Well, that didn't work!

[Jeff Smith]

Yesterday was nice so I went ahead and washed then applied DC #2 and DC #3 with the DA. Even went on ahead and dressed all the trim, tires wheel wells and cleaned the glass. Good day!

Well, today I was hoping on hitting it with a 2nd coat of DC #3. Sun is up, so I figured it was above 32 so I should be OK. Broke out the leaf blower to get rid of the dust. Then I broke out the meg's Duster. All went fine. Then came the QDer and the QD PAD. Hood went well, sides went well. I was on a roll.

Then came the roof. Well, evidently the wind chill played a factor. Had quite the nice little bit of ice forming after applying the QD. Took me 5x as long to gently try to remove the frozen QD.

Well, thats enough of that. Put that one away in my lesson learned file. Pay attention to WindChill factor when trying to QD in the cold. Not even about to try that 2nd coat of DC #3 now.

[gb387]

I hear frozen QD on a vehicles surface adds extra protection, it is a barrier from the outside elements?!?!? OK, no maybe I made that one up.

[rusty bumper]

I wonder if it's possible for make a QD that resists freezing at temps a little below 32*?......Say between 20* and 32*.

That would be great for you frost belt folks.

[gb387]

Originally posted by Rusty Bumper
I wonder if it's possible for make a QD that resists freezing at temps a little below 32*?......Say between 20* and 32*.

That would be great for you frost belt folks.

That is not a bad idea!

[SiriusRIMZ]

Wow good Idea. lol meguairs viscosity line of products.

lol New and Improved Quik Detiler 10w-5! Now for Colder Climates!

[Jeff Smith]

I wonder if any of the current QDs are a little more resiliant to the cold? Sometimes the chemical content of things can alter the freezing point. I probably should have broken out all my QDs at the same time and tried them just for the heck of it.

[Tim Lingor]

Hey,

All of the Meg's QD's that I have used, and that should be all of them, will form a light frost on the paint if it is really cold. If you apply it and then immediately remove it, the QD will have less of a chance to freeze. This is one of those times when it is better to use a little heavier spray so that more QD is on the surface. A light mist will turn to a frost pretty quickly otherwise.

I have a picture somewhere of me detailing last year at -10*C and -14*C the year before. Trust me, I know QD frosting. To be very honest, though it can be done, and I will still will be this winter, detailing is not fun when it gets too cold!!!

Tim

[Jeff Smith]

Originally posted by 2hotford
Hey,

All of the Meg's QD's that I have used, and that should be all of them, will form a light frost on the paint if it is really cold. If you apply it and then immediately remove it, the QD will have less of a chance to freeze. This is one of those times when it is better to use a little heavier spray so that more QD is on the surface. A light mist will turn to a frost pretty quickly otherwise.

I have a picture somewhere of me detailing last year at -10*C and -14*C the year before. Trust me, I know QD frosting. To be very honest, though it can be done, and I will still will be this winter, detailing is not fun when it gets too cold!!!

Tim

Yep, Trust me I was thinking about you. I am still gonna play around with it. I think if I were able to get it out of the wind this morning I would have been fine. But I came in, looked at the forecast and tomorrow looks to b a tad warmer so I decided to hold. I'll try to remeber to apply a tad more product than nomral next time. Possibly even work a smaller area. as well.

I can deal with working in the cold. I even washed yesterday morning before the sun came up. I am good as long as I can keep my clothes dry. The only limitations I see forthcoming are the temp limitations of the products themselves.

[Shiny Lil Detlr]

Of the QDs I've used, I honestly find that #34 works colder than the rest by a few degrees. It still can frost below a certain point, but it's better than some others. Interesting to note that the worst I've found is Mother's Showtime. It seems to freeze up in the bottle at around 35-F.