Re: Keeping rust out of a safe...
It would be pretty tough to keep safes properly in a wetter environment than some I have had to manage.
Here you go..an old thread.
I am the last entry.
http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthre...814#Post3548814 ------------------------------------------------
Not what I would recommend.
I have managed safes on the coast (throw a rock) for decades (lots of them). I have managed raw steel, high carbon, blued steel, wood, leather, park, etc., etc. for 40+ years.
If you think waiting for anything, anything, that recharges by plugging it into the wall for 10+ hours is the way to go, I would say nope.
If you think one has to pour out silica gel to get it dry, I have to say, no friggin' way.
If you think capturing water in any kind of cup or container electrically is the way to go, I would say dangerous and impractical.
3 hours at 275 or 2 hours at 325 is the only way to recharge a dryer. You buy large silica sealed units and get on with it. Plugging anything in the wall cannot come close to the heat or the mass of silica getl dehydrants. You need an oven, not an outlet to make this all become easy.
Now it is true that not so long ago, you could by stainless steel 1,500 gram units, or aluminum 1,000 gram units. today we can get to here...
http://www.silica-gel-source.com/750-Gram-Rechargeable-Silica-Gel-P26C24.aspx Or in paper, yes I use them, but reseal the bags differently, with these.
http://www.silica-gel-source.com/900-Gram-Rechargeable-Silica-Gel-P24C20.aspx If you are new to this, run two. When the fireproofing is dried out you can run with one.
Goldenrod....throw it out. Do not use them. Do not run electricity into your safe and especially not into any heating units. YEs I once owned them, now? Gone.
Think of it this way, there are two kinds of safes and only two kinds of safes. Closed and open atmospheres.
Closed atmosphere safes are air tight. You put a golden rod into those and if there is moisture it just circulates it around and around and around. A perfect rain forest. You put in your sealed silica gel canisters and your done.
Open atmosphere safes circulate outside air into the safe. They are not air tight. Think about it. Heat the air up and....it goes out the top and sucks cold wet air into the bottom. A perfect cycle of replenishment.
Golden rods are for clothes closets, not gun safes, not for leather, not for wood, not for metal. Get rid of it.
One must keep track track of the numbers. That is the game. Two 750s, recharged every, what? 4 months? Done.
Get the best hygro meter you can buy, definitely with High Low Memory. Read it believe it.
http://www.amazon.com/Extech-445815-Humidity-Meter-Remote/dp/B000GFCN1I Keep leather out.
Nothing goes in wet.
Nothing goes in that is plugged in.
Nothing goes in that generates heat.
Nothing goes in that captures raw water.
Nothing goes in that gasifies.
Use a light quality oil (Tri-Flo, CLP, etc.)
Rust bag those long terms that you can.
Keep ammo powders out.
After 6 months, things will settle down and you will be on your way.
Good luck.
