too cold to wax?

teg86

teg86

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can it be too cold to put wax on? winters coming and i havent had time since july to put wax on and pretty soon it wont even get up to freezing. I saw a guy applying wax with his hands, said the warmth of his hands helped the wax somehow. would this be advisable to do or should i stick with an applicator?
 
teg86 said:
can it be too cold to put wax on? winters coming and i havent had time since july to put wax on and pretty soon it wont even get up to freezing. I saw a guy applying wax with his hands, said the warmth of his hands helped the wax somehow. would this be advisable to do or should i stick with an applicator?
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I've heard about applying by hand but I have never done this. I can't see where the heat of your hand would have any effects on a cold car.... I would use a good foam applicator....as for the temps anything below 50 ish starts to get to cold for the wax to dry and bond to the car...however this is what I believe and I'm sure some in the cold weather states have better input
 
Like Dave, I have my doubts about applying wax with your hand having any benefit.
My personal experience leads me to believe that 50 is about the coldest I have good results. I have used a few products at temps as low as 40, but didn't feel they were anywhere nearly as easy to apply and remove.
50 is even borderline for me. 60 works great, but that would mean some sort of enclosure would be needed in my area.
Since you don't have your location in your profile, I have no idea what you have to contend with.

Charles
 
i live in the mountains of wv and my limit is 40 for polishing and waxing. but then if its to bad my garage stays the same temp as my house....
but still do all the washing and drying outside..
 
im in montana. i'll be lucky to see 50 at the warmest part of the day so am i just sol til spring?
 
teg86 said:
im in montana. i'll be lucky to see 50 at the warmest part of the day so am i just sol til spring?
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If you have access to a garage, it doesn't take much heat to raise the temp 10 degrees.
If you have to be outside all the time, you will probably find some products that work much better than others in the 40 degree temp.
Maybe you can find someplace where you can get the vehicle inside for an hour or so for either a small charge or just someone that would help you out with a sheltered area.

Charles
 
I have put on many coats of wax with the temps above 39 and less than 43.Anything above 40 and I am/was good to go!
I almost forgot. I've never applied the wax by hand in these temperatures. I've always used a yellow foam pad.
 
I've been debating how to handle this myself and I figure I'm going to use a few space heaters in the garage (attached to house but not actually heated) to do a QEW wash now and then, as well as use some Wolfgang Spray Sealant to boost the actual Wolfgang liquid I'll be putting on the car before it gets too cold to do. I'm hoping that since both products are designed to work hand-in-hand, I won't have any issues at all.
 
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