Just wondering....

Its a GLORIOUS day down here this morning - a really nice warm sunshine that's shining on me through a window and making me feel all toasty...

Then you go outside! BRRRRR! Its bloody freezing. Not sure how cold but its a bit parky to say the least,

Wondering as I'm going to wash and leather the car down, if a coat of Zymol would be worth it. But as its so cold am I asking for trouble come polishing time? :confused:

i would say yes although i have no idea if it can be too cold for polishing the car... they only ever say that it can be too warm and not to do it in direct sunlight...

In my experience the only difference temp makes is how hard it is to apply and remove the polish/wax

Carnauba-based waxes like Swissol need the sun's heat to flow properly. They suggest you leave the car in the sun before buffing it, so it's not a winter-time job.

Well, after washing and leathering it down, I think it looks fine as it is - gonna stick some pics up for some opinion. I love metallic paint sometimes.

Hi Jason

I put Collinite Doublecoat wax on in 4 deg C and Poorboys wheel sealant on in 2 deg C in the last couple of weeks and both appear to have gone on well. However, my fingers are still numb from the cold. The main problem with appication in falling temepratures is that if you get condesation on the car while you are trying to buff the wax, it can go streaky. However, it is very cold and the himidity very low ATM so could be OK.

If the water is beading up, leave it till the weather improves and save yourself a freezing.

Chris

Carnauba-based waxes like Swissol need the sun's heat to flow properly. They suggest you leave the car in the sun before buffing it, so it's not a winter-time job.

You get around this by using a hairdryer in one hand, polishing cloth in the other. It works very well

You get around this by using a hairdryer in one hand, polishing cloth in the other. It works very well

And your neighbours think you're a nut job too!

I'd say warm panels are easier to polish.

And your neighbours think you're a nut job too!

They know that already!!

The Zymol cleaner wax (made by Turtle wax) that you can get from Halfords can be applied when it's cold as I've used this before in winter.

The higher end Zymol carnuba based waxes need to be applied above 10 degrees IIRC so that the wax can bond to the paint

I rang AutoGlym's technical dept. a while back about this.

They said it the panel should be above freezing but anywhere above that is fine. Extremes of temperature can make it more difficult to apply and remove (as people here have said)