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Re: Black Car Paint Temperature in Full Sun
Hot dang (no pun intended)! I knew the paint got hot, but over 150, wow!
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I'll try doing that with my truck and post a pic. I'm sure its even higher.
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Re: Black Car Paint Temperature in Full Sun
Think about this,
- As the temperature increases the body panels and the paint on them expand.
- As the temperature decreases the body panels and the paint on them contract.
If this is happening every day to your car then there's some very nice technology behind modern paint formulas for them to be able to continually do this over long periods of time.
Of course, like everything else, paint does wear out...
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Beginning Clearcoat Failure
Clearcoat Fracturing versus Clearcoat Failure
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Re: Black Car Paint Temperature in Full Sun
Good information Mike...Thanks!!
(These "paint temperature idices", to me, are also a very good reminder to keep a vehicle's "sacrificial-barriers" (LSP's) 'fracture/melting points' in mind.)
Bob
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Re: Black Car Paint Temperature in Full Sun
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Re: Black Car Paint Temperature in Full Sun
Very good info - and temps are good to know! I usually feel the paint and if I cant keep my hand on the paint (which many times is almost impossible) I pull the vehicle out of the sun. Being a mobile detailer can be tough in that aspect but is still very possible to create a stunning turnaround while maneuvering around the sun. We have 2 paint corrections this week ( Black Ram, Black Infinity ) that I will most likely try to work on from 6 pm to 6 am, just to avoid the issues that arise with that bright hot thing in the sky :/
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Re: Black Car Paint Temperature in Full Sun
Originally Posted by
B&B Tennessee
Very good info - and temps are good to know! I usually feel the paint and if I cant keep my hand on the paint (which many times is almost impossible) I pull the vehicle out of the sun.
That's right, you don't need an infrared temperature gun when you can use your hand for a common sense check for paint temperature... I have an article for this topic...
Fight or Flight Method for Gaging Surface Temperature
Originally Posted by
B&B Tennessee
Being a mobile detailer can be tough in that aspect but is still very possible to create a stunning turnaround while maneuvering around the sun.
There's a few tips on working in direct sun here,
Tips for working in warm/hot weather or direct sunlight
Originally Posted by
B&B Tennessee
We have 2 paint corrections this week ( Black Ram, Black Infinity ) that I will most likely try to work on from 6 pm to 6 am, just to avoid the issues that arise with that bright hot thing in the sky.
Now that's dedication. I can only remember two times I pulled an all-nighter for a car project, once as a 1967 Firebird with the original severely oxidized paint and the only option I had was to start at 6:00pm and have it done by morning.
The other was when I hand wetsanded The Titanic in a parking garage before it went on display at a car show before going up for auction.
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