Anybody have a go to polish(s) for below 45 degree temps? Trying to find somethng a little less finicky than Menzerna,
Well currently my go to polishes are Menzerna, 3M UK and some Scholl products. I hardly use Scholl but when Menzerna acts up I use my back up, 3M UK. No matter what the temperature (not including freezing temperatures) it hasn't let me down yet.
You could go to 3M or get yourself a baby bottle heater and put your Menzerna in a samller cbottle and this will keep it warm so you can work with it alot easier. Also put Menzerna in smaller bottles and put some warm water in a bowl and keep the bottle in the warm water when using it and this will also help. This is what I do and have zero problems with Menzerna when I use this method in cooler temps.
And if your using a worklight that isn't on a stand, just keep it in front of the light. Atleast the worklight we have gets hot enough...
One more question. Im picking up my Halogen light set a Lowes today. A tripod with 2 lights I believe. Anyway, will the heat from the lights help the small section I'm working on, as far as possibly warming up the panel just a little bit ?
Yep, it sure will. Also, helps heat your garage as long as your garage door is shut. Those babies put out some heat! Also, I put a small portable space heater in my garage and let it run for 30 min to 1 hr. before using Menz polishes and it seems to bring the temp up enough to let Menz to it's thing without issue. Between the space heater and the halogens, it's usually warm enough. I did add some extra insulation to the garage last year as well.
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