what temperature is around ideal to correct paint?

[Bill1234]

I was working with a friend on an older jeep wrangler today. I started using a orange ccs pad with hd adapt on speed 5 with light pressure. I let the machine do the work and made multiple passes. After about 5 both ways, the machine was turned off and the surface wiped twice. Once with towel, second with ipa.

The temperature outside was about 86 degrees and we were in direct shade.

Would correction fluids dry up or something else similar at this high of temps? Was my process wrong?

 

[Setec Astronomy]

I think you left out the part where you tell us what the problem was. Did you not get the correction you were hoping for? What machine are you using?

 

[FUNX650]

I consider the following "conditions"
to be around ideal for paint correction:

•Ambient temperature..........~75°F

•Panel surface temperature:
-Start with approximately the same
as the ambient temperature...~75°F
-Note: panel surface temperatures
will rise while being corrected.

•Relative Humidity (RH).........~50-60%

•Dew Point...........................~50-55°F

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Bob

 

[WAXOFF]

I like 60-75 degrees because if the paint is much warmer than that to start. Your compounds etc start to dry out to quickly and you loose you working time.

 

[Bill1234]

Well technically I dont even know my problem. My fluids were smearing a bit and taking a bit longer than normal to remove. It was minor swirling so I was hoping for 100 percent.

The machine was a meguiars g110v2

 

[Setec Astronomy]

Well, I've never used HD adapt, but "smearing" sounds like you were probably using too much product. A short-stroke machine like a G110 is going to need some pressure applied to achieve correction.

How far up in CT are you? There's a place in Norwood NJ that usually has some sort of detail clinic once or twice a year where you could talk to some other detailers and get a few pointers, see some demos, that kind of thing.

 

[TTQ B4U]

Well technically I dont even know my problem. My fluids were smearing a bit and taking a bit longer than normal to remove. It was minor swirling so I was hoping for 100 percent.

Cause is using too much product. Especially if you could "see" the product hazing and it was difficult to remove. I would bet your pads were layered with product that blows off under the faucet and a stream of water. It should only be slightly visiable when hazed and should wipe off rather easily.

Adapt is thinner than other compounds. My insight is to only use 4-5 dime size application points per area. Change out your pad every 2 panels or so.