Detail - Honda CRV

[Rollingrock]

Justin, my Optimum products didn't do so well over the winter and summer I think they are toast.

What the heck did you do to them ?

It gets a lot colder up in Chicago, my garage hung just above freezing most of this past winter.

Did you try putting the bottles in a container of boiling water to heat them up before shaking them ?
- I do this just about every time I do a detail.  Makes mixing and keeping them mixed over the detail session a lot easier.

They all gummed up...looks like nasty cottage cheese and lots of liquid separation.   

I have never done the boil technique.   Not sure I follow the procedure you mention.

So I have a pot of boiling water....i put a container in that then the product?   For how long?

 

[Kitzy]

Sounds like you just drop the bottle of product straight in the water.   Is this a one time thing to freshen a bottle up for the season?   Or I assume do it each time you are using it in the cold months? 

I've had Poli-seal lump up on me.   Lots of shaking returned it to normal working order.   Looked bad at first though.

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[sscully]

Use a container slightly larger than the bottle of product, fill it half way with water just off the boil and submerse the bottle of product in it.
- I use empty Clorox pop up wipe containers for round quart bottles.

I keep a cheap T-Fal electric kettle in the garage now.

Here is the write up I did some time ago on Poorboys about it.

http://poorboysworld.net/board/showthread.php?1383-Hot-water-soak-of-bottle-prior-to-shake-and-application-aka-hairbrain-idea-1-of-432

I have a few shape containers from over the years in the garage.
- A square plastic one I have will hold 3 bottles, but takes more than the t-fal to fill.