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Shrink wrap your suitcase before getting to the airport?
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Paint is banned in hold luggage
What kind of paint are we talking about? I think that might make a difference:
wall paint, tubes of acrylic, water colours?
If it is allowed I would put into sealed sandwich type bags. That's what I do with liquid toiletries.Being polite and pleasant doesn't cost anything!
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Ready mix paint for use in a classroom by 5 year olds - my friends are teachers and they've run out of red and blue and can't get hold of it where they are. It's as dangerous as shampoo, but far more noticeable if it leaks.Who made hogs and dogs and frogs?
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So, any ideas of where to shrink wrap in the high street please?Who made hogs and dogs and frogs?
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DIY using the best quality clingfilm you can find....The questions that get the best answers are the questions that give most detail....0
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I could shrink wrap some posters.
It's done because of the thieving baggage handlers ie Heathrow's nickname was Thiefrow.“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself.”
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While you could argue that, it certainly does reduce the odds of someone breaking into it - hence why so many people do it.
Ripping off the cellophane takes effort, when your bag is somewhere where people have limited access to the bags they may not have time to get it off undisturbed.
It seems very over the top to protect paints etc though!0 -
I think you'd be better wrapping the individual items in the case rather than the case itself.bylromarha wrote: »If they did, good luck to them. They'll find books, paint and chocolates. I want to shrink wrap in case the paint leaks...
I take liquid silver silver polish to a jeweller friend. I wrap the bottles in bubble wrap then put inside a sturdy plastic bag.
Re the wrapping, it seems to be pretty common in some Far East airports.0 -
The business of plastic wrapping luggage by machine is only going to be viable in an airport departures area, so you're very unlikely to find one elsewhere. It's purpose is to help protect luggage from damage and thievery and may not be so effective to retain leaking liquids. Better to reinforce the paint containers with tape and individual enclosure somehow.bylromarha wrote: »So, any ideas of where to shrink wrap in the high street please?Evolution, not revolution0 -
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The bags I have seen wrapped are wrapped round the body of the case but not the ends so that would not prevent leakage0
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