Storing painted minis in the garage
- Thread starter kirara
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ScottRadom
Shogun of Saskatchewan
I think it's fine. I have game models I keep in my trunk and they're no real worse for wear (-40 celsius is not too uncommon).
Dragonsreach
Super Moderator
NOOOOOOOOO Bad Kirara.
Miniatures are just small people and need to be treated with kindness and loving. Would you put your children in the Garage?
In terms of paint I can't see much proble with storing them in a garage, but if they are display pieces rather than gaming then a Display cabinets would be better.
freakinacage
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keeps the kids in the garage. more room for the minis in the house!
PegaZus
Stealth Freak
I think the paint would be fine, but the bases might be a different story. If you've used anything organic like oregano or such, the heat might do something to it, but I imagine that all the creepy crawlies would be worse. Course, ziploc bags and such might take that part away.
lizcam
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Paint wise it shouldn't be a problem as long as you don't get extreme heat like we do here in the desert. We're talking Death Valley heat, 125+.
As far as what Dragonsreach said, it reminds me of what happened when I moved here to the new apartment. I have this locked outside closet. I figured it would be perfect for unpainted lead and basing stuff. I told this to both Roger and my son and they BOTH had panic attacks. :cute: "Minis don't belong out side!" "They'll think you don't love them!" "Who's going to listen to them when they start talking in the middle of the night?" Basically it kept going until I promised I'd store all that under my bed.
As far as what Dragonsreach said, it reminds me of what happened when I moved here to the new apartment. I have this locked outside closet. I figured it would be perfect for unpainted lead and basing stuff. I told this to both Roger and my son and they BOTH had panic attacks. :cute: "Minis don't belong out side!" "They'll think you don't love them!" "Who's going to listen to them when they start talking in the middle of the night?" Basically it kept going until I promised I'd store all that under my bed.
Einion
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DannyBoy2k
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Most likely the cold, possibly in conjunction with air moisture, causes a change in the chemical make-up of the varnish.
If you've ever seen a glass of ouzo turn white when you water it, its something similar. The cold makes the 'solid' varnish separate into constituent part, which causes the white 'flock'. The moisture in the air helps by adding water to the mix.
If you've ever seen a glass of ouzo turn white when you water it, its something similar. The cold makes the 'solid' varnish separate into constituent part, which causes the white 'flock'. The moisture in the air helps by adding water to the mix.
IdofEntity
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I've had a little bit of trouble with this myself. It depends on your environment. If you hit cold temperatures in your garage. (average below 45 degrees farenheit) you may need to go ahead and THOROUGHLY shake the cans after sitting them in warm temperatures, and then do a spray test on a piece of sprue plastic. Most paints don't seem to have an issue, but it happens once in a while.
As for varnish...I have no idea.
Einion
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Isn't that what we're supposed to do anyway? Like this :curse!: for about two or three minutesIdofEntity said:
arty: Yes, if it's paint or primer it should be fine - spraycans are regularly shipped in panel trucks across country all times of the year and stored in unheated warehouses or storerooms once they get to their destination. They have to be hardy enough to stand up to this kind of thing as a matter of course.kirara said:
Just as long as the can and contents at least come to something like a normal room temperature before you spray (warmer's better) as this both improves the pressure and reduces the viscosity of the paint compared to when it's cold, resulting in finer spray and thinner coats.
Einion
