gmdrews
Saturday, January 12, 2013 5:14:05 PM
For Christmas my ol lady gave me a cabinet and I haven't had time to really look at it until now. It appears to be fine just two small concerns, where I screw in the outlet on the back appears to be small paper thin area where I can see daylight, also where the top meets the side on one side I can see light. Hoping to find a safe caulk or any method you would recommend?

Thanks

sd72
Saturday, January 12, 2013 5:16:19 PM
A low voc clear painters caulk like the depot has, DAP clear painters, and let it air out a few days too.
dpnewell
Saturday, January 12, 2013 6:04:44 PM
Like what SD said, but make sure it is a latex caulk (I'm pretty sure DAP Painters is). But, before using it in your humi, I'd caulk the inside of an empty cigar box first. Air it out for a few days, and then close the box. After a few more days, open the box and if you smell any caulk, I wouldn't use it in your humi.
Thunder.Gerbil
Saturday, January 12, 2013 6:17:11 PM
Fish tank silicone or GE Silicone II / III. Stinks like crazy when it's setting up, then it's odorless after it dries.
gmdrews
Saturday, January 12, 2013 6:37:56 PM
Thanks guys now should I apply it from outside or inside?
Thunder.Gerbil
Saturday, January 12, 2013 6:57:06 PM

Thanks guys now should I apply it from outside or inside?

gmdrews wrote:

The middle.

(makes no difference)

carpenter69
Saturday, January 12, 2013 7:20:34 PM
TG is right on GE silicone is great, it just stinks like hell
dubleuhb
Sunday, January 13, 2013 5:05:26 AM

TG is right on GE silicone is great, it just stinks like hell

carpenter69 wrote:

So hell smells like silicone ? Who new.....#-o

Ndill
Sunday, January 13, 2013 9:21:16 AM
Caulk.....heh
Abrignac
Sunday, January 13, 2013 9:35:04 AM

TG is right on GE silicone is great, it just stinks like hell

carpenter69 wrote:

I'm guessing more than a few folks would disagree, especially if the paid $10,000 or better for the baggies.

05busa
Sunday, January 13, 2013 9:38:46 AM
Yikes....another noob all grown up
carpenter69
Sunday, January 13, 2013 9:43:32 AM
Not all grown in cigar world, but I 've built more than my share of cabinetry over 25 years. So there!
TMCTLT
Sunday, January 13, 2013 9:50:33 AM

Not all grown in cigar world, but I 've built more than my share of cabinetry over 25 years. So there!

carpenter69 wrote:

And you've used silicone in their construction???? I too have built a chitload of cabinetry and Never used any silicone...

harleyd31
Sunday, January 13, 2013 10:04:20 AM

A low voc clear painters caulk like the depot has, DAP clear painters, and let it air out a few days too.

sd72 wrote:

I made a antique china cabinet into a humidor and that is what I used- no problems and no smell.

Abrignac
Sunday, January 13, 2013 10:42:46 AM

I made a antique china cabinet into a humidor and that is what I used- no problems and no smell.

harleyd31 wrote:

One that by the end of the week should be well stocked!!!

[ram27bat]

sd72
Sunday, January 13, 2013 10:55:44 AM
I put together corian vanities with silicone so you don't have to try to sand the adhesive in the cubbies. For a hospital. Made a mock up, and tried to destroy it any way we could, corian broke before the joints did.

But I would not put it in a humidor, where the material in it is there because it can absorb and release vapor/humidity. Not to mention the cigars.

Thunder.Gerbil
Sunday, January 13, 2013 12:10:43 PM
As for silicone sealant vs latex - once cured, silicone is safe for use in fish tanks and terrariums, DAP latex painters caulk isn't, this should tell you something. Once it's cured, silicone doesn't give off any toxic odors or leech chemicals, while latex caulk, *shrug* who knows. Also, some latex caulk is prone to being a nice place for mold to grow, so depending what the proximity of the caulking is to the humidifier, while the cabinet itself might be overall at 65% or whatever, the immediate area around the discharge from the active humidifier will be higher and the caulking could become a mold farm.

And, in reality, one teaspoon of cured sealant in a humidor that was likely made in China (or with Chinese manufactured "wood") with god-knows-what for veneer and laminate glue under the SC and formaldehyde plus whatever unknown chemicals in the MDF, that caulking or silicone is the least of your worries.

If you're really worried, just jam some weather stripping in the gap.