50 degrees has been talked about as minimum for waxing. Could it be colder if you have it in the sun and the paint is above 50? Seems like it'd be alright to me.

Those of you that have a DA and have washed Meguiar's pads. How do you get them completely dry? I shook and air dried mine for 48 hours and they felt dry. Put them in their new ziploc bags. two days later the bags were full of condensation.

Tried to use my new DA in high wind and ended up with pads full of trash from the wind when I gave up after a couple pannels. That explains the washing even though Meg's says not to very often.

 

Oh good questions.

Let me answer the one I can for sure.

Drying your Pads

After cleaning them, a good way to get the water is out is not just air dry. Take a spare MF towel and wrap your DA with it. Then take a PAD and put it on the backing plate. Put the speed to 5 and place over your Rinse Bucket...then turn on the DA for 10-20 seconds and let it spin the water out.

When that is done, do the next pad, and the rest of your pads the same way.

Then I take a large bath towel and put it on my kithen counter and put each pad on there flat. After one day, flip them. After that, you can then put them in a container and NOT IN A ZIP LOCK BAG

Ok your first question about temps....sure in full sun....so are you using Poorboys then? It can be used in the sun unlike a lot of products out there.

Cheers

JP

 

You can use any product as long as it's not freezing when you're applying it. The problem that you're going to run into is effectiveness (bonding) of the product as well as wether or not the product will 'set up'.

Most manufacs out there recommend a SURFACE temperature of 50+... with the 'PLUS' being the operative item. In short, 50 may work, 60 will work, 70 is best.

 

may need to set it in the shade then. what's being used is Meg's #9, #7, NXT 2.0, and #26.

Supposed to hit a balmy 54 tomorrow.

 

honestly at that temp I don't think that matters.

A claim of PB is that most of the products can be worked in full sun.

Now they are in CA full sun in CA is different than full sun in Texas.


Our Sun is bigger of course.

 

 

Hmmm, seems like you have one of three possible options here:

1) A VERY understanding wife
2) You live alone - or are about to
3) You have "his and hers" kitchens

 

another tip, i learned the hard way years ago....what ever type of container that you store them in, do not completely seal. if you use plastic bags leave a 1/4 inch open or the corner of a plastic container lifted just a bit....you have learned dry is not dry. if you seal them up they will mildew and ruin the pad

 

1 and 3

That's how I roll.....

 

Or you've been married forever and she doesnt pay attention to what you do anymore!

 

That's me!

 

As long as the checks keep comin in! I store my pads in those plastic Folger coffee cans. I get the large ones at work. I was just about to quit coffee then they came out with those great containers. So versitale

 

Let me more precise. These are the commercial size cans. The consumer size cans are too small. If you don't have access to them throw a tupperware party