Advice on Shipping Customs?

[vira]

Hello!

I'm almost finished with a custom for one of my friends, so in preparation, I'm here with a question; Is there a specific way I should pack said custom when I ship it?

The custom is a G4 Pegasus, painted in acrylics and rehaired. It's going from Ohio, USA to Nova Scotia, Canada.

Is there any specific material I should wrap the custom in to protect it, like cloth or tissue paper? There are no added or glued on parts, just the standard pony body. Do I need to acquire a particularly sturdy box, (or double box it), or will a standard flat rate box work fine?

Thank you for any help you can give!

[Baby Sugarberry]

Canada Post isn't known for being too gentle on parcels, so do package well.  I usually go with a regular ol' cardboard box and lots of packing tape on the outside. Since ponies aren't adverse to being squished, you don't need to go to the extreme for something breakable like a mug or vase.  Double-boxing a basic custom is overkill.

As for packing, whatever you put in contact directly with the pony should NOT have any kind of ink, dye or printing on it.  Kitchen paper towel, plain white tissue paper, facial tissue, etc. all make a fine wrapping.  Then you can pop the pony into a sandwich bag to protect against getting wet, and toss that into the box with whatever you have on hand to pad out the extra space. 

Make sure your pony is 100% dry before mailing.  Expect it to be subject to temperature extremes during transit.

[pinkkittywinks]

That's some great advice from Baby Sugarberry

I will double box ponies with sculpted parts.

Love pkw xxx

[Baby Sugarberry]

Oh yeah, absolutely - if you've got sculpting on a custom, you have to treat it like a breakable;  double boxing, packing peanuts / padding snugly, tons of tape, the works.

[vira]

Thanks so much for the advice! I'm hoping to ship it out today; I feel much more confident doing so after all your help!