Cold weather drying aid/quick detailer

**BlackCarBlues** · 01-03-2022, 01:31 PM

Hey guys, just want to pick your brains to see if anyone can report decent results with any quick detailer (or anything that be used as a drying aid) in colder weather. High temps in Michigan look to be 23-36*F for the next week and will only get colder as we go deeper into the season of discontent. Thanks!!

**CleanIT** · 01-03-2022, 01:46 PM

At those temps I'd just wait it out. I know some of the chemists for different brands usually claim 40F as a cutoff for their products working successfully. What is your goal?

**opie** · 01-03-2022, 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by BlackCarBlues

Hey guys, just want to pick your brains to see if anyone can report decent results with any quick detailer (or anything that be used as a drying aid) in colder weather. High temps in Michigan look to be 23-36*F for the next week and will only get colder as we go deeper into the season of discontent. Thanks!!

Idk if any exist. Regardless of product used the panel on the vehicle would have to be above freezing in order for any product being applied to not freeze.

Ive encountered this after a hand wash in cold temps(below 40's air temp), where not only does the residual water left over on the panel after a rinse, and or the drying aide applied during drying process...it does start to freeze on the panel. Its game over at that point.

Do you have a garage or ya parked outside to do this?

Your best bet is to skip the drying aide and just try to blow dry for the cold temps

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**Klasse Act** · 01-03-2022, 05:36 PM

Trust the power of your LSP

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**Coatingsarecrack** · 01-03-2022, 09:47 PM

I haven’t tried TWHS wet wax but i think that might work.

I have used Ammo hydrate when cold with success

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**BlackCarBlues** · 01-04-2022, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by NJNinja

At those temps I'd just wait it out. I know some of the chemists for different brands usually claim 40F as a cutoff for their products working successfully. What is your goal?

My goal is just to wash the car without marring the surface. I am seeing some light marring of my soft black paint, but not sure if it's from going around the mostly dry car after a 2BM wash/blow dry with a CarPro Dhydrate and no drying aid, or if it's from the few rinseless ONR washes I've done with a big red sponge.

Originally Posted by opie

Do you have a garage or ya parked outside to do this?

I have a garage, but it's detached and not heated. There is a quarter car wash a couple miles away that has warm DI water though that I like to use.

**opie** · 01-04-2022, 10:49 AM

Originally Posted by BlackCarBlues

My goal is just to wash the car without marring the surface. I am seeing some light marring of my soft black paint, but not sure if it's from going around the mostly dry car after a 2BM wash/blow dry with a CarPro Dhydrate and no drying aid, or if it's from the few rinseless ONR washes I've done with a big red sponge.

I have a garage, but it's detached and not heated. There is a quarter car wash a couple miles away that has warm DI water though that I like to use.

That big red sponge looks like it would do damage...but ive never used it so idk.

I would suggest first getting yourself a propane turbo heater for your garage. Then go use your local coin op to blast the heavy off, then bring vehicle home, pull it into the garage, and warm up the garage with turbo heater. Then toss that red sponge off to the side and grab a shat ton of microfiber towels instead. Snag your ONR or a waterless wash and go to town.

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