Does PAC carry the Meguiars 4" pads?

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I live in MD. Today it is very windy (again) and the wind chill is probably in the 20's - 30's. I do have a 2-car garage. My two questions are:



1. What is the lowest temp you should use a cleaner, polish, or wax? (I assume it is okay to wash at any temp, right? I mean, when it snows and I get road salt on the car - I have to get it off.)



2. What is the lowest temp the products should be stored in? Like I said, I keep the stuff in the garage, but should I bring it all in the house during the winter?
 
Well I washed my car this morning and it was about 30 degrees or so and wind blowing about 20. I used some (skin diving gloves rubber type) to keep the hands warm and was really suprised how they worked. I picked up a pair at wal-mart in the sporting goods section. Keeps the hands toasty warm. As for the wax and such I have a heated garage.



Hope that helps some happy washing.
 
A wax will not work well below 50 degrees. If it is above 40 degrees I wash the car myself. I keep most of my stuff in my basement. You can keep it in the garage, but if your garage gets cold there is a chance you stuff could freeze and ruin it. I dont take the chance, I have spent way too much on car stuff to have it get ruined by the cold.
 
I've had good luck detailing in the cool of the fall and winter. I can wash down to about 35 degrees, and then slip my truck in the garage to dry.

I have never applied SG at these temps, but as it's only going to be 42 for a high today and tomorrow, I'm going to find out how well it works. Tomorrow I'm putting my 4th coat of SG on my truck.

I have waxed at this temp also, but buffing off was a little bit of work. Try a panel and see how it works for you. If it's O.K., go for it.

I always QD after washing, and I found that you can QD down to 35 degrees without a problem.

The secret for me, is keeping everything in the house at 75 degrees before I use them on my truck. I only bring the supplies out when I'm ready to use them.

And I do keep everything in the house through the winter. Many products are water based, or have water in them, I hate when I find bottles swollen up, or split open, and the contents frozen to the shelf in the garage.

I do use the touchless car wash when it's below freezing. Experiment a little, and let us know what works for you. Enjoy!
 
Bill, i'm in the same boat as you. SG at 40°-ish, guess I'll find out. I'm might bring the heater out to the garage to warm up. I defiinately don't think that SG will freeze or anything (it's waterless) being petrolium distilate based will keep it flowing. I guess the concern would be the curetime. But I do think that if the cure window was temperature specific around the temperature window that man sees, they would say something on the bottle. That's just how coatings are (course this is Klasse we're talking about :) ).



BTW, bill, you ever click on "user cp" and check your personal messages? get with the program!!!! :D
 
how do we know a wax, polish, or QD is ruined? will it still smell and feel the same when ruined? what's the temperature range for storing detailing products?



thanks :)
 
Langit, wax is never "ruined" per se, but wears off over time. Two ways to measure that is the bead up of rain, and the 'fingernail' test of lightly feeling the finish with a fingernail for an *icey, slippery* feeling.



Temperature for storing Carnauba based waxes should be cold-35-50 degrees (I keep mine in fridge to make it last long time) and then warmed up prior to use, at least 50 deg. or warmer (Let it sit at room temperature 24 hours before use). I agree with other, applying it to the finish at anything below 50 deg. and you might not have good results, I would bend more to 65 or warmer.
 
So, any waxes containing Carnuba should be kept in the fridge? (Paste waxes too - I am asking because my Blitz is in a tin - didn't know if the extra cold air would effect the packaging or not.)



All other stuff should be kept relatively warm? The easiest thing for me to do is just box it all up and set in the cupboard in the house so I don't have to worry about it.



;)
 
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<strong class='bbc'>So, any waxes containing Carnuba should be kept in the fridge?

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Well, this was a suggestion by 2 Pro Detailers (my motto is never take advice from one source, take advice from several sources and go with the consistent advice)when questioned about storage of Carnauba wax (It was 90 deg the day I asked the question, they suggested keeping the wax in the fridge, it would last alot longer, and keep properties from separating). We then went onto a conversation regarding the rest of my post.
 
I tried some Klasse SG that I left in my trunk. It got down to somewhere in the thirties. I pulled the car in the garage and found SG has a gluey texture when applying it that cold and obviously is not good for applying to your car.
 
Since my business is mobile and I am at the mercy of the elements, I can probably answer this. I have detailed cars when it is 35 degrees outside (like Racintodd, I have skintight rubber gloves I wear when it is cold), and I really have had no problems using Meguiars High Tech Yellow when that cold, other than it takes longer to set so you can remove it without streaking. I usually use Meguiars Polymer #20 when it is under 40 degrees though-I can remove it with less wait than #26.



I wash cars with Protect-All Quick and Easy wash, so I can use warm water to wash cars (you mix a capful with a gallon of water and wash and dry-no rinsing needed), so I can wash cars down to about 28 degrees or so, but the Quick and Easy wash bottle cautions against letting the contents of the bottle freeze. When it is going to be colder than freezing at night, I bring all my detailing products inside at night, so I don't know what happens to them when they freeze.



Lucky for me, Dallas has pretty mild winters, only a few days each year are really bad. Most of the time, the lows are in the mid 30's and highs near 60 or so.
 
Sorry UserName for the late response. We should have them on the site soon (I believe they are already in stock).
 
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