Waxing in sun

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Okay here's my question I know you are supposed to wax in the shade but what do you do if shade is unavailable. Do they make a wax that is "safer" to use in direct sunlight
 
Technically, you should wash, polish and wax in the shade.



However, with a handful of products ou there, that is not the case.



You can use Poorboys and Clearkote products in the sun. They are tremendous products and I have used them in BLAZING heat with ease.



So, if you need to work in the sun, both companies make a fantastic assortment of polishes, glazes, chemical cleaners, sealants and waxes.



Or, you can invest in a 10x10 or 12x12 canopy. I have one and it's cheap, a piece of cake to open and close and has saved my butt on numerous occasions. I got a 12x12 from WalMart for $99.



Others will chime in with some different sun friendly prodcuts. The ones I mentioned are great.



Canopy shot from yesterday:
 

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For washing in the sun, try QEW, and dry a section at a time as you do it. For paint cleaning and waxing, I'd go with SEC/GEPC and S100/P21S for their wipe on/wipe off qualities. The less time water droplets or a product has to be on your paint, in the sun, the better.
 
Apply product in the sun isn't the problem...its the heat. It's like sinking your teeth into ice cream. Ouch! It's shocking to the paint. Cooling things contract heating things expand...shock a multi-layer paint system where each layer will move at a slightly different rate and you can end up with a good case of additional spiderwebbing.
 
I put two applications of Megs #20 on my car yesterday in direct sunlight. The biggest problems I encoundered were:



A) Some of the time while rubbing the #20 in, a second or third pass seemed to remove the product, liked it was dying too fast. Working smaller areas eliminated this.



and



B) I WAS SWEATING MY BUTT OFF!!!!!



Another effect was that during removal with a MF, the sealant would smear instead of buff off cleanly (mainly on the top surfaces where the sun was strongest). But I noticed that after I would work another panel and return to the smeared panel, the smears were gone :nixweiss



The end result was that the car was EXTEREMELY glossy with good depth and reflection (not to mention very slick).



On my next days off, I will try to add one more application of #20 followed by some NXT
 
I used it and liked it a lot Smells great and does a good job.What I found interesting is that when I washed my applicator it was clean .No crap or chemicles left behind.Great bottle to work with and very nice quick shipping people who stand behind there product
 
Spilchy said:
Technically, you should wash, polish and wax in the shade.



However, with a handful of products ou there, that is not the case.



You can use Poorboys and Clearkote products in the sun. They are tremendous products and I have used them in BLAZING heat with ease.



So, if you need to work in the sun, both companies make a fantastic assortment of polishes, glazes, chemical cleaners, sealants and waxes.



Or, you can invest in a 10x10 or 12x12 canopy. I have one and it's cheap, a piece of cake to open and close and has saved my butt on numerous occasions. I got a 12x12 from WalMart for $99.



Others will chime in with some different sun friendly prodcuts. The ones I mentioned are great.



Canopy shot from yesterday:
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I have also used Clearkote and Poorboy's in the heat with no problems. I like that canopy idea!
 
We will probably have to agree to disagree with this one.



You most likely won't see the problems right after you apply the product. Paint products are designed to hide this stuff. It's later you find out when everything is stripped down. Then the questions become, How do I get rid of this micro marring.
 
Okay my best assesment is that it is better just to spend the $100 or so to buy a popup canopy to use when a garage is unavailable then risk doing it in the sun. works for me.
 
I have more trouble when there is wind than I do with sun. That said, either Poorboy's or Clearkote products have been fantastic for me when used in the sun. Most of the other stuff is also fine if you work in smaller sections and with a little more speed. Sometimes shade is hard to come across.
 
Dennis H. said:
We will probably have to agree to disagree with this one.
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Dennis, I didn't mean to give you the impression that I was disagreeing with you. I was referring more to the fact that I was able to use the product under the sun while still being able to remove the product very easily with no streaks or smears. Your analogy is interesting though.
 
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