ordering product in the wintertime

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Invigor

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Hello,



I'm really starting to chomp at the bit now that the weather's improving...it's still going to be a few months before I can start working in my garage on my own time because of the cool temperatures.



I want to order a few things through mail-order, and I like ground shipping because I'm cheap. I plan on getting some more Klasse AIO, maybe a few poorboy's polishes, some megs pro stuff, some pinnacle wax and maybe some p21s wax. My question is will the cold weather (sub-freezing temperatures) cause harm to any of these products or should I wait it out until spring?



I guarantee I won't find these products locally, and if I do, they'll be quite expensive, hence the mail order idea...



Thanks.
 
Storing these products in an unheated garage is probably not a good idea. If you have space to store it at home, go ahead and buy the stuff.
 
I wouldn't order if the products have a chance of freezing. I just got a batch of wax that froze and it doesn't look pretty. Why chance it? If your garage is attached to the house and stays warm it shouldn't be an issue, mine is and the temps rarely dip down below 45 even if the outside temp is in the teens.
 
some manufacturers/distributors only ship via ground to help reduce the chance of freezing in a planes cargo hold. UPS and FEDEX trucks are heated so it reduces the risk.
 
I was wondering if it'd be frozen by the time I got it...I definitely know better than to store stuff in a frozen garage :|



I've received packages on my doorstep before not know how long they've been sitting out there..I don't wanna spend $50 on a jar of wax to have it wrecked by poor shipping conditions.
 
Invigor said:
I was wondering if it'd be frozen by the time I got it...I definitely know better than to store stuff in a frozen garage :|



I've received packages on my doorstep before not know how long they've been sitting out there..I don't wanna spend $50 on a jar of wax to have it wrecked by poor shipping conditions.
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For what it's worth I was wondering the same thing so I emailed Chemical Guys, and Collinite. Both said the same thing, do not freeze. They didn't say what would happen but as far as I was concerned what they said was enough!!

You would probably be OK ordering from the majors, FedX or UPS but how or you going to know if it was froze or not!!

I ordered my stuff when there was a break in the weather forecast for the week.



However, if they deliver your products at 9:00 in the morning and you work till 7:00 at night you better hope it's not freezing that day!

Good luck. Changeling
 
I avoid ordering products during the winter months, if possible. I've ordered things before that did arrive frozen/broken/leaking. It was a real disappointer.
 
Invigor said:
I was wondering if it'd be frozen by the time I got it...I definitely know better than to store stuff in a frozen garage :|



I've received packages on my doorstep before not know how long they've been sitting out there..I don't wanna spend $50 on a jar of wax to have it wrecked by poor shipping conditions.
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where do you live?
 
Dang, i didnt think of that.

I was about to order a crap load of polishes, waxes and sealants.

I dont wanna waite any longer!!!

I cant use them now anyways, just wanna look at them i guess and the joy of knowing i have them :lol
 
Yeah, I'm kinda the same way...there's nothing like the world of instant gratification with internet shopping and all. However, I'm still gonna wait a few more days prior to placing a Griot's order cause that stuff is gonna be sitting in the UPS truck for a full week. I'll wait for a break in the cold.
 
You will be fine. Unless you have it delivered and the products sit outside for 24 hours or something you won't have anything to worry about.
 
Danase said:
You will be fine. Unless you have it delivered and the products sit outside for 24 hours or something you won't have anything to worry about.
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I am more worried about being broken...Next order from Danase is being constructed right now (for end of month) :)
 
Danase said:
You will be fine. Unless you have it delivered and the products sit outside for 24 hours or something you won't have anything to worry about.
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I'm not sure why you guys suggest a cross-country tractor trailer is gonna have heat where the packages sit during their 2800 mile ride :confused: What am I missing?
 
tom p. said:
I'm not sure why you guys suggest a cross-country tractor trailer is gonna have heat where the packages sit during their 2800 mile ride :confused: What am I missing?
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im confused also, i really dont think UPS or FEDX have heated trailors.
 
I ordered a gallon of ONR from Juztang and in the phrase "DO NOT FREEZE" was written in big letters on both sides of the box. When the UPS guy delivered it to me, I pointed to it and he shrugged.



Sure enough, the ONR was frozen. I love in Seattle so I usually dont have to worry about this, but I can guarantee that UPS trucks and warehouses arent all heated.



Buyers beware.
 
I get tons of chemical shipments daily and never had any of them frozen. Cold, yes, frozen, no. I think when you think about a tractor trailer packed with all sorts of packages the packages and packaging would insulate eachother enough. These packages change trailers often to. It is not like they are going from Florida straight up to Michigan. They get transfered along the way and every stop they are taken out of the tracker, brought into a heated building, and then put on another tractor for another short trip. I mean, in order for these products to freeze they would have to be in some freezing temperatures for quite a time I would say.



But I am sure it could still happen.
 
Danase said:
But I am sure it could still happen.
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My shipment from Griot's (wheel cleaner) was partially frozen, 1 bottle had cracked open, the gallon jug was on the verge of bursting. There was wheel cleaner everywhere.
 
Back in the day when I worked for UPS in Minnesota. All the warehouses I worked in were heated. Too hot most of the time. The trailers aren't heated, but I would think that the thermal mass of the packages would take a while for the temperature to reach freezing. Also the trucks are moving most of the time, so the liquid is sloshing around and a moving liquid has to be very cold to freeze. I'm not saying the it couldn't happen. But I really don't worry about it much. The biggest concern for me is once it gets to my apartment if I'm not home. UPS and USPS have keys to my front door, so all my packages wait for me in a heated hallway. Just my thoughts.
 
ah I live up in Canada eh!



We've been having some mild weather lately -5 to -10C....a few weeks ago it was -35 :| I ordered it, we'll see what happens I guess.
 
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