Temperature and M105 and M205

[sparky65]

I want to cut and buff my new paint job but its cold out now. With the heaters running I can probably keep the garage at 50F. Is this too cold to work with M105 and M205? I would rather work outside where the light is better but I think 20F would be asking for too much.

[tcope1]

Re: Temperature and M105 and M205

Use M105 on new paint?

I just got done using M105 and M205 on a vehicle in my garage. I noticed that they were drying pretty quick. The humidity here is pretty low. I was trying to think this out... cold vs hot and which should dry out the product quicker. But bottom line, it was drying pretty quick.

Here is what I needed to do... I worked the product for about 30 seconds. I then _lightly_ spritzed some Last Touch into the area and moved it around with the buffer. I then polished for another couple of minutes.

When I say lightly... I mean _lightly_. As little of a pump as it took to get any Last Touch to shoot out. There were about 50 small drops on the area of paint. I'd say about an eye drop worth. I thought about the Last Touch changing the product a little but it seemed to work out alright.

I was using a torpedo heater and it kept the garage warm. I'd run it for about 30 minutes and then turn it off for 30 minutes. I'd guess is was about 60 degrees or so. Weather outside was about 25 degrees. I'd say 20 degrees is too cold.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Temperature and M105 and M205

At 50F you're going to be borderline with regard to temps - and the M105 is most likely going to be more finicky at this temp than M205 will be. Keep in mind that a little M105 goes a long way and you generally can use less of this than you can of our diminishing abrasive products. The very light spritz of Last Touch or even plain water can sometimes help if you're getting some drying of M105.

It's at least worth a little experimentation though. Worst case you simply discover that you need to wait for temps to improve - best case you get to work on the project now.

[sparky65]

Re: Temperature and M105 and M205

Seems the lack of humidity is hurting me the most. Even spraying it lightly with water i am finding i need to use to much of the M105. The M205 seems to work fine though.