greetings

I glommed a cabinet some time back, and I have used it for the under
cabinet and support for the work bench. But it has been out in the
shop for years, and it has gotten damp over the years. And developed
an accompanying musty smell.
Out in the shop it didn't matter - much. But having moved it
inside (for reasons) the exterior part dried out and stopped smelling
after a couple days (rah). But the interior still has the musty smell
which is obvious when I open the cabinet. Pew!
So, suggestions on drying/deodorizing the interior of this
cabinet? I'm not overly concerned about it, just wondering.

tschus
pyotr
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On Monday, October 25, 2021 at 6:39:54 PM UTC-7, pyotr filipivich wrote:
> greetings
>
> I glommed a cabinet some time back, and I have used it for the under
> cabinet and support for the work bench. But it has been out in the
> shop for years, and it has gotten damp over the years. And developed
> an accompanying musty smell.
> Out in the shop it didn't matter - much. But having moved it
> inside (for reasons) the exterior part dried out and stopped smelling
> after a couple days (rah). But the interior still has the musty smell

Wood does pick up aromas; my own approach would be to clean it off
and then apply boiled linseed oil. The oil will stink for a few days
while it cures, but after that, it's a barrier to other volatiles.

The odor of linseed oil, though, will still be discernable. Not unpleasant, IMHO.
If you're energetic, you can overcoat the linseed with shellac, and/or reapply BLO
from time to time.

pyotr filipivich <phamp@mindspring.com> writes:
>greetings
>
>I glommed a cabinet some time back, and I have used it for the under
>cabinet and support for the work bench. But it has been out in the
>shop for years, and it has gotten damp over the years. And developed
>an accompanying musty smell.
> Out in the shop it didn't matter - much. But having moved it
>inside (for reasons) the exterior part dried out and stopped smelling
>after a couple days (rah). But the interior still has the musty smell
>which is obvious when I open the cabinet. Pew!
> So, suggestions on drying/deodorizing the interior of this
>cabinet? I'm not overly concerned about it, just wondering.

Open it up and leave it out in the sun for a few [warm, dry] days.

On 10/25/2021 9:39 PM, pyotr filipivich wrote:
> greetings
>
> I glommed a cabinet some time back, and I have used it for the under
> cabinet and support for the work bench. But it has been out in the
> shop for years, and it has gotten damp over the years. And developed
> an accompanying musty smell.
> Out in the shop it didn't matter - much. But having moved it
> inside (for reasons) the exterior part dried out and stopped smelling
> after a couple days (rah). But the interior still has the musty smell
> which is obvious when I open the cabinet. Pew!
> So, suggestions on drying/deodorizing the interior of this
> cabinet? I'm not overly concerned about it, just wondering.
>
> tschus
> pyotr

Drying it out in the sun is my best guess. You might not like my next
suggestion, but I bet moth balls would get rid of the lingering odor --
but it will be replaced with the odor of moth balls. I don't mind the
smell personally, it reminds me of my grandmother's basement... lol

On Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 10:56:46 AM UTC-4, Michael Trew wrote:
> On 10/25/2021 9:39 PM, pyotr filipivich wrote:
> > greetings
> >
> > I glommed a cabinet some time back, and I have used it for the under
> > cabinet and support for the work bench. But it has been out in the
> > shop for years, and it has gotten damp over the years. And developed
> > an accompanying musty smell.
> > Out in the shop it didn't matter - much. But having moved it
> > inside (for reasons) the exterior part dried out and stopped smelling
> > after a couple days (rah). But the interior still has the musty smell
> > which is obvious when I open the cabinet. Pew!
> > So, suggestions on drying/deodorizing the interior of this
> > cabinet? I'm not overly concerned about it, just wondering.
> >
> > tschus
> > pyotr
> Drying it out in the sun is my best guess. You might not like my next
> suggestion, but I bet moth balls would get rid of the lingering odor --
> but it will be replaced with the odor of moth balls. I don't mind the
> smell personally, it reminds me of my grandmother's basement... lol

Not sure if it's worth the effort, but after a good drying and wiping down, a coat of shellac or 2 should seal the surface...you could always try the Arm and Hammer approach as well...

