Storing Waxes in a Styrofoam Chest?

[TheAverageMan]

So winter is coming, my first winter after catching the detailing bug. Question about storing my products in the garage.


I have the following (Excuse the spelling, going off the top of my head) (I got almost all of these for free, except for the ULW and WG Fuzion)

• Ps21 Wax
• Poor Boys Blue Natty paste
• Wolfgang Fuzion
• Zaino 2 and 5
• Pinnacle Souveran
• Meguiar`s Ultimate Liquid Wax
• Collinite 476
• FK 1000
• FK Pink
• Black Fire Wet Ice Over Fire combo

So I bought this little styrofoam chest from Walmart for 3 dollars, and put everything inside to store in the garage, since I didn`t think that my black and yellow Costco chest would insulate it well enough.


Question, would the temperature inside the chest at least maintain a constant room temperature, despite the cold from the winter, or the heat in the garage during the summer?


Talking about California winters, where the lowest it will hit is like 35ish, with highs of 105s.


Anyone want to share their storage techniques for their waxes?


I mean, I could get a temperature thing from Accurite that one of our members has and put it inside the chest, and compare it to ambient temperatures outside, but I don`t have the means to do that, so any help would do, or shared experiences. Thanks guys.

[01GreyStangGT]

I store my waxes in my basement that way they are always cool and dry. All my paint care products go down there.

[Pats300zx]

I have been storing my waxes in my fridge in my garage for years. No issues at all.

[JSFM35X]

In all reality as long as they don`t freeze waxes will be fine.

I have mine in the carage all winter with no ill effects. If I though the temperature was gong sub zero I night remove the more expensive stuff like coatings.

[Ronkh]

What`s winter????

[tropicsteve]

come on ron, you remember winter don`t ya ?

[Ronkh]

come on ron, you remember winter don`t ya ?

Oh yeah, it`s socks weather. Gotchya.

[4u2nvinmtl]

Is sunlight bad for the products? I keep mine in the basement but the window isn`t covered so they get a few hours of sunlight every day...

[rlmccarty2000]

I keep all waxes, sealants, and coatings in a closet in my house. I really don`t want to take a chance on a temperature problem in my garage. South Georgia rarely gets below freezing, but the temperature in my garage can reach 100 degrees in the summer and that can`t be good for anything. Rather be safe than sorry.

[Accumulator]

Is sunlight bad for the products? I keep mine in the basement but the window isn`t covered so they get a few hours of sunlight every day...

I wouldn`t exect that to be an issue unless the sunlight gets things hotter than I`d imagine.

My previous shop got *HOT* (overhead door motor would quit working from the heat) but the only thing that ever went bad was some M34.

[allenk4]

A styrofoam cooler will not keep anything cool, unless there is ice in it

[Ronkh]

A styrofoam cooler will not keep anything cool, unless there is ice in it

but it may keep it from extreme fluctuations