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I mentioned in another topic that I came to the shed one morning to find my brush cleaning pot frozen solid
![a563Xk4.jpg a563Xk4.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/233/233043-0e86ef20ce1ace3e2fd5bec2a92aee46.jpg)
Now whilst I haven't built up a large selection of paints yet I didn't want to lose the ones I already had, and clearly I'm making the assumption that freezing would damage them as it does with waterbourne acrylic car paint, so set about a solution.
First off I lined one of my plastic drawers with expanded polystyrene, and used some dividers I'd made previously.
![0zvngbP.jpg 0zvngbP.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/233/233044-a8a5cc26dcffd15e9709edbc5a0cd104.jpg)
Then the actual chest got wrapped in foam too. Since this is a shed the only acceptable fixing method was, of course, black duct tape
![U4dytjJ.jpg U4dytjJ.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/233/233045-93c07e5f2dea79741227c7dacfa89951.jpg)
I've moved my other acrylics paints over to these drawers as well. I also put my lacquer & oils in here, not that they need the protection, but it's keeps all the wet stuff together.
![9i1qmuD.jpg 9i1qmuD.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/233/233046-cbcab5109b9bcc117e5b85745f40ebe8.jpg)
And safely tucked up for the night
![5CWR99L.jpg 5CWR99L.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/233/233047-627f7581ec0575d3f8938c6530b81b26.jpg)
Also lined a cardboard box for the larger stuff that wouldn't fit in the drawers, like PVA, AB cleaner & thinners etc. This is before I had a big clean up and vacuumed the floor!
![wLu7T2e.jpg wLu7T2e.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/233/233048-11f1448e992397916fcb785dbe7a0fab.jpg)
It's not pretty but it'll work, and only needs to see me through to the spring when I'll hopefully be knocking the new shed/workspace together, which will be properly insulated and have frost proof heating.
![a563Xk4.jpg a563Xk4.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/233/233043-0e86ef20ce1ace3e2fd5bec2a92aee46.jpg)
Now whilst I haven't built up a large selection of paints yet I didn't want to lose the ones I already had, and clearly I'm making the assumption that freezing would damage them as it does with waterbourne acrylic car paint, so set about a solution.
First off I lined one of my plastic drawers with expanded polystyrene, and used some dividers I'd made previously.
![0zvngbP.jpg 0zvngbP.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/233/233044-a8a5cc26dcffd15e9709edbc5a0cd104.jpg)
Then the actual chest got wrapped in foam too. Since this is a shed the only acceptable fixing method was, of course, black duct tape
![U4dytjJ.jpg U4dytjJ.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/233/233045-93c07e5f2dea79741227c7dacfa89951.jpg)
I've moved my other acrylics paints over to these drawers as well. I also put my lacquer & oils in here, not that they need the protection, but it's keeps all the wet stuff together.
![9i1qmuD.jpg 9i1qmuD.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/233/233046-cbcab5109b9bcc117e5b85745f40ebe8.jpg)
And safely tucked up for the night
![5CWR99L.jpg 5CWR99L.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/233/233047-627f7581ec0575d3f8938c6530b81b26.jpg)
Also lined a cardboard box for the larger stuff that wouldn't fit in the drawers, like PVA, AB cleaner & thinners etc. This is before I had a big clean up and vacuumed the floor!
![wLu7T2e.jpg wLu7T2e.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/233/233048-11f1448e992397916fcb785dbe7a0fab.jpg)
It's not pretty but it'll work, and only needs to see me through to the spring when I'll hopefully be knocking the new shed/workspace together, which will be properly insulated and have frost proof heating.