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    Question New Mexico Heat

    Living in New Mexico and the days getting hotter by the minute I`m trying to figure out the best way to wash my car.

    I know washing a car that has been sitting in the sun(and the paint is hot) isn`t the best time for cleaning, but sometimes you have no choice.

    The biggest problem would be the water and soap dries in a heartbeat. You wash the panel and bend down to get the hose and BAM! the soapy water is already dried!

    If you mobile detail how do you deal with this? Say you are washing people`s cars in a parking lot and the car has been sitting out in the sun half the day.

    As for cleaning, polishing, waxing, ect, I read on here that(I think) Poorboys products are ok to use in the sun. But what about the heat and washing. Or do you always put the car in the shade?

    Help a brother out,
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    Zannard

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    Zannard...Ah, NM, I`ve been thinking about relocating to the southwest. How hot does it get during the summer? And...isn`t the northern part of NM more temperate? What I can`t tolerate is the combo of heat & humidity. A dry heat I think I could stand.

    Well, enough of the geography talk....Yes, Poorboys can be used in sun. That may be a selling feature alone, however they do make good products worth using. I`ll let the other guys answer the rest of your questions about washing in the hot sun.

    Stay cool! :hippi

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    New Mexico`s weather isn`t so bad. Yes is gets really hot in the summer months, say 90`s and 100+ on really hot days. You are correct though about the northern part of the state. They are a little higher in altitude and seem to get most of the weather and somewhat cooler temps. Either way you are living in a desert..lol, it`s going to get hot.
    If you don`t like humidity this is the place to be.

    later

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    Re: New Mexico Heat

    Originally posted by zannard
    You wash the panel and bend down to get the hose and BAM! the soapy water is already dried!

    If you mobile detail how do you deal with this? Say you are washing people`s cars in a parking lot and the car has been sitting out in the sun half the day.

    Zannard,

    This method worked great for me in Phoenix and Yuma while on location for a photo shoot....

    Get a 5 gallon bucket, add about 1/2 cup Meguiar`s Final Inspection (or another`s equivalent), fill it up with water about 2/3 the way up, and throw in the bucket two towels.

    Starting at say the front right of the car on the hood, grab one of the towels, wring it out until most of the water is gone and start wiping down the vehicle. You will have to try a couple of times to get the right amount of water, just enough to wet the surface, but not so little that it dries on you. Work an area about the size of 1/2 the hood. Throw the towel back in the bucket, and immediately dry the area you just wiped down with a clean dry towel. Continue this method working all the way around the vehicle working from the top down, alternating wet towels, leaving the lower sections of the body for last.

    Then follow-up with your choice in polish/wax/sealant.

    The dirtier the car the smaller the area and the more water needed. If the car is extremely dirty, this method might create more work for you by having to polish out a few light towel scratches, but they are much easier to remove than water spots in my book.
    A happy customer tells a friend ... An unhappy one tells many friends !!!

    Gim-me a car with finns... :naughty and I`ll shows ya what detailin`s all about... :jump

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    That sounds like a really easy solution, hopefully that will work for me. Guess the final inspection sort of acts as a spot free rinse when used this way?

    Thanks for the tip

    later
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    I would rinse with plain water and then follow with Spray and Wipe....I`ve used it on black paint in the summer when the surface was over 113* with no streaks or problems....the problem with soap is that it dries quickly in most cases and then becomes more work to remove...
    life is short ..do it while you can

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    Re: New Mexico Heat

    Originally posted by zannard
    Living in New Mexico and the days getting hotter by the minute I`m trying to figure out the best way to wash my car.

    I know washing a car that has been sitting in the sun(and the paint is hot) isn`t the best time for cleaning, but sometimes you have no choice.

    The biggest problem would be the water and soap dries in a heartbeat. You wash the panel and bend down to get the hose and BAM! the soapy water is already dried!

    If you mobile detail how do you deal with this? Say you are washing people`s cars in a parking lot and the car has been sitting out in the sun half the day.

    As for cleaning, polishing, waxing, ect, I read on here that(I think) Poorboys products are ok to use in the sun. But what about the heat and washing. Or do you always put the car in the shade?

    Help a brother out,
    later
    Zannard

    What you need is Protect All`s Quick and Easy Wash http://www.protectall.com/qelg.htm

    Anthony
    "The Art & Science of Auto Detail"

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    Re: Re: New Mexico Heat

    Originally posted by Anthony Orosco
    What you need is Protect All`s Quick and Easy Wash http://www.protectall.com/qelg.htm

    Anthony
    Ditto on the QEW

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    Originally posted by zannard
    That sounds like a really easy solution, hopefully that will work for me. Guess the final inspection sort of acts as a spot free rinse when used this way?

    I like to say it helps in "lubricity" but not quite sure if that`s really a word. :dunno

    I do know it also works for thousands of cars every year at your local "Auto Show" (washing cars on carpet with a bunch of water is just out of the question).

    A happy customer tells a friend ... An unhappy one tells many friends !!!

    Gim-me a car with finns... :naughty and I`ll shows ya what detailin`s all about... :jump

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    i do my washing real early in the morning before the sun comes up. i did an f-250 4 door long bed today and was washing at 5:30 this morning. i had them drop off the car last night and did the interior before bed. im in central ca and it gets hot here . i hope that helps . also drink lots of water :bigscream
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