is it alright to store vinyls in an outside shed or garage?

[John Childs]

Cold and damp are your enemies, so I would avoid shed or garage storage if possible.

If you have to do it, put a dehummer in to keep the moisture down, and bring the vinyl into the warm twenty four hours before you want to use it.

What effect outside storage will have on shelf life I wouldn’t like to guess, but it can’t be good.

Check out storage conditions on manufacturers data sheets.

[David Rowland]

our important vinyls are kept around 22degrees in the print/server room. I know the frost soon will affect the vinyls so take caution

[Andy Gorman]

If you must put them in the shed, wrap them in polythene or bubblewrap and put them in a cardboard box. The wrapping will condensate before the liner absorbs any moisture. Don’t forget: all vinyls have a shelf life.

Why not bung them in the attic? Mine’s so poorly insulated it’s lovely and toasty up there!

Ideally though, no you shouldn’t put vinyl in a cold damp shed.

[James Martin]

What about a shop or unit, do they have to be heated to a minumum temp as well during the night?

[Harry Cleary]

You live in the shed Warren and keep the vinyls in the house! 😀 Now, can I have my drink??? 😀 😀

[Warren Beard]

quote Harry Cleary:

You live in the shed Warren and keep the vinyls in the house! 😀 Now, can I have my drink??? 😀 😀

(drink1) Isoprop ! :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

[Hugh Potter]

Hi Warren,

i use a large 400w greenhouse heater in the workshop, it keeps the temp to around 15 degrees overnight, and runs off of a thermostat, it’s actually the old heater from the large 125 cu/ft vivarium i kept my iguana in many years ago, seems to work ok. my workshop (posh chalet type shed) is insulated though, so i guess that helps,

[Warren Beard]

Thanks for all the responses

seeing as it is a basic 7×7 shed and the garage is also fairly cold damp and dirty I am going to have to make another plan.

maybe under my bed 😕

thanks again one and all

cheers

Warren

[Michael Potter]

hey Warren
Move to Australia. we know nothing of the problems you all have re-temp.
I read with amazement the things you all have to do in your climate.
Went to a training course once and the trainer was from down south. he stated that the ideal temp for something was whatever and we all started laughing when he asked why we pointed out that we only got that temp on a few days each year and then only at 4 in the morning. we do notice that the vinyl acts differently when the temp drops to 18c.
Cheers Mike

[Harry Cleary]

quote Warren Beard:

(drink1) Isoprop ! :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

Lemon and ice??????? 😀 😀

Michael I am begining to dislike you!!!! 😀 😀 😀

[Warren Beard]

Hi Michael

I’m from South Africa and SA weather is the same as yours (that’s why there are so many of us there 😉 :lol1: )

This will be my first winter in the business so heavy learning curve on it’s way for me, along with having to work outside in the cold during winter which I have not done before.

I’m still used to my 15 degree minimum winters 😮

cheers

Warren

[Shane Drew]

we have the reverse problems top you guys here. Mike on the bayside suburbs too so he has nice cool breezes I guess, but I don’t get much relief from the 35-40deg summers. Try laying signs on a hot vehicle, in a hot wind with high humidity, without water. Not many chances of fixing a mistake. It sticks first time, everytime usually 🙄

But I’m not fussed about working in our winter. 15 deg days are no fun either :lol1:

we have shelf life issues due to the heat too. All my day to day tapes are stored in my airconditioned office.