Freezerdor project begins today.

[King Catfish]

Sorry, I will try to get a pic up soon. :)

[King Catfish]

I have come upon a stumbling block.

AFter bleaching out the interior of the freezer, then rinsing it, and leaving it open for a week with a fan on it, I shut it for a few days with a big tray of baking soda in it.

Upon opening it, there is a moderately strong, plasticy smell. GOing on the assumption that the freezer is useless as a humidor unless it is totally odorless, I was wondering if anyone had any ideas about a next step.

I have considered vinegar, some new-age "natural" cleaners from the local Fresh Fields... dishwashing liquid... Will any of these work?

BTW, my daughter has claimed my backup laptop to play Webkinz, and until I can get it back I cannot download my pics.

[ashauler]

Are there any drawers or shelves or anything else plastic that you can remove? If not, maybe refresh the baking soda and let it set for a few more days and re-check. I don't know of any special type of cleaner......

[King Catfish]

The shelves are fixed in place, and made of galvanised metal tubing, so no help there. I will continue with the baking soda, certainly.

[DeeDubya]

I think the baking soda absorbs oders from the air within but would not actually get to the source. As a kid we had an old freezer that smelled exactly like that. Maybe the older plastics or something?

[King Catfish]

I got some good "natural" cleaner from the local hippie organic foods supermarket. I will try that. If that does not work, I may consider the second freezer (There is another one down there right next to it, with less plastic).

[King Catfish]

I think the baking soda absorbs oders from the air within but would not actually get to the source. As a kid we had an old freezer that smelled exactly like that. Maybe the older plastics or something?

This may be a completely stupid question, but this smell (presumably) of old plastic will certainly ruin cigars placed in this freezerdor, yes? Or am I being overcareful? I plan to line it with cedar before beginning to use it. Does this make a difference?

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

I have an old freezer that I still use as a freezer and it has that plastic smell as well. I wonder if there is something you can coat it with to cover the smell. Or how about removing the plastic all together and replacing with wood/cedar and reinstall the metal shelving? Sounds like a PITA but might be worth it. I can only imagine how many sticks and boxes I could cram in my freezer if I ever converted it in to a freezerdