Menzerna & ambient temps

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My question is what is the lowest recommended ambient temp that Menzerna si1500 and sf4000 can be used in? I'm in Indiana and obviously the weather is turning cold quickly. Yesterday I started polishing a panel using si1500 in approx. 43-47 degree temps and noticed very short working time and a lot of pad jumping. The product was doing it's job, it just seemed like I had to reduce my 2ftx2ft section to about 10inx10in and even then I was experiencing short working time and dusting.

I've used this product in the past in temps in the 60-65 degree range without these issues, so i'm only assuming that temps are the reason i'm experiencing these issues. Anyone else run into this with Menzerna or any other products?
 
I'm not home, but if the product is in the original bottle, if you look on the side of it, there is a bunch if symbols. One is a baby with a line through it. One is safety glasses. I believe there is also a temperature rating there also.
 
The ideal ambient temperature range for most detailing compounds, polishes, LSP's is ~50F to ~85F.

Humidity can play as big of a role also.
-Low humidity will cause products like polishes to dry out as you use them...leading to shorter buffing cycles, dusting.

-High humidity can cause compounds and polishes to become 'sticky'.

Don't forget about:
-Panel surface temperature
-Wind/Air currents---natural and man-made

:)

Bob
 
Thanks guys. Bob, I was thinking along the same lines as you mentioned wind and panel surface temps being an added problem with what I was encountering. It was windy, the panel was cold and the air temp was below the recommended temp to work the product.
 
Xtreme said:
Thanks guys. Bob, I was thinking along the same lines as you mentioned wind and panel surface temps being an added problem with what I was encountering. It was windy, the panel was cold and the air temp was below the recommended temp to work the product.
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-I see you had your hands full with those extremes!

-It'd be nice to be able to have 'ideal-controls' over one or more of these factors...make it more conducive to
polishing/other-detailing-tasks that way.

-There are times when I have set aside the detailing, 'til better working conditions prevail.
Hope you have the luxury to do likewise if/when necessary.

:)

Bob
 
This was from the side of a bottle of Menz polish

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Seems to be the preferred storage temp time / but it also makes sense for the working ambient temperature.
 
I seen that on the bottle but took it as being the storage temp but you're right, it makes sense that it would also be the working temp.

@Bob - not a day goes by that I'd enjoy having a shop to work in when our Indiana weather takes a turn for the worse. My garage isn't heated and is for a single car. I'm working on a dodge ram crew king cab that I'd be lucky to get the front clip under the roof! Lol. The good thing is that it's going into storage once I'm done so time really isn't a factor on getting it done but I'd rather hammer it out ASAP than have it sitting around during bad weather.
 
thats strange you bring that up.tonite i was workin in a nonheated garage with outside temp around 50 and was useing ultrafina to finish and i was getting the conditions bob was talkin about.first time i had experienced those things.switched over to optimum finish and no problems.
 
I've heard it argued that the ability to read minds is the next step in human evolution. This forum is starting to prove it to me :)

I had some PO85RD that refused to diminish a couple nights ago. Started out fine, but a cold front shoved its way through with high winds (keeping the panels cold) and overall temperature of about 45 degrees. Had to break out the rotary at 1200rpm and even then it was trying to leave faint tic marks. On the plus side, it extended the working life long enough to perfectly polish out marring from M105 :D
 
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