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Mini Dehumidifier
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 6:41 pm
by locknut
my gun safe is kept in the garage.it has silica gel packets to absorb dampness which ain't worth the package it comes in.
spotted a small amount of rust on one old gun .this ain't good...
any ideas ?
will this work ?
http://www.remington.com/products/acces ... ifier.aspx.
not a whole lot of $ in guns but they mean a lot to me...
Re: Mini Dehumidifier
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 8:02 pm
by E_
Is that the rechargeable one? dad had MAJOR humidity issues in his 6x8' safe and he got two of those and all seems to be much better. I would not get into that safe for months and apparently he never did as he normally uses the smaller 4x4' safes for the guns he uses the most... The big safe would not just get rust but MOLD all over everything... Even if I kept WD40 on everything. This last time I cleaned everything with rubbing alcohol and then put furniture polish on the wood and oil on the metal and put it all back with those things and all seems to be good after a year.
Re: Mini Dehumidifier
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:13 am
by locknut
yes it's rechargeable. has an indicator window that changes color,they claim 30 to 60 days [depending on ambient moisture ] remove it from the safe and plug it into a wall outlet for 10 - 12 hours to regenerate some sort of water glass crystals.
found this unit in Cabela's catalog.$34.99 +S&H
question is,will the d@mn thing work or not..for 35 bucks i guess we shall see
WD-40 is a definite no after it drys it tends to attract moisture or so i'm told.
I've been using Remington "REM OIL " or PB Blaster silicone spray..still got rust.
Re: Mini Dehumidifier
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:49 am
by E_
Hmm, never knew that about WD (that means some of the mold/moisture from before might have been my fault from when I was cleaning them for him) Yikes.
Re: Mini Dehumidifier
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 12:37 pm
by $parechange
My cabnet is in the basement. I check them about twice a year. I always wipe them off after I handle them with a silicon gun wipe and have always used WD40. No rust after 30 years with some, AND they were in 2 floods in the basement, neither reached the guns, but plenty of moisture. I am a beleiver in WD!
Re: Mini Dehumidifier
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 12:48 pm
by locknut
Re: Mini Dehumidifier
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:52 pm
by $parechange
Maybe I am just lucky. But I have never had any of the issues they all talked about. I have NO rust either.
Re: Mini Dehumidifier
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 3:52 pm
by re3too
Re: Mini Dehumidifier
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:00 pm
by E_
Hey quit hijackin!
Re: Mini Dehumidifier
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:22 pm
by re3too
E_HILLMAN wrote:Hey quit hijackin!
Hey! Who died and made you the POst POlice? Sheesh! And iffin ya look, I did use the words gun and rust so I ain't doin' no hi-jackin'! Now, ya might git me for talkin' a little smack!
BTW.....don't know nuthin' 'bout that dehumidifier, don't have no rust and don't own no guns!
(That last should make ya'll feel alot safer!)
Re: Mini Dehumidifier
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:31 pm
by E_
Whaaa? ur the POst GObblin! tryin to get me in twubble for sumptin I didn't even do...
Re: Mini Dehumidifier
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:35 pm
by re3too