Polishing in hot weather: Menzerna IP

I had a bit of a rough time of it this weekend I'm afraid :shead:

I switched cars with a friend of mine so I could, finally, polish it up. 1998 Accord whose clearcoat is hurting badly, as all Accords of that vintage seem to. I had my PC, a LC orange pad, and my Menzerna Intensive Polish.

Where I ran into trouble was with the polish. In the ambient conditions (96 degrees, very high humidity), the polish just didn't want to "work" correctly. I'd end up with a gummy mess on the car, or more often, the polish would dry up so fast that I barely had time to work it. So, increasingly frustrated, and more than a little sweaty, I punted. Cleaned the polish off the hood and decided today was just not my day.

I'd never tried applying Menzerna on a really hot day before, and I was secretly a little worried even before I started that it wouldn't end well. Still though, I come to the gang a question. I live in North Carolina. In the summer, "impossibly hot and humid" is often the forecast. On a large car like an Accord, I don't really have enough daylight to wait until the sun goes below the tree line. What do you suggest as a workaround?

Thanks in advance. There was a small victory though - the interior of said Accord no longer looks like a 6 year old boy's playground

 

I use optimum compound and polish in 100 degree so cal weather with no problem. CG compounds, scratch & swirl b-gone and pro polish also work well in high temperatures.

 

Yes, that's the down fall of Menzerna. Humidity and extreme heat \ just don't mix well with Menzerna.

But if you need a back up plan, I'd probably go with 3M products and Meg's products. Just two that popped in my head at the moment.

 

I would say the 3M as well but I will be giving the Scholl Concepts polish a tryout in the ol' NC heat and humidity in a few days so I'll let you know how that goes. I think its going to go very well though!!

 

Scholls behaves the same way as Menzerna, well so i've been told. It's never acted up on me but I've been told Scholls and Menzerna are close to each other.

 

Poorboy's World SSR line holds up well in heat and direct sunlight, at least for me. BE CAREFUL, burning through the clearcoat is a lot easier on a hot day.

 

Couldnt agree more.

 

I used it on a door the other day for a friend and it did fine and it was about 97 degrees with 90% humidity so I got my hopes up. It will definately get a test here next week.

 

Sounds good, looking forward to how it behaves for you buddy, keep us posted eace: