Proper care storing painted parts until reassembly

[BillR. CLC # 29203]

Good afternoon!!
Quick question:
Best way to store painted parts inside a carboard box......
Place each part in plastic bag and then packing paper in the box or wrap in paper not using plastic bags?
I vaguely remember a few months back someone recommending to another member not to wrap/pack painted parts in plastic bags.
Thanks.
BillR. 

[harvey b]

The best way is just lay them out on a soft cloth,painted side up,i would not lay anything n top of the new paint,if it cant be laid out like that,if both sides are painted,i would try and lay it on its side somehow?.In a box should be fine,without anything on the fresh paint,try and keep them out of the direct sunlight,it will fade some peices more then others? Harvey

[BillR. CLC # 29203]

Harvey,
Thanks.
BillR.

[76eldo]

You want to let the paint dry completely but after that you can wrap the parts loosely in newspaper.

I recently purchased and moved a stalled restoration project and a lot of parts that are painted were wrapped in newspaper for at least 15 years and looked great.
Plastic bags may trap in too much and if laying on the painted surface the paint might adhere to the plastic and pull off at some point.

Sometimes old tech is the best tech.

Brian

[Fupt Duck]

This is something you need to put a great deal of thought into.  What I have seen time and time again are freshly painted parts, which seem to be cured, winding up with impressions of whatever material it is you use to wrap them in or set them down on.  Even if you are sure they are cured, think again.  If it were me and I had the space for it, I would hang them some place safe until you are ready to use.  If that is not possible and you need to set them on something then I would make sure that wherever possible you set them down on the side or end that is least visible.  Get creative, if you need to lay them down prop them up using anything you can find in order to have as little surface are as possible in contact with anything.  As a former auto body guy that's the best advice I can give you.  There is nothing worse than taking your painted parts out of storage to install them and having a newspaper imprint or towel imprint in them.  Be careful, and get creative.   

[BillR. CLC # 29203]

Brian and Jason,
Thanks.
BillR.