If it's something you will be doing more than once or twice I would invest in a small quick-up canopy that picnickers
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Re: Working in Direct Sun
If it's something you will be doing more than once or twice I would invest in a small quick-up canopy that picnickers -
Re: Working in Direct Sun
Working in the warm sun is always going to make everything harder, it's okay to work in the sun as long as the surface temperature is not hot, so theoretically you can work in full sun during the early morning hours and sometimes after the sun starts to get low in the sky.
Once when I lived in an apartment with no garage I washed my car at the apartment complex but then drove to a business that was closed on the weekends and borrowed the shade created by their building. Don't know if that's an option for you but maybe? (Kind of only works if you don't need power).
How about borrowing the garage for a Saturday from a family member or friend?
Related thread,
Working in the sun? How HOT does your car's paint get?
One tip that might help you for the claying, cleaning, polishing and waxing steps is that if you must work on a warm surface, then shrink the size of your work area down to a smaller size.
Work smaller areas, they are more manageable. Also remember only waxes need to dry, so all the other paint care products should be applied, work in and over the paint and then immediately wiped off.
Which products need to dry before removing?
Sorry there's no simple solution...
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Working in Direct Sun
My driveway only gets a couple of hours shade during the summer. I wanted to wash and wax two new vehicles this weekend to start building up some protection - treat them well straight off the lot. But I only had a couple of hours each night without the sun baking down on them. I got one car washed and a coat of NXT 2.0 on it, the other one only got washed - to dark to wax even with the outside flood lights on.
Are there any portions of the 5-step care program that can be done in direct sun without creating new problems?
I can't even get the windows wiped before the cleaner evaporates.
TIA for your help. This forum is fantastic!
It's my first post so I hope I got it in the right place.
Cheers!
Richard
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