, all morning long. If you do a vehicle, being under this deal, it would cause swirls, correct? Feed back please

Stephen
 
God I dont know if the reason would be the paint messing up or the detailer falling over dead.

Definitely not a favorable temperature for car or detailer. I dont know if the temperature alone would be to blame on swirls or the detailer getting fatigued very quickly.

I know doing some details in florida, I start to not do my best as I start getting tired and sweat to the point of drenching myself. When it is going to be really hot out, I try to wash it in the evening and make arrangements to have the car in my air conditioned garage for polishing ^^
 
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I doubt it would cause swirls, that is techinique and type of product used. You don't want to buff a car in the sun or on hot paint because the polish will dry up quickly and will not be able to be used. Some polishes act up in high humidity but other than that as long as the paint is cool and not in direct sun light you should be fine.
 
ASPHALT ROCKET said:
I doubt it would cause swirls, that is techinique and type of product used. You don't want to buff a car in the sun or on hot paint because the polish will dry up quickly and will not be able to be used. Some polishes act up in high humidity but other than that as long as the paint is cool and not in direct sun light you should be fine.
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well said. I just have ZERO heat tolerance. I miss New England.
 
Well, here is the vehicle. I could not do any work since my busted finger was hurting big time due to working on two Mercedes Benz that week. I just do not know why the hospital did not chop off that finger when they did surgery on my two + time.

I kept telling them they need to start detailing vehicles EARLY in the morning down here in the deep south. But NO!!!!!!! They would not listen. Im the MAN

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ASPHALT ROCKET said:
I doubt it would cause swirls, that is techinique and type of product used. You don't want to buff a car in the sun or on hot paint because the polish will dry up quickly and will not be able to be used. Some polishes act up in high humidity but other than that as long as the paint is cool and not in direct sun light you should be fine.
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I did not have all my stuff with me. They were using some Meguires compound with yellow pads. The heat on the car was WAY TOO HOT. The temp that day got up to 105 and was humid of course. I used my Flex for a moment and handed it over to my friend. He did not like the Flex and went back to his PC.
 
Anybody remember SystemOne? They had a video demonstrating their polish on paint that was 170 degrees, IIRC.
 
I generally dont polish anything in direct sunlight nor been sitting in the heat. I remember trying this once with Liquid Ebony ... lets just say it was an experience.
 
killrwheels@autogeek said:
I generally dont polish anything in direct sunlight nor been sitting in the heat. I remember trying this once with Liquid Ebony ... lets just say it was an experience.
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Well, that's Kenny for ya. LOL I told him they needed to start it early in the morning. Oh well, thats Ken for ya. LMAO Im the MAN
 
The trouble is that down here there's little choice. When I detailed in my garage during the summer it was 100º or better in the shade. I have since decided to only detail when temps are 70º or below......that means maybe December through March....maybe, if we're lucky.
 
Good thing I do not have problems, well, very few problems, over at my house. :cheers:
 
Well thats brings me to a question, and it sounds stupid lol.....but..........are they any types of waxes/products out there that would actually stop the paint from heating up. Of course, the paint is giong to heat up if its in the sun(common sense), but im just wondering if we could use some type of heat blocking/sun protectant on the paint. It would still get hot-Yes...but atleast it wouldnt be a wood burning stove top
 
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AudiTTman said:
Well thats brings me to a question, and it sounds stupid lol.....but..........are they any types of waxes/products out there that would actually stop the paint from heating up. Of course, the paint is giong to heat up if its in the sun(common sense), but im just wondering if we could use some type of heat blocking/sun protectant on the paint. It would still get hot-Yes...but atleast it wouldnt be a wood burning stove top
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Well, that is why I start detailing right off the bat to wash a car, under the canopy. After that, it will remain under the canopy or in the garage a lil bit. I also have about two fans that blow towards the vehicles. Now, of course, I take breaks often to keep cool. I also drink a few bottels of water during the day. I can do a wash, clay and buff a vehicle in one day. Sometimes, I'm lucky and "MIGHT" be able to a second buff/wax to a vehicle.

Stephen
 
good point!!!! hahaha of course, that black vette was like a heat magnet to begin with so its understandable why you would wanna start and get it under the canopy asap after wash.
 
AudiTTman said:
good point!!!! hahaha of course, that black vette was like a heat magnet to begin with so its understandable why you would wanna start and get it under the canopy asap after wash.
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Uh, I was the vehicle white it's ALREADY UNDER the canopy. :p
 
lord, i havent written a comment today that has made sense, let alone been correct hahaha. This is waht happens when you leave the forum for 2 months lol, nothing clicks the first day hahahah
 
Well, here is another good one. I have a usual client that wants me to wash his Suburban Wednesday afternoon, around 1PM, while he tees off to play golf. I'm going to have to advise him that I can't do it. His Suburban will have been sitting outside all day long and it will be 100+. He will be upset and I will have to advise him it's a health hazard to me and could possibly damage his BLACK Suburban. He will not be a happy camper.
 
SRH, I think you could get away with washing the vehicle in the hot sunlight. Just keep wetting the vehicle with the cool hose water. And keep wetting yourself too, to keep yourself cool.

Normally, I would suggest working with Poorboy's products since you are in the hot sun all day and that's what Poorboy's is all about, but if the paint is even too hot to touch, it doesn't matter.
 
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