Too cold to wax??

[MrWaxer]

Whats considered to cold to wax?? It's supposed to be in the upper 40's here tomorrow.. I use NXT 2.0..

[CieraSL]

Re: To cold to wax??

You know you're car crazy when...

Whats considered to cold to wax?? It's supposed to be in the upper 40's here tomorrow.. I use NXT 2.0..

[Tuck91]

Re: To cold to wax??

To anwser your question, I would go ahead and apply your NXT Generation Tech Wax 2.0. Just lay it down real thin and expect drying time to be extended. Also perform the swipe test a couple of times throughout the drying process to get a feel for when you can remove the wax. One of your main concerns is that the product does not streak when you remove it, so try and make sure you let that thin coat dry long enough and that it at least comes close to passing the swipe test.

Good luck.

[Murr1525]

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Yeah, you might get some smearing, but no big deal.

[MrWaxer]

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Thank's....

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Too cold to wax??

Once ambient temperatures start dipping below 55F many products, especially waxes, will start to behave differently (and generally not a good different). They can become harder to spread, take longer to dry (in some case much longer) and can become difficult to remove.

If your local temp is only going to be in the upper 40sF you might want to reconsider.

[MrWaxer]

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Thank's Mike..Next week looks better..Upper 50's maybe 60...I'll wait...

[paul.segovich]

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This means that i'm going to be doomed all winter?
I live in Illinois. from december to february the temp doesn't often reach above 30. And the single heater isn't going to make it much warmer in the two car garage i use.

[Nuclear]

Re: Too cold to wax??

when its 50 degree's F outside, before I use NXT 2.0 Liquid,

1. apply ColorX, then take off.
2. apply NXT 2.0. taking off NXT 2.0 will be soo much easier
due to the first application of ColorX.

you will be glad you applied ColorX, makes the paint clean and smooth. thus easier taking the NXT 2.0 off in the cold temps'.

[fe91]

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i waxed my car last winter when it was in the 40's.
i didnt notice any problems

[Murr1525]

Re: Too cold to wax??

There is no reason you cant try waxing in the cold... and the Cleaner/Wax and ColorX also seem to work well in the cold.

Just dont expect perfection....

[danny325is]

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I just got a bottle of Last Touch and I wanted to try it out.

It was abt 40 out and lets say Last Touch didnt do to well. Pretty much just smeared around. I had just bought this car, so I am not sure if there is any wax on it at all.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Too cold to wax??

Welcome to MOL, Danny!!

I just got a bottle of Last Touch and I wanted to try it out.


It was abt 40 out and lets say Last Touch didnt do to well. Pretty much just smeared around. I had just bought this car, so I am not sure if there is any wax on it at all.

Sounds like you've got two possible issues at play here:

1. Odds are a brand new car doesn't have any wax on it, and one indicator of it being time to rewax is when a mist and wipe product (Quik Detailer, Ultimate Quik Detailer, Last Touch, Final Inspection, etc) becomes difficult to remove.
2. At 40 degrees you're going to see a wide variety of products behave differently than they should, including mist and wipe products.

Combine the two of these and it's not really a big surprise that this product didn't perform to expectations. Right now it's being asked to do more than it was designed for.

[k3ith]

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This means that i'm going to be doomed all winter?
I live in Illinois. from december to february the temp doesn't often reach above 30. And the single heater isn't going to make it much warmer in the two car garage i use.

I just went through this... I just got into detailing and bought a bunch of stuff for it. I was freaked when I read 55 degree problem as it could put me out for months. I have a 3 car garage and I bought a small electrical heater and a big kerosene heater (easy to use and clean). You do have to leave the garage door open some when using the kerosene. I put the gas heater toward the front part of the garage and give it a bit to knock the chill off the air in the garage. I place the electric heater around the area of the car where I am working. This mixed with the heat form the halogens and I am rolling up my sleeves in no time. Heck I am writing this from my garage now and it's about 30 outside.

All in all, I have about $180 in the two heaters from Home Depot.

[Fly Bye]

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This mixed with the heat form the halogens and I am rolling up my sleeves in no time. Heck I am writing this from my garage...

It's not too cold to do anything inside of your garage