joelhains Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 I was shooting some baits last night in my garage and got to wondering if liquid plastic has an issue if it freezes? Tonight we are supposed to dip below freezing for the first time this year and all my liquid plastic is out in my unheated garage. Will plastic still be usable after it freezes and thaws? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flippin 416 Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 (edited) I think the freezing point is really low....much lower than what we are going to see here in Ohio. I read where the freezing point is -50 Celsius. Edited October 31, 2014 by Flippin 416 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelhains Posted October 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 I was wondering if it had a lower freezing point. What about liquid colorant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 It seems we covered this topic waaaaaaaaaay back in the archives, but for the life of me I can't remember what the conclusion was. I CAN tell you I've known many guys throughout the country (and Canada) who've poured, and I've never heard about plastic and/or liquid colorant freezing, although I don't know what their storage procedures are. Just for kicks, I just searched freezing points on both and came up with zip! Hmmmmm........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelhains Posted October 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Maybe I'll play it safe tonight and bring it all in the house. I think I'll take a cup of plastic and put in the freezer and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBehr Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 I live in Minnesota and when I first got started in plastic baits I asked a couple different suppliers and they all said no. I personally have had plastic and colorant in my mailbox to -20F and it didn't freeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelhains Posted October 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Thanks DaBehr. I would think there is a rather large number of baitmakers who like me, work out of there unheated garages. This would most likely be widely known if there was a problem with uncooked plastic freezing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rixon529 Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Thanks DaBehr. I would think there is a rather large number of baitmakers who like me, work out of there unheated garages. This would most likely be widely known if there was a problem with uncooked plastic freezing.There are many plastic baitmakers out there in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Maine, and scattered all over Canada. I'm sure many of them store their materials in unheated garages, sheds, and barns at -10F to -30F without problems. I know it's been asked about before, but I don't think freezing has ever been mentioned as being a problem.Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelhains Posted November 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 I put a cup of uncooked plastic in the freezer last night. After about 10 hours or so it is still in its liquid form. The Pyrex cup its in is all frosted but the plastic is still liquid. I'll try cooking and shooting it this morning just to be sure its all good, but I have no reason to think it won't be OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 To put it simply..................don't worry about it.lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipt Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 i leave all my stuff in the cold. probably gets down to around zero degrees F. haven't had any issues. you just gotta shake the colors more often Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
