How serious are the effects of polishing on a hot surface via PC?

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danforz

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Hey guys, I've read that your not supposed to you a machine on a hot surface. Is this the case with the PC? How hot does a surface have to be (as compared to how other hot items feel) before I have to begin worrying about burning/damaging clear coat?



I've noticed that a lot of "rules" can be bent and its more a matter of experience with detailing then it is reading every little bit. I'm just trying to help fill the gap of experience and reading with out using my car as the test subject. :xyxthumbs
 
Are you saying the surface was hot from like the sun? Personally, I've never been able to get paint hot from a PC, and I've used Meg's 84 on a wool pad and LC yellow pad - holding it on the same spot for a minute (yeah, I really timed it) with the PC on 6 and my fat butt putting all the pressure I could on it. Now, a rotary will warm it up real quick!
 
More experienced folks here may have a better answer than me, but I'll give it a shot. First off, some polishes dust more quickly than others and that might happen even faster when you add heat to the equation. Second, the heat you might be reading about is heat that's generated by rotary polishing. Polishing with a PC won't cause problems with causing heat unless you're working at it pretty well, usually with a 4" pad. If polishing during hot weather by itself was a big problem, Scottwax would have a rough time detailing in the summer in Dallas.
 
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