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[pitret]

Hello,

Trying to build a mini cabinet to hold chemicals and small engine fuel containers to minimize odor. What type of seal for the door will work? I want to build a mini chemical cabinet to try to eliminate odors in my garage as my wife thinks the car interior now smells. The chemical resistant rubber strip sealant is crazy expensive, but as the intended use will just be fumes with no actual chemical or fuel contact to the seals, can I use standard, or at least a cheaper material for a surface mounted strip sealer around the door? Will the fumes be enough to breakdown the material of non-chemical resistant seals over time? If so how long might a standard rubber seal last?

[Pilesar]

If it were me, I would consider a metal cabinet typical for garages with no special seals. With an air-tight cabinet, where will the fumes go when you open the door to get the good stuff inside? Consider a small exhaust fan with a duct to the outdoors if required. A personal computer fan does not take much power at all. Activated charcoal can be used to absorb hydrocarbon fumes. Put some charcoal in the path of a fan inside the cabinet to circulate fumes through it. It might be sufficient to put odor absorber inside - maybe charcoal briquets or kitty litter. Consider finding the leaking containers to repackage or dispose of. Perhaps put each in a large zip-seal storage bag made for storing frozen foods. Perhaps keep a small fan running in the garage to help circulate air. When I play with my garage chemicals, I open the garage door to get good ventilation since I don't want to breathe the stuff either. 

[breizh]

Hi,

Not a good idea to store chemicals in a Garage! Safety (spillage, fire, ingestion) and Insurance concerns.

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Breizh 

[latexman]

Have you looked for a used, proper chemical storage cabinet?  Like on Ebay?  You might get lucky.  Then, think about ventilating it.

 

As breizh says, chemical storage in garage is not ideal.  Minimize all you can.  Properly dispose when you are done.  I only store 1 can of gasoline and 1 can of gasoline/oil mix for my lawn maintenance equipment.

 

Do you have a carbureted classic car?  Yep, those sure do smell.  My wife complained a lot about mine:

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[shvet1]

Why do you need a chemical resistant door seals? Are you going to put chemicals on the doors. If you are afraid of vapors, then it is enough to close the bottles/containers plugs.