too cold to use the Wolfgang twins?

[flyinion]

Finally may have a chance to get the GF's "new" (bought in September) Altima polished & winter prepped. I'm worried that it took too long to get to it. Is mid-upper 50's to low 60's (the forecast for this weekend) too cold to use Wolfgang TSR and/or FG followed by DGPS? I expect it to be a bit warmer in the garage especially when I crank up 600-1200W of halogen lighting, but still I'm concerned if the temp might be too low. This could be the last chance I get to do this before spring though, temperature-wise at least.

 

[fredcandetail]

Here's what I did the other day when it was 39 outside...
I cleared my space the night before and got ready to work when I got home.. I drive 28 miles home everyday so needless to say my trucks engine was nice and warm... Pull it in, close the doors fire up the lamps, go in and change and come back 20 mins later and it's 65 degrees in the garage! Great weather to polish!
Try it, it works

 

[toycar18]

I used them the other day in my shop. Temp was around 50-55 and they worked fine.

 

[FUNX650]

Is mid-upper 50's to low 60's (the forecast for this weekend) too cold to use Wolfgang TSR and/or FG followed by DGPS?

[RE: Chemists. They formulate car-care-products according to manufacturer/vendor/re-seller requests...application temperatures are more than likely one of those requests.
For example: Liquid Glass wants you to place the vehicle in direct sunlight/thermal heat for best curing. Prestone Anti-Freeze is said to perform its stated duties to certain -F degrees, if mixed properly.]

That said:
-It seems most vehicle-surfaces' car-care-products claim optimum performance between 50-80 degrees F. (within your stated temperature range)
-But...The "air's" ambient temperature, wind-speed, and even humidity that encompasses the area where vehicles are having car-care-products applied to them, may come into play also.

-I also go by the surface temperature of vehicles' panels, which can dramatically change, over a given time frame, when a wind-chill factor and/or humidity must be factored in.

-This "panels' surface temperature" is stated to be lukewarm. But what is the "lukewarm" temperature range, then? Lukewarm, or tepid, is often described as affording a comfortable temperature range between 65-90 degrees F.

IMO...Then...Finding out whether, or not, if any of the vehicles' panels are not so properly tempered, could result in hypothermic/hyperthermic shock to any particular car-care-products, will be best manifested upon one's own personal observations while applying car-care-products...in many diverse weather conditions.

If they don't seem or feel "quite right"...I, for one, cease application until "conditions" improve. YMMV, though.



Bob

 

[silverfox]

Coming from the cold Northeast, I've discovered that once you get below 50, things become very unpredictable. That's why I really focus on products that work as low as 30 degrees without problems because 4 months out of the year is along time to have to deal with cold temps.

I think you really have to try things and see what kind of results you get. Some products may have recommended temperature ranges on their labels.

 

[flyinion]

Thanks all, sounds like I'll be ok. Well, other than I will have to get up at 5:45am to take the GF to work if I decide to do it this weekend so I can have the car.

 

[Bunky]

I have had WG DPS so fine in a 50 to 55 F environment.

 

[flyinion]

So I ended up just spot polishing a few spots with the finishing "glaze" and then put a coat of WG DGPS on until next Spring when it's warmer. The garage said it was about 58 in it, but I think the paint was colder. DGPS is a pain to work with in that range. Had to go on thicker because if I tried to do my normal super thin coats with minimal product on the pad, it wouldn't go on evenly. This also made it harder to wipe off. I thought I had it all off pretty easily till I walked around with an inspection light and found a number of "streaky" spots where it hadn't wiped off cleanly. Oh well at least the GF's car is sealed for the winter weather. It will definitely need a full polishing next Spring. There were water spots all over the hood already.

I could have sworn there was some kind of sealant on from the factory (we didn't get the dealer upsell junk) because the paint beads like crazy. After washing it with a mix of Dawn and BTBM to strip anything that might have been on there though, besides there being water spots, the paint was still beading when I rinsed. When I did my Z last Sept I used a mix of Dawn and the Pinnacle bodywork shampoo and there was no beading just sheeting after.