It’s an early morning in January, and you’ve just arrived at the warehouse a bit later than usual. An unexpected cold snap just left the region blanketed in more snow than you’ve seen in a long time. As you step through the frost-laden door, your heart sinks. It’s cold, too cold. You run over to the closest insulated bucket of water-based paint and soon find that your fears are a reality. A small, frozen layer sits on the surface.
It sounds like a nightmare, but it’s a reality that faces any manufacturer, distributor, retailer or application business that has to store epoxy or other coatings in regions that experience freezing temperatures during the winter months. With only traditional methods for freeze protection in place, extreme conditions pose a real threat to the safe storage of the product.