Will Acrylic Paints be Harmed by Freezing Temperatures?
Will Acrylic Paints be Harmed by Freezing Temperatures?”How are acrylic paints affected by cold and possible freezing? We’re moving to a village where the temperatures are sub-zero eight months of the year. During the move our stuff will be subjected to the elements for many hours. I’m also sure that freezing power outages will be a factor at some stage during our time there. “Will acrylic paints thaw out and be fine, or will it be altered beyond usability? An oil painter told me oils are not much affected by being frozen; she stored hers in a garage one winter and they froze but she had no problems with them afterward. I don’t know if acrylics would fare the same.” — BB Answer: The information about oil paints not being negatively impacted by freezing is right (see Freezing Oil Paint), but then they don’t contain resins like acrylic paints do (or mix with water). Unfortunately acrylic paints don’t like extr
