Winter coating

**mcate** · 02-07-2021, 06:34 PM

Got a friend who wants her brand new car coated. My garage is insulated, but not heared. Temps here in Indiana are going to be in the high teens in the daytime & single digits at night. My garage will probably be above freezing, but in the 30's for the most part. I'll be using CSL. Can it be applied in these temps?

**Klasse Act** · 02-07-2021, 06:57 PM

No way, no how

It needs to be 60 at a minimum AND it has to stay inside, out of the elements to cure, it's nowhere near the correct temp to attempt this.

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**mcate** · 02-07-2021, 07:03 PM

Originally Posted by Klasse Act

No way, no how

It needs to be 60 at a minimum AND it has to stay inside, out of the elements to cure, it's nowhere near the correct temp to attempt this.

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That's what I was thinking, but wanted to ask to make sure. Thanks!

**The Guz** · 02-07-2021, 08:34 PM

You might be able to get away with the application. Put a heater in there to raise the temp.

It does need to cure before it sees the elements. A coating can typically get wet after 24 hours.

Per Gtechniq on the application temps

The other option is Cquartz lite. 4 hour cure time before it can get wet.

**dgage** · 02-07-2021, 10:07 PM

Are there any sealants people might recommend for low temps to get through the spring and to better coating weather? I know Collinite 845 is often recommended but I don’t know if even that can be applied in such low temps.

**hoyt66** · 02-08-2021, 06:09 AM

I would use a wax instead of a sealant. Thought is the polymers of a sealant would have to try to cross link and cure where as a wax is a more simple host of ingredients and would set up in the cooler temp. And you need only a few months of protection.

**Desertnate** · 02-08-2021, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by dgage

Are there any sealants people might recommend for low temps to get through the spring and to better coating weather? I know Collinite 845 is often recommended but I don’t know if even that can be applied in such low temps.

My son-in-law just bought a new car a couple weeks ago which they want me to coat, but that won't happen until temps are MUCH warmer. I pointed them to Griots 3-in-1 Ceramic Wax. They used it on one of the recent warm days and it seems to have worked really well. One application should easily carry them to the next warm-ish day when they can apply another layer.