Waxing At Below 55 Deg F
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Pull the car in the garage. Or put it in the sun so the sun can heat the surface. It will take a long time to cure though. Otherwise streak city.
Are you using a power polisher or by hand. A power polisher will heat the surface some when applying.
Electric blanket?
Another vote on spray wax. I guess I've gotten lazier after becoming a family man or maybe I just don't have the time to spend half a day waxing each of our vehicles. I have been really enjoying the ease of use and effectiveness of the Megs D156 I use as a wax-as-u-dry spray.
Indeed! Thank heavens for spray waxes. As I get older my full size pickup and SUV are a challenge just to wash properly. I finish up with Turtle Wax spray wax mostly because if there's overspray it's ok - rated for paint, plastic, glass and rubber. Holds up ok too....
Originally Posted by double vanos
Indeed! Thank heavens for spray waxes. As I get older my full size pickup and SUV are a challenge just to wash properly. I finish up with Turtle Wax spray wax mostly because if there's overspray it's ok - rated for paint, plastic, glass and rubber. Holds up ok too....
Keep the 845 in the house. If you have a CATV box with a warm transformer, put the bottle on top of the box overnight (just don't block air vents).
It has a light solvent in it so it doesn't get affected by cool weather as much as water-based sealants.
There have been recommendations for spray waxes.
There seem to be two basic types:
1. Spray on, work into paint, let dry and buff
2. Spray on and buff
What are we talking about here?
For the 2nd type, tried Meguiar's Ultimate Quik Car Wax, and it does not seem to last long.
For the 1st type, just picked up some Chemical Guy's Blazin' Bananas, but have not had the chance to see how well it works.
Had to deal with this cold weather situation a couple of days ago, microwaved Collinite 845, shook it up, put a spray nozzle on the bottle, and used it as pseudo spray wax.
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Originally Posted by knerml
There have been recommendations for spray waxes.
There seem to be two basic types:
1. Spray on, work into paint, let dry and buff
2. Spray on and buff
What are we talking about here?
For the 2nd type, tried Meguiar's Ultimate Quik Car Wax, and it does not seem to last long.
For the 1st type, just picked up some Chemical Guy's Blazin' Bananas, but have not had the chance to see how well it works.
Never done it, but wonder how effective it would be to wax a panel, then warm it up with a heat gun (carefully) or hair dryer to cure the wax? Would probably need to do it in the garage so that cold wind would not hamper panel warming.
Originally Posted by PimTac
There have been recommendations for spray waxes.
If you go with the plan of spray wax as you dry then your time involved is minimal. Couple this with a good sealant coat or your Collonite 845 once a year and you are good to go.
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For the future, when I'm working with 845 in relatively low temps I keep the bottle in a container of hot water. This keeps the 845 from separating/becoming clumpy; it should have a thin consistency coming out of the bottle.
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