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Rust Prevention - Golden Rod Fire?
Was thinking of getting a Golden Rod for my gun safes. Currently I’m using rechargeable desiccants and they are not working. My guns are in the garage and it has been cold and wet and below dew point. I have come out into my safes and found water on my guns.
My wife’s concern with a golden rod is that it could start a fire. Not a concern for me, but has anyone heard of a Golden Rod ever starting a fire? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Mine is about 30 years old.
But if your finding moisture in your safe. I dont think a dehumidifier rod will solve your problem. Put a big dehumidifier rod inside. And a couple of incandescent 100 watt lightbulbs near the safe. Or your going to need to cover the safe with rod inside.
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I've been looking at getting a golden rod myself and doing research of rust prevention, and I haven't seen anything about a fire being started from one. The lock down says that the surface temp of the rods stays well below the Flashpoint of paper if that's any consolation.
Sounds like a tough situation with where you safe is located but I would think a golden rod or other heating element in conjunction with your rechargeable desiccants would go a long ways towards solving your environmental problems. I agree with baih about trying to insulate the safe itself somehow or improve the temp/humidity of the garage through insulation etc. |
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I think most of us would have heard by now if a golden rod was a safety/fire risk.
Also, as mentioned if you are finding that significant amount of water moistier on your guns, then I think you may have a bigger issue.
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8 years now, no issues.
I use a combination of silica gel desiccant and the rod. Just make sure your guns are dry from any flammable solvent after cleaning before putting back in the safe.
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If you cant move the safe to a drier location, give them a wipe down with LPS 3 as well as the other methods mentioned here. US Navy uses it for gears and reaving exposed to the open sea. Flashes off to a waxy film that wipes away easily.
I heard of a guy that buried an H&K 93 for over a year in a plastic bag with it, through an El Nino winter no less. Moisture didn't touch it. |
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I know that two Golden Rods that I used to have in an older safe kept everything dry. There was even a humidity device that you could check on your phone that I almost got.
Along with the Golden Rods I had two of these in the safe. They seemed to do the job and were easy to plug in when they needed to. The beads would turn green from orange. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 |
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