WDGPS: Dusk and Dew?

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Hello,

I'm prepping for a new-to-me car detail with new-to-me Wolfgang products. One thing I'm scratching my head about is this line from from the Deep Gloss Paint Sealant instructions:
Do not apply sealant before dusk because dew will interfere with the adhesion to the paint. I do not have a garage or covered space to work in so dew is going to come in to play. I live in Denver so in general it's relatively dry.

I think of dew as being a dawn issue, so right there I can't make sense of this given what I think I know. If I waited until after dusk, morning dew would probably come into play in the 12 hour cure window. "Before dusk" is also confusing to me: 1pm is before dusk, so would that time be bad? Compounding this confusion is the fact that my neighborhood is dense and I wouldn't run my buffer in the morning, so my own preference is for afternoon work, which is before dusk... on and on.

So what is this line warning me about? What am I trying to optimize or avoid regarding time of day and dew?

Thanks every one!
 
Dew or condensation will most likely appear later in the evening when the weather starts to cool at night. After the sun goes down.
You should be alright applying the WG up till around 2pm.

Dusk is when the sun starts to go down, and the light starts to fade
 
Thank you Ed.

So another way to to think of this is that you want a good number of hours for it to cure before the dusk dew event, and while 12 hours would be best, something like 6 hours is OK - is that my lesson?
 
I would say yes. I think the more time you can put between application and first part of the dew is better.
Someone from AG correct me if i am wrong, but I think that they put that warning on the bottle so people don't apply it right before dusk, as in when the sun is setting.
 
weeble said:
Thank you Ed.

So another way to to think of this is that you want a good number of hours for it to cure before the dusk dew event, and while 12 hours would be best, something like 6 hours is OK - is that my lesson?
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The longer the cure the time the better. I do think you will be fine with 6-8 hours of cure time. Since I have used DP and WG sealants with your same issue, without and problems
 
HighEndDetail said:
Dew or condensation will most likely appear later in the evening when the weather starts to cool at night. After the sun goes down.
You should be alright applying the WG up till around 2pm.

Dusk is when the sun starts to go down, and the light starts to fade
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Do this..:iagree:
 
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