Hi everyone. I live in a very old farmhouse with an unfinished cellar. In the back corner of this cellar are two 1960s era freezers. They are too large to remove (I have no idea how they got in here, to be honest), and I have no idea whether they work (I think the home inspector said that they do, but they're so old and inefficient it would be silly to use them).

Anyway, I have been eyeballing them ever since I got into cigars not too long ago. I think you know where this is going.

They are both relatively clean, but have been closed a long time. The air in them is very stale. There is mold on all the rubber seals. Today I chose one of them and began the project. I made up a bleach solution and wiped/scrubbed down the entire interior surface with it to kill the mold. Then I set a fan on it to air-dry.

Next step will be a repeat of the above, but with dish liquid.

Then I plan to install a bunch of Spanish cedar panels on the interior walls with velcro, and lay more on each shelf. Then I plan to put in a Cigar Oasis XL to maintain humidity, and a remote sensor so I can monitor the RH and temp without opening it too often.

Any thoughts? Pics to come soon.