Freezing temps and detailing products

yea. 29 is kind of borderline. anything below 32 out, i would bring in. i go thru this every winter/spring.

:snow::snowman:
 
ca.detailchick said:
Its going down to 29 tonight. Do I need to bring my products inside?Thanks!
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WOW, 29 in San Diego!! :passout:


It depends where the products are being kept.... I've seen the outside temps be as low as 22 but the temp inside the garage is still above 40....

Even inside my truck I've had a bottle of water and no ice whatsoever..

What's the extended forecast?
 
BobbyG said:
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It depends where the products are being kept.... I've seen the outside temps be as low as 22 but the temp inside the garage is still above 40....
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Same here. Since my garage is attached and under heated space, it rarely drops below 40 or so even when well below freezing.
 
If your stuff is in a garage, just get a cheap small space heater and run it when its cold. It will bump the temps up at lease 25 degrees so it's safe.
 
mine are in my van and i keep a space heater plugged in in the winter since im in kansas and its below freezing most nights here in winter
 
It is suppose to get down to 26* here in Phoenix. I have brought all my stuff into the heated laundry room off the garage.
 
Agree. I turn mine on in the garage, rarely, when the temps dip below freezing. Not necessarily to protect any chemicals I have, but when I go out there barefoot to my beer fridge!

I have a "radiator" type heater that I put in my detailing trailer overnight, to keep the chill off the chemicals. Plus it's a closed heater where there is no exposed heating elements.
 
Thanks everyone!Everythings in my storage shed that is attached to my house. I dont have heat in my house except for a space heater and I dont run it at night when Im sleeping so I guess I will bring a few things inside.

Weather is warming up after tomorrow so hopefully its just for a night. I really wont like looking at detailing products in my place!:lol:

Thank God my customer told mew to use their hot water today!This cold streak is for the birds!

I may have to move to Florida for the winters if this keeps up!:crazy:
 
it gets cold in florida two in the winter i know i grew up in florida and yes it even snows there
 
ca.detailchick said:
Thanks everyone!Everythings in my storage shed that is attached to my house. I dont have heat in my house except for a space heater and I dont run it at night when Im sleeping so I guess I will bring a few things inside.

Weather is warming up after tomorrow so hopefully its just for a night. I really wont like looking at detailing products in my place!:lol:

Thank God my customer told mew to use their hot water today!This cold streak is for the birds!

I may have to move to Florida for the winters if this keeps up!:crazy:
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A nice mid 70s day today in Tampa, Fl :D :cool:
 
How do you guys know if your products are ruined from a freeze?

Im pretty sure they were already exposed to a night of freezing , as I was not paying attention to the night temps forecast.

I shook them all and they look fine.

The car I detailed yesterday was entirely covered in frost at 9:00 AM!At first I thought something was wrong with it and looked like clearcoat failure until I got closer!:D
 
My daughter plays college basketball, her school is about 70 miles from where we live. We drive out and watch her games. On the way home the other night it was -11. That's as cold as I've seen it here this year. This one would definitely eliminate more than a handful of good products.
 
ca.detailchick said:
How do you guys know if your products are ruined from a freeze?

Im pretty sure they were already exposed to a night of freezing , as I was not paying attention to the night temps forecast.

I shook them all and they look fine.

The car I detailed yesterday was entirely covered in frost at 9:00 AM!At first I thought something was wrong with it and looked like clearcoat failure until I got closer!:D
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Most often the product separates and becomes somewhat chunky or lumpy. Try as you may it won't remix or blend to its original consistency. I've never had this happen with 1 or 2 freezes and most products freeze at much lower temps than 30 degrees....

You're fine girl.....;)
 
DC, as a rule of thumb you should bring in your detailing products when it gets below 40. Why take a chance with money you spend on these products to see then get bad after a quick cold spell.
 
We had 29F here in Vegas at 7am this morning. My garage is part of my house and it was 42F inside so my chemicals are fine. The reverse happend to me last summer. It was 115F outside one day and 99F in my garage. My P21S wax melted to liquid in the can, but my Collinite Fleetwax was rock solid in the can. I am still scratching my head on that one. :confused:
 
In the process of finishing my garage and I forgot that I still had some detailing products in the shed from moving stuff around. Was out in the shed today and found a full gallon of OPC frozen rock solid :( Brought it inside and it eventually thawed out. It seems like it went back to it's original consistency and I hope after stirring it up it will be all good to use.
 
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