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I just purchased a new humidor on ebay. I was starting to set it up, moistening the inside with a clean white towel. The towel was getting stained a reddish-brown color from the cedar liner. Is this a problem? Should the cedar "bleed" color like that?
Well, just for future reference for everybody, don't use a moistened rag to wet the inside of the humidor, it's not good for the wood to take in water directly like that, it can lead to mold. Now, to the red stuff coming off, it probably is some type of varnish or finish put on the wood, kiln dried cedar typically doesn't have any stain added, and so shouldn't color any wet rag. Redwood would do that naturally, because it is red-wood (ask Jaewing, he lives by the forests :smiley2: ). Anyway, there is probably something on the wood that shouldn't be. Not sure if it will effect your cigars, but most likely it will. From now on, to condition your new humidor, follow these directions:
http://www.jrcigars.com/index.cfm?pa...age#breakingin
Alright, that's the info, have a great night!
Thanks for the info. I dont know if it would help, but this is the listing for the humidor. Perhaps you can tell what wood it is inside.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Blue-Burlwood-Hu...QQcmdZViewItem
http://i14.ebayimg.com/03/i/04/8a/48/9e_12.JPG
If it's a humidor, it better be Spanish Cedar! :smiley2:
New info. After working with cedar shakes today in the rain, I noticed a slightly reddish tint to my hands. After looking at the box, it was red cedar. So, I guess there is such a thing as red cedar and this is of course different than red-wood :smiley1: . Check out this site for the specifics, ( http://www.humidor-guide.com/humidor...cedar-1-1.php3 ) but basically you probably have american cedar in there and not "spanish cedar." I noticed the listing did not say what kind of cedar lined the humidor. Your best bet is to forget about what you just bought and buy a cooledor/tuppedor: http://www.cigarpass.com/forums/inde...howtopic=13217
Diddo, spanish cedar is kilm dried so the sap/pitch won't run. American cider is too sappy for that process (or so I have been told). If the sap/pitch does run, and it runs onto your cigars, they were be ruined. Just as if you got pine pitch on them.
I almost wonder if they do a lot of cutting of the cedar where they store their humi's. If there is saw dust in the air and they don't clean the inside of the humidor before they package them, that would explain the red dust.
Respectfully, Spanish Cedar can 'bleed' [ooze sap/pitch] despite being kiln dried. It has happen to me, and I KNOW it happens to ALL Humidor makers occasionally.
Generally, it the liner lifts out, you try acetone to get the sap out, and then lightly sand and reinstall.
Spanish Ceder isnt a true ceder, and it is accually extreamly expensive- most of the cheeper humidors you see are not spanish ceder. I made mine out of pine and its working quiet well.
Pine? wouldnt that leave your cigars smelling like pine as well? That's a very strong smelling wood.
nah, its been stained and sealed.