On 10/26/2021 9:56 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
> On 10/25/2021 9:39 PM, pyotr filipivich wrote:
>> greetings
>>
>> I glommed a cabinet some time back, and I have used it for the under
>> cabinet and support for the work bench.  But it has been out in the
>> shop for years, and it has gotten damp over the years. And developed
>> an accompanying musty smell.
>>     Out in the shop it didn't matter - much.  But having moved it
>> inside (for reasons) the exterior part dried out and stopped smelling
>> after a couple days (rah).  But the interior still has the musty smell
>> which is obvious when I open the cabinet. Pew!
>>     So, suggestions on drying/deodorizing the interior of this
>> cabinet?  I'm not overly concerned about it, just wondering.
>>
>> tschus
>> pyotr
>
> Drying it out in the sun is my best guess.  You might not like my next
> suggestion, but I bet moth balls would get rid of the lingering odor --
> but it will be replaced with the odor of moth balls.  I don't mind the
> smell personally, it reminds me of my grandmother's basement... lol

Home Hepot, Bed Bath and Beyond sell Odor Absorbing gel and beads.
These work remarkably well even on the strongest of odors.

https://gonzoproducts.com/continuous-odor-eliminators

On 10/26/2021 8:32 AM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
> pyotr filipivich <phamp@mindspring.com> writes:
>> greetings
>>
>> I glommed a cabinet some time back, and I have used it for the under
>> cabinet and support for the work bench. But it has been out in the
>> shop for years, and it has gotten damp over the years. And developed
>> an accompanying musty smell.
>> Out in the shop it didn't matter - much. But having moved it
>> inside (for reasons) the exterior part dried out and stopped smelling
>> after a couple days (rah). But the interior still has the musty smell
>> which is obvious when I open the cabinet. Pew!
>> So, suggestions on drying/deodorizing the interior of this
>> cabinet? I'm not overly concerned about it, just wondering.
>
> Open it up and leave it out in the sun for a few [warm, dry] days.
>

Hey Scott! Are out of harms way with the storms?

Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
>On 10/26/2021 8:32 AM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>> pyotr filipivich <phamp@mindspring.com> writes:
>>> greetings
>>>
>>> I glommed a cabinet some time back, and I have used it for the under
>>> cabinet and support for the work bench. But it has been out in the
>>> shop for years, and it has gotten damp over the years. And developed
>>> an accompanying musty smell.
>>> Out in the shop it didn't matter - much. But having moved it
>>> inside (for reasons) the exterior part dried out and stopped smelling
>>> after a couple days (rah). But the interior still has the musty smell
>>> which is obvious when I open the cabinet. Pew!
>>> So, suggestions on drying/deodorizing the interior of this
>>> cabinet? I'm not overly concerned about it, just wondering.
>>
>> Open it up and leave it out in the sun for a few [warm, dry] days.
>>
>
>
>Hey Scott! Are out of harms way with the storms?

Hi Leon,

4.24 inches over a 14 hour period (4.75 24-hour total).

Bit of water in the barn
and the pond (which was dry) is now full and the ducks
have already arrived. I expect the frogs to start
singing in earnest tonite or tomorrow night (at 100db!).

A start on the drought, but we've a long way to go yet.

(Mt Tamalpais, just north of the Golden Gate bridge got almost
27 inches in 48 hours).

We were lucky that there wasn't a lot of earth movement (slides)
in the fire zones, and the rain did a good job of stamping
out the remaining fire danger for this year.

It was enough rain to restart Yosemite Falls (which is usually
dry until the spring snow melts), as this was a warm early-season
storm - most snow was at elevations above 8000ft.

https://yosemite.org/webcams/yosemite-falls/

On 10/26/2021 12:25 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
> Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
>> On 10/26/2021 8:32 AM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>> pyotr filipivich <phamp@mindspring.com> writes:
>>>> greetings
>>>>
>>>> I glommed a cabinet some time back, and I have used it for the under
>>>> cabinet and support for the work bench. But it has been out in the
>>>> shop for years, and it has gotten damp over the years. And developed
>>>> an accompanying musty smell.
>>>> Out in the shop it didn't matter - much. But having moved it
>>>> inside (for reasons) the exterior part dried out and stopped smelling
>>>> after a couple days (rah). But the interior still has the musty smell
>>>> which is obvious when I open the cabinet. Pew!
>>>> So, suggestions on drying/deodorizing the interior of this
>>>> cabinet? I'm not overly concerned about it, just wondering.
>>>
>>> Open it up and leave it out in the sun for a few [warm, dry] days.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Hey Scott! Are out of harms way with the storms?
>
> Hi Leon,
>
> 4.24 inches over a 14 hour period (4.75 24-hour total).
>
> Bit of water in the barn
> and the pond (which was dry) is now full and the ducks
> have already arrived. I expect the frogs to start
> singing in earnest tonite or tomorrow night (at 100db!).
>
> A start on the drought, but we've a long way to go yet.
>
> (Mt Tamalpais, just north of the Golden Gate bridge got almost
> 27 inches in 48 hours).
>
> We were lucky that there wasn't a lot of earth movement (slides)
> in the fire zones, and the rain did a good job of stamping
> out the remaining fire danger for this year.
>
> It was enough rain to restart Yosemite Falls (which is usually
> dry until the spring snow melts), as this was a warm early-season
> storm - most snow was at elevations above 8000ft.
>
> https://yosemite.org/webcams/yosemite-falls/
>

Well I am glad to hear that you are doing OK.

