Store paint caulk in a non heated room.
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Guess that would depend on if you lived in Alaska or Fl.
If it freezes it's trash.
If it freezes it's trash.
I'm thinking of an insulated box or something, in NY.
A few cans , probably half empty 5 gallon buckets, box caulk.
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It all depends on where you live and how cold it gets. Really cold, like below zero, forget about it unless you want to plug in an electric heater or something.
Where i live, it usually gets below freezing at night during the winter. I move my 4 boxes of paint cans and caulk from the uninsulated detached garage into the uninsulated crawl space below the house. Stays well above freezing there.
If that doesn't work for you, maybe you can find some space in the bottom of a closet or the laundry room or wherever you can stash the stuff. inside the house
Where i live, it usually gets below freezing at night during the winter. I move my 4 boxes of paint cans and caulk from the uninsulated detached garage into the uninsulated crawl space below the house. Stays well above freezing there.
If that doesn't work for you, maybe you can find some space in the bottom of a closet or the laundry room or wherever you can stash the stuff. inside the house
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The best way to store the caulk depends on the kind of caulk you're storing.
I've found that for latex caulks which require evaporation of water to "dry", the best way to store them is with the tip submerged in oil. Just cut the top off an empty one gallon milk jug and pour in a quart of new or used engine oil. When you want to store your caulk, just squeeze some out of the nozzle than immediately put the tub nozzle down in the oil bath. With the end of the nozzle submerged in oil, water can't evaporate from the caulk at the end of the nozzle, and so you have an air tight seal.
For products that cure by a chemical reaction, like LePage's PL Premium construction adhesive, the best way to store them is in the freezer. The cold temperatures slow the chemical reaction to a snail's pace, and that prevents the caulk in the nozzle from curing.
I've found that for latex caulks which require evaporation of water to "dry", the best way to store them is with the tip submerged in oil. Just cut the top off an empty one gallon milk jug and pour in a quart of new or used engine oil. When you want to store your caulk, just squeeze some out of the nozzle than immediately put the tub nozzle down in the oil bath. With the end of the nozzle submerged in oil, water can't evaporate from the caulk at the end of the nozzle, and so you have an air tight seal.
For products that cure by a chemical reaction, like LePage's PL Premium construction adhesive, the best way to store them is in the freezer. The cold temperatures slow the chemical reaction to a snail's pace, and that prevents the caulk in the nozzle from curing.
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