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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: fsh4fun on 11/28/12 08:28 UTC
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I plastic 101, Jason stated that plastic is good down to -50 degrees. Will my colorants freeze,and will that ruin them? All my stuff is in the garage,and it will get below freezing out there. This is my 1st. winter with pouring plastics,and I have too much invested to have them ruined.
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Not unless you get it down to below -50. I get orders left on our porch when the temps are zero or less and nothing seems to get spoiled. I don't just whip down to the laboratory with the stuff ice cold and begin brewing....I let it warm on an open countertop for a day.
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It's going to vary from mfg. but you are safe down to at least -20 - -50 degrees. If it did freeze it won't hurt it, you would just need to let it warm back up inside.
Jason
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The bigger problem of working in your garage (fyi...I live in Minnesota) is cold molds. Cold molds just don't shoot well!
When I used to work in my garage (I finally had to give that up!), I used heating pads (like for your back) to lay my molds on to help warm them up...and keep them warm. Some people use an electric griddle...but I was always worried that I would forget to turn it off and burn the place down!
I would wrap the molds in the heating pads whenever I was doing something else (like trimming of the runner) so they would stay warm/hot. It's amazing how fast aluminum will cool down!
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Another KILLER idea by Mr. Andy.
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The opposite of Minnesota is Florida. Minnesota molds are too cold. Biggest danger here is sweat dripping in your plastisol....however, the temps here for next 5 months or so are optimum for pouring!! 8)
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Thanks for the info guys. My garage is well insulated,and usually never gets below 30 degrees. I think its the concrete floor that retains the earths heat. Thanks again,fsh4fun.
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The joy of basement pouring...72 all day, 12 months a year! :D