waxing question

[adamaarsvold]

hey. on the bottle of wax i use(maguires) it says to use on a cool surface, but i dont have a garage...if i wax in the sun is that really bad for it, or what will it do?

[V6MaroFL]

do it on a cloudy day after you wash and dry real good.. its best not to have the paint real hot while waxing but if you must, it wont kill anything

[03 SS]

I would avoid it. Back in the day when I didnt have a garage, I went to the bank down the street on the weekend so I could wax my car under the drive through Ya ever seen those cars that look like they still have the wax on them. They do........they did it in the sun & it burnt on. You can probably get away with it if your metal isnt to hot & its cloudy but I would avoid it anyway. There is a reason why they say that on the bottle, but hey its your truck.

[Jess]

while its not the best thing to do. you could wax in the sun. just don't leave it on for long, maybe 5 mins or so.

[5918MIKE]

Just do it early in the morning before it gets hot, you're in MN, how frickin hot can it get, LOL

[xtreme3411]

Just wax it in sections, do a panel or so at a time.

[Russ Wheeler]

The sun will dry the wax onto the paint before you can 'buff' it off. Thats the problem.

[Derek]

i know there are trees in Rochester. Find one, park in shade and wax! How many other options do u have? Don't do it in the sun, no matter what anybody says on here. Waxing in the sun is like eating colored snow, it aint good for ya.

Derek

[Lowsonoma03]

i wouldnt wax your truck in the sun...hell i wouldnt wax my truck in the sun

[Got-20z]

wax it at night foo
thats when i always do mine.. or right at sunset

[GreatWhite00]

Yes, @ dusk I say too.

[Derek]

u still need adequate lighting to tell if u got the polish or wax off. how u gonna see that at night? find a tree!

[NeverEnough188]

halogen work lights my friend!

[Lowsonoma03]