Meguiar's 105 question

[SATracker]

In the past when I used Meguiar's 105, I had a lot of, "dusting"; but in the past I usually used Meg's 105 during the summer months when it was warm-hot, even inside the garage (central- south Texas). I used 105 today, clear & 60 degrees outside, the surface of the truck was cool- cold. I noticed that 105 did not dust but was almost, "gummy". I got it off with no problem using ONR as a detailing spray but I was wondering: Is it a weather thing or has my product gone bad? It's about a year old and it seemed to work.

 

[05xrunner]

its the weather..in the summer I did a 12x12 section with it and within 10sec i had dust all over..I just used it last week in 30degree weather on my trunk lid..and it seemed to almost have an infinite work time..it hardly dusted at all after like 5passes on a larger section.

 

[Fast Eddie]

^ +1 It's the weather, we had some wicked hot weather this summer where I live and 105 dusted like mad and flashed super quick, but lately in the cold weather I get hardly any dust if any at all and the work times are much improved. When it gets cold and humid, my m105 tends to gum up on me slightly.

 

[jlb85]

^+1

Humidity also plays a roll. Imagine what we have to deal with up here detailing in the winter months Anything under 50 becomes problematic to polish. Use some pad primer or polish lubricating agent to adjust the working time, and increase your work to adjust temperature. The rotary works good at lower temps.

 

[C. Charles Hahn]

Humidity also plays a roll. Imagine what we have to deal with up here detailing in the winter months

You mean working in a heated garage with temps around 68-70 when the outside temp is single digits?

Oh wait, maybe that's just me

I can't imagine trying to do work any other way after experiencing a heated shop.

 

[jimmyjam]

So how do you prevent it from gumming up?

 

[jlb85]

You mean working in a heated garage with temps around 68-70 when the outside temp is single digits?

Oh wait, maybe that's just me

I can't imagine trying to do work any other way after experiencing a heated shop.

Man, you guys got it too easy! J/K. We gotz to do the sunny dance. I did it last night and today was beautiful, helps get the temps higher in the garage

 

[jlb85]

So how do you prevent it from gumming up?

You make it purposely "dust" by using water spritz, or IPA mix spritz, or something non-oily to keep the polish more liquid as it works (although it also increases working time it does so by thinning out the polish mix and making more of ot spread. But in essence the flash point remains sudden, hopefully dusting before it gets gummy). Remember to keep the pads clean, or use various clean pads. In the same sense, if it dusting too much, use something more oily to delay its flash point (all this assuming M105, other polishes may react different based on their base composition).

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

So how do you prevent it from gumming up?

• Clean your pad often, like after each section you buff, this removes spent product and removed paint.Remove all spent product off the paint before applying fresh product.

Lots of threads on this topic. I moved this one to our "Hot Topics" forum group, probably because there's some good feedback and tips in it...


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