Gentlemen,As I live in New England,and get all of my stuff online,do I have to be worried about "waterbased" acrylic paints getting frozen and spoiled during shipment this winter It may sound dumb but I was just wondering.Thanks,Jeff

Hi Jeff,not a dumb question at all,last winter we had tempratures of minus-15 and all my model paints were in my garden shed I had vallejo and Tamyia also enamels no problems with any of them.I will add that all my decorating water based paints were ruined six cans at £25.00 each I think dont quote me on this but I think most model paints contain alcohol which doesnt freeze.hope this helps

On a side note I know that gater glue seems to be affected by freezing tempretures.

IMHO I think only plastic glues can stand up to freezing temperatures. Something about melting the plastic.

Dear All
I have been working in paint company and we tested the paint up to -15 C to see the stability of the WB paint (the emulsion), for lower temperatures I doubt that the emulsion will be stable. We had some trouble for our canadian factories to get stable paint because the norms and tests are stricter.

It coagulate and you get like a goat cheese appearance.

HTH
Seb

I can't speak for other brands of paint, but after talking to the guys at Vallejo, they tell me that the paint may freeze, but it will have no effect on the paint. Just make sure it is shook up well before using.

I wouldn't be concerned with paint, or any products including kits, and decals freezing during shipping. All UPS and Fed Ex trucks are heated, at least to the point where nothing will freeze during delivery. Or course leaving them outside by a door or in a box, is another issue. We have our modeling packages delivered to work.

Thank you gents,my fears have been put to rest. Jeff