What would most on here consider the lowest possible ambient/exterior surface temperature in which the 845 will bond to one's clear coat, and serve it's purpose?
Minimum temp for Collinite 845 to bond??
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It's only a guess.....45 degrees.....the warmer the better....like in a heated garage
JHZR2
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Unless something else odd occurs, like the rate of solvent flash versus bonding differs enough that you just generate a wax cake on the surface, Id venture to guess that it WILL bond at most any temp, it is just that the time for it to do so will increase exponentially.
Seems to me that 60-80F is the designed bond temperature for the setup of the wax/solvent.
At 50, Id say it may take twice as long (say 1 hr vs 30 min), at 40, 2 hr, at 30, 4 hr, etc.
Youll probably also need a decent detailer spray to help release.
Originally Posted By: JHZR2
Unless something else odd occurs, like the rate of solvent flash versus bonding differs enough that you just generate a wax cake on the surface, Id venture to guess that it WILL bond at most any temp, it is just that the time for it to do so will increase exponentially.
Seems to me that 60-80F is the designed bond temperature for the setup of the wax/solvent.
At 50, Id say it may take twice as long (say 1 hr vs 30 min), at 40, 2 hr, at 30, 4 hr, etc.
Youll probably also need a decent detailer spray to help release.
JHZR2
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Id say so. It has everything to do with the solvent giving mobility and miscibility into the lower layers, versus its flash off (to let it dry and be buffable), and rates of cross-linking into the lower coatings. Dont see why anything but the chemistry should be different, though it seems that the synthetic stuff cross links more and takes longer to do so, so Id say it applies but just takes a lot longer.
At 50F, my bottle of Collinite 845 is jello...
Bring the bottle inside for several hours before use. It should be OK to use at 45 or above. Just apply really thin, and leave it on longer. Since IW is a little more finicky, I usually save it for ideal conditions. I typically use DG when it's colder.
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