Winter Month's and Products

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http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZNman000 Well, here in Wisconsin it's been getting pretty cold at night and there is 4-6 month's of winter on the way.

I wanted to ask: Whats a safe tempature to leave most product out in?
I have a heated garage but only have the heat on when i'm out there or going to be out there (very expensive to heat when it's cold).
I'm not worried about APC's and Degreasers,but am concerned about my polishes,waxes,sealant's and others.

Any advice would be heard by other's as well.

Thank You







 
I plan to bring my stuff into the house when it gets cold. It would probably be a good idea to shake them up every month or so too.
 
Just bring your products inside during the winter ;)
 
i would store them inside. get some crates if you dont already have some. I found a very nice crate at Home Depot it was $14. 27 gallon, heavy duty crate. the lid is great and really sturdy. plus my 1 gallon jugs of concentrated products fit in it. Plus is has holes in the rim for tying it down into a truck bed or anything else for that matter. which is very useful for transporting and stacking them.

This is it Right here. Appears to be on sale.

Tough Box 27-Gallon Tote - 207585 at The Home Depot
 
I can sympathize with you...I'm right next door in MN.

I'm assuming that you have an attached garage. Anything that may be affected by the cold I try and keep next to an interior wall and up high on shelves. This includes garden spray stuff to car care stuff. Just keep as much as you can away from the garage door.

I do try and heat my garage also, and (knock on wood) have yet to let it get below 40ish. I'm using both propane and kerosene, and yes it can get pricey.

Geeze, I AIN'T ready for winter yet!

Bill
 
This is something that sneaks up on all of us that live in the North. Cold temperatures can wreak havoc with many of these products so having a plan and a place to store them inside during the cold months is very important. I can't tell you how many products I've had to throw away because I forgot them in the garage and they froze.....:cry: :bash:
 
My garage is in the basement, but I usually move everything from the garage part into the basement part to prevent the chance of freezing from the garage doors opening at -20 degrees.

Years ago, (like 30 or more), I got to work on a car that had the hood waxed with a product that had froze. A burgandy '69 LTD. Not knowing the difference between waxing and detailing then, I used a rubbing compound on the hood, and then waxed the shine I finally got after a couple hours of hand rubbing. The guy was happy, but then his kid wrecked it.

At least I learned a lesson about frozen wax, if I have any doubt, I pitch it.
 
Do you guys think shipments would freeze? UPS here likes to leave packages outside without knocking.
 
I suppose it could, depending on how cold it is, how long it's left out. and how well it's packed in the insulating foam peanuts.
 
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