Funny that you mentioned Yosemite Falls restarting.

We had hurricane.tropical storm Harvey in 2017. We got the tropical
storm/rain part, further south they got the Hurricane part.

The amount of water that fell in the Houston area was compared to Niagra
falls,

Anyway From Friday afternoon Aug 25 through Sunday night Aug 27 my
location got 37", some parts of the Houston area got over 50" in that 60
hour period.

One mile north of us the street crosses a levee into the shallow end of
Barker reservoir. Homes in the shallow end has 1~2 feet of water
inside. As you went several miles to the east and north, the homes took
on more water. Every time I drive over that levee I am grateful that we
did not buy on that side. ;~)
And strangely enough those homes ranged from $400K into the millions of
dollars. AND the residents complained that their homes flooding.
Well, if you buy home situated in a reservoir,,,,,,,

Moral of the story, if you have a lot of money it does not mean that you
are smart enough to investigate before buying.

On Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:47:42 -0700 (PDT), Brian Welch
<bnwelch@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 10:56:46 AM UTC-4, Michael Trew wrote:
>> On 10/25/2021 9:39 PM, pyotr filipivich wrote:
>> > greetings
>> >
>> > I glommed a cabinet some time back, and I have used it for the under
>> > cabinet and support for the work bench. But it has been out in the
>> > shop for years, and it has gotten damp over the years. And developed
>> > an accompanying musty smell.
>> > Out in the shop it didn't matter - much. But having moved it
>> > inside (for reasons) the exterior part dried out and stopped smelling
>> > after a couple days (rah). But the interior still has the musty smell
>> > which is obvious when I open the cabinet. Pew!
>> > So, suggestions on drying/deodorizing the interior of this
>> > cabinet? I'm not overly concerned about it, just wondering.
>> >
>> > tschus
>> > pyotr
>> Drying it out in the sun is my best guess. You might not like my next
>> suggestion, but I bet moth balls would get rid of the lingering odor --
>> but it will be replaced with the odor of moth balls. I don't mind the
>> smell personally, it reminds me of my grandmother's basement... lol
>
>Not sure if it's worth the effort, but after a good drying and wiping down, a coat of shellac or 2 should seal the surface...you could always try the Arm and Hammer approach as well...

I bet shellac would work. We had "cat smell" in our laundry when we
went to sell. I painted the walls but used B-I-N first and it
completely sealed in the "aroma". Cat is a little worse than
basement.

scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) on Tue, 26 Oct 2021 13:32:50 GMT
typed in rec.woodworking the following:
>pyotr filipivich <phamp@mindspring.com> writes:
>>greetings
>>
>>I glommed a cabinet some time back, and I have used it for the under
>>cabinet and support for the work bench. But it has been out in the
>>shop for years, and it has gotten damp over the years. And developed
>>an accompanying musty smell.
>> Out in the shop it didn't matter - much. But having moved it
>>inside (for reasons) the exterior part dried out and stopped smelling
>>after a couple days (rah). But the interior still has the musty smell
>>which is obvious when I open the cabinet. Pew!
>> So, suggestions on drying/deodorizing the interior of this
>>cabinet? I'm not overly concerned about it, just wondering.
>
>Open it up and leave it out in the sun for a few [warm, dry] days.

I think I'll just leave it open. Moving it is not really an
option, add in that this is the pacific north west, the next few warm
dry days is - June? July? (I just reorganized that room, and while I
can get around better, sidling along sideways kind of mitigates
against moving.)
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Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> on Tue, 26 Oct 2021 10:56:46 -0400
typed in rec.woodworking the following:
>On 10/25/2021 9:39 PM, pyotr filipivich wrote:
>> greetings
>>
>> I glommed a cabinet some time back, and I have used it for the under
>> cabinet and support for the work bench. But it has been out in the
>> shop for years, and it has gotten damp over the years. And developed
>> an accompanying musty smell.
>> Out in the shop it didn't matter - much. But having moved it
>> inside (for reasons) the exterior part dried out and stopped smelling
>> after a couple days (rah). But the interior still has the musty smell
>> which is obvious when I open the cabinet. Pew!
>> So, suggestions on drying/deodorizing the interior of this
>> cabinet? I'm not overly concerned about it, just wondering.
>>
>> tschus
>> pyotr
>
>Drying it out in the sun is my best guess. You might not like my next
>suggestion, but I bet moth balls would get rid of the lingering odor --
>but it will be replaced with the odor of moth balls. I don't mind the
>smell personally, it reminds me of my grandmother's basement... lol

Ooh, mothballs. Cool. Now where did I put those cedar closet
deodorizers.
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Le 27/10/2021 à 20:46, pyotr filipivich a écrit :
> Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> on Tue, 26 Oct 2021 10:56:46 -0400
> typed in rec.woodworking the following:
>> On 10/25/2021 9:39 PM, pyotr filipivich wrote:
>>> greetings
>>>
>>> I glommed a cabinet some time back, and I have used it for the under
>>> cabinet and support for the work bench. But it has been out in the
>>> shop for years, and it has gotten damp over the years. And developed
>>> an accompanying musty smell.
>>> Out in the shop it didn't matter - much. But having moved it
>>> inside (for reasons) the exterior part dried out and stopped smelling
>>> after a couple days (rah). But the interior still has the musty smell
>>> which is obvious when I open the cabinet. Pew!
>>> So, suggestions on drying/deodorizing the interior of this
>>> cabinet? I'm not overly concerned about it, just wondering.
>>>
>>> tschus
>>> pyotr
>>
>> Drying it out in the sun is my best guess. You might not like my next
>> suggestion, but I bet moth balls would get rid of the lingering odor --
>> but it will be replaced with the odor of moth balls. I don't mind the
>> smell personally, it reminds me of my grandmother's basement... lol
>
> Ooh, mothballs. Cool. Now where did I put those cedar closet
> deodorizers.
>

You must wash the interior of your cabinet with a mixture of 20%
lineseed oil and 80% turpentine olus some drops of oil drying agent
(using a paintbrush), it always work.

pyotr filipivich <phamp@mindspring.com> wrote in
news:10meng9sn8nak679qodr7bbueldgvq8s07@4ax.com:

> greetings
>
> I glommed a cabinet some time back, and I have used it for the under
> cabinet and support for the work bench. But it has been out in the
> shop for years, and it has gotten damp over the years. And developed
> an accompanying musty smell.
> Out in the shop it didn't matter - much. But having moved it
> inside (for reasons) the exterior part dried out and stopped smelling
> after a couple days (rah). But the interior still has the musty smell
> which is obvious when I open the cabinet. Pew!
> So, suggestions on drying/deodorizing the interior of this
> cabinet? I'm not overly concerned about it, just wondering.
>
> tschus
> pyotr

Two things immediately come to mind: Air and UV. If you don't want to
set it out in the sun (or you won't see the sun for a while like us), put
a fan on it and maybe a UV light. I don't know if you'll need a UV lamp
(they cost about $10-20) or can just get a UV bulb for a few bucks. Some
fluorescant bulbs can put out useful levels of UV.

The other thing that came to mind was dehumidifying beads. Looks like
Leon suggested that sort of thing a few days ago.

Puckdropper

Puckdropper <puckdropper@yahoo.com> on Thu, 28 Oct 2021 09:16:44 GMT
typed in rec.woodworking the following:
>pyotr filipivich <phamp@mindspring.com> wrote in
>news:10meng9sn8nak679qodr7bbueldgvq8s07@4ax.com:
>
>> greetings
>>
>> I glommed a cabinet some time back, and I have used it for the under
>> cabinet and support for the work bench. But it has been out in the
>> shop for years, and it has gotten damp over the years. And developed
>> an accompanying musty smell.
>> Out in the shop it didn't matter - much. But having moved it
>> inside (for reasons) the exterior part dried out and stopped smelling
>> after a couple days (rah). But the interior still has the musty smell
>> which is obvious when I open the cabinet. Pew!
>> So, suggestions on drying/deodorizing the interior of this
>> cabinet? I'm not overly concerned about it, just wondering.
>>
>> tschus
>> pyotr
>
>Two things immediately come to mind: Air and UV. If you don't want to
>set it out in the sun (or you won't see the sun for a while like us), put
>a fan on it and maybe a UV light. I don't know if you'll need a UV lamp
>(they cost about $10-20) or can just get a UV bulb for a few bucks. Some
>fluorescant bulbs can put out useful levels of UV.
>
>The other thing that came to mind was dehumidifying beads. Looks like
>Leon suggested that sort of thing a few days ago.

I have ("somewhere") a dehumidifier unit, which I once I find
again, I could put in there.

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