Can you have too much dessicant?

[Kells81]

Not sure where to ask this so I will put it here.

When I was talking to my wife yesterday she said a couple of my Kimber rifles with the matte blue (maybe oxide like the pistols) finish on the floorplates had rust on them. I have my safe in the garage and have 2 dessicant cans that are supposed to cover 57cu ft feet per can. I cooked em and put em in the safe before coming to Kabul. I know she mentioned it had rained alot there in TX so I figure they might have been maxed out again. My safe is 6.5X4.5X3=87.75 cubic feet by my math. It is in my garage simply because of its size and weight. I was thinking about adding 6 more dessicant cans that are good for 57cu Ft each making 8 cans good for 456 cubic feet.

Usually when I leave home for the middle east I spray a bunch of crap and cook my packs, but I had to leave on a couple of days notice on this one and forgot to do a few things.

Seems like a minor league question but I have a herd of pretty expensive rifles that I would just cry if they were dicked up by a litte rust.

 

[UKDslayer]

Re: Can you have too much dessicant?

No, with 80% humidity and 110 deat indexes you can't have too much dessicant, but you do need to be careful in that many dessicants give off an oil - make sure those cans don't leak (learned that the hard way). I have an indoor safe and a goldenrod and still have dessicants that are definitely still absorbing moisture. Seriously think about getting that safe into a temp. controlled place, or at least adding a goldenrod. Rust sucks.

 

[KHOOKS]

Re: Can you have too much dessicant?

May want to get her to order a can of this.

http://www.pyramydair.com/s/a/Birchwood_...emover_FPR/1101

It has worked will at preventing rust on my fireamrs. It states it bonds to the metal.

Just a thought. Get her to spray it on the metal and wipe off the surface rust thats on there now. Then apply a light coat of it and put it back in the safe without touching it with bare hands.

This is what I have done on my all my guns and I havn't had any rust issues since I started using it.

Note they also sell it in a can with a top like zippo lighter fuild. It's called fingerprint remover the same thing just not areasol.

 

[mexicanmatch]

Re: Can you have too much dessicant?

Put a light bulb in burning 24-7.

 

[Kells81]

Re: Can you have too much dessicant?

I figured the easiest thing for her would be Rem oil and dessicant. Next step would be havin someone wipe em all down real well. Just dont like strangers handling my weaps when I am not around.