Shrink wrap your suitcase before getting to the airport?

Pollycat

I agree.

I think the OP is trying to solve a potential problem with the wrong solution.

Moto2

Pollycat wrote: »

I agree.

I think the OP is trying to solve a potential problem with the wrong solution.

I agree

I'd just put the paint containers in some sort of tupperware box in the suitcase

bylromarha

Thanks for all your input

SailorSam

When i was walking past our local shops earlier as they were all packing up for the night. There's a fruit & veg shop that has plants on shelving outside the shop. I noticed the man with a big roll of clingfilm covering the shelves just to make them easier to move them inside for the night, and stop things falling off.
As i watched i thought about seeing this thread yesterday. There's your answer take a roll of clingfilm with you to the airport.

dawyldthing

Or just do it before you go. I've watched them before when bored and they slit holes for the handle etc so it wouldn't be too difficult to do tbh just like wrapping a large sandwich lol

macman

How is shrinkwrapping it going to'protect' the paint? If it leaks out as far as the shrinkwrap then all the other contents will be already ruined anyway. And at 39,000 feet the cargo hold may well be nearly down to freezing point, so the paint won't be in good condition if it's susceptible to low temps.

Katiehound

Buy powder paint rather than ready mixed!- then it can not leak out into the case

Moto2

macman wrote: »

the cargo hold may well be nearly down to freezing point, so the paint won't be in good condition if it's susceptible to low temps.

It's generally around 15°C but can be adjusted down to 5°C if they wanted.
Certainly nowhere near freezing

williham

callum9999 wrote: »

I assume you mean airport security (it wouldn't matter if customs want to open it as you'd already have it back in your possession then)? Either way, no it wouldn't. It's not unusual to have cases wrapped and they see it all the time. Security would only open it if the xray scanners showed something of concern.

Coming back from America, authorities cut the locks on our bags and opened them up, without us being there, we didn't even find out until we got home and there was a flyer saying that they'd done it.