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Temperature affects on paint storage?

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    August 2007
Posted by ben1227 on Sunday, September 2, 2007 11:54 AM
I refrigerate my CA glues, it's supposed to make them have a longer usable life...Everything thing else is stored at room temp.
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Posted by Triarius on Saturday, September 1, 2007 6:57 PM
Yes, variations in temperature will have a negative effect on paints, CA, epoxies, anything containing an organic solvent or compound. Paints are particularly vulnerable. The real question is: what is the temperature range? How hot does it get, for how long? Same for cold.

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  • From: Fredericksburg, Virginia
Temperature affects on paint storage?
Posted by JoeU on Saturday, September 1, 2007 5:54 PM
I have a question I'm hoping someone can help me out with. My bench and storage space is somewhat limited at the moment. To give myself some more room I'm considering rearranging some stuff in the laundry room and moving my setup in there. Only thing I'm uncertain about is that the room is unfinished and is not heated or air conditioned, so it gets a little cold in the winter and a little warm and humid in the summer. The temperatures aren't extreme but if the weather outside is cold or hot enough it can be a little uncomfortable. And I figure I can just use a fan or a small heater when I'm actually in there. So my question is will the uncontrolled environment adversely affect my paints and other supplies. I don't want to move everything in there if it's just going to end up getting ruined.
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