How cold can it be to wax your car?
 

I'm planning to drive my car until the first forecast for snow,the highs right now are averaging in the 50's and 60's,hoping to polish and wax before hibernation.Any thoughts?

Read the label on your wax container, it should tell you what range is best to put it on. I'm thinking too cold is not good for it to work - might take forever to haze up.

I thought that info would be on the packaging,it's Meguiar's ultimate paste wax,just says apply in shade or sun. :?

stuff takes longer to dry when the temp falls below 10 Deg. (50 F )

I'd try e-mailing the company. That's the route I usually go with stuff like that. The website should be on the container.

My 2 cents lol. I have been known to wax the car at 0c and up with no problems when I was garageless. Now I have to wait for the garage to cool down as it is still at 71F and with no draft I sweat my arse off. In the middle of winter the garage dips to a chilly 60-61F which is much nicer.

You really know how to hurt us guys without a garage. Waaaaaa sniff, sniff, waaaaaaa.....

One day, one day lol

Shouldn't be an issue then.My garage isn't heated but I can't see it being that cold here in southern Ontario in mid November when I plan on putting the car away. I've never parked a car like this before,it's going to be a long winter!

I have been known to wax a car well below the freezing point back in the day. The key as always is thin coats

And the waxmaster has spoken. If Snake says it's ok you will be fine.

I remember recruiting my bunkmate from the ole army days and we waxed the car when it was -20c ish lol

Here's the response I received from Meguiar's,

I first want to thank you for your interest in Meguiar's products and I hope your experience is a pleasant one.

All of our products can be applied in a minimum temperature of 55 degrees. Anything below that and the products will not work correctly.

Once again thank you for your interest in Meguiar’s. If there is anything else we can do for you please let me know. Also, if you get the chance to send any pictures of the car you are working on I would love to see them.


Meguiar’s
Customer Care Rep

Well, good on them for actually sending back an answer. You never know when you send these e-mails off into the black hole whether or not anyone in these big companies actually reads them.

That's great that they care enough to give you a timely response. So many companies don't.

blah 55f phoohie. I called them to see if I could buy shares but they are a private company lol

They should just hand some over considering the amount of product you've bought.

Glad they got back to you. I usually e-mail a company and if my e-mail is a legit question or concern, they do try. But sometimes if I knock their company in any way, no dice. As Apocalypse Pony referred to, they get pitched into the ever popular " black hole". But I find e-mailing much, much better than phoning and getting put on hold :banghead: , talking to some one who can't speak English :english:, or just plain doesn't have a clue :wtf: . Gets my dander up.

I have no doubt that in the last 25+ years I have spent 10,000.00 easy just on CLEANING type supplies:D

I haven't got a clue, or even a guess on what I've spent on cleaning/washing/waxing/polishing products, and to be honest, I wouldn't want to know. I've been a detail freak since I was 13 years old, and started out on my ol' mans fleet of trucks. He had 3 Peterbilts(one of which I drove for him, when I was old enough), 1 Kenworth and a Mack, and they all had chrome everything. Even the nut covers on the frames were chrome. Anyway my job was to make the aluminum, stainless steel and chrome all shine like they were mirrors. The funny thing, is that I loved every minute of it. That's how the bug started for me! I've been a detail nut ever since.:D

But I'm sure it was all worth it

A little easier on a Mustang than a Peterbilt I imagine

and to think I have not waxed the car in several months i.e. 4. I am just sick of doing it:chacha:

Yeah I'm not into waxing more than once a year

Next year I will do it twice, once in Apr and then Sept

That should be plenty conseidering the mileage it will see.

yeah as I am not sure if I will bother uncovering it