Hey Doc, What effect does the 95 to 105 temp. have on most of the chems on our vans. I am sure it is at least 10 degrees hotter inside the van than the recorded outside temp. A lot of chems adress the freeze /thaw issue, but do not adress the high temp issue.
Products that are chemically reactive - most commonly reducers and oxidizers - will have a shorter useful life when subjected to extreme heat. Carry only what you need on the truck. The rest of your stockpile can be kept at home or office in cooler conditions. At least one company offers a spotting / stain kit with an insulated bag. I place one of those "blue ice" refreezable ice packs in my spot kit. Along with the insulation, the chems keep reasonably cool all day. Scott Warrington
I just started keeping my reducers and oxidizers in a cooler. I kept that same cooler on my truck for a copule of weeks. Kept checking the temp. inside of the cooler on these nice 95-100 degree days we have been having. Even without an ice pack, it was nice and cool inside.
i just put a 6 pack of cold beer in my spotting kit in the morning, so if my spotting jobs don't come out OK i really don't care!!!
I have an "oven thermometer near my machine... last reading was 175 degrees... that was on a 104 degree phoenix,az warm day.
no science behind this but I think chemicals like red releif/ stain magic that use darker packaging to protect it from light would be effected the most. A exboss of mine said teflon lost its effect due to heat, he kept just enough for a day on the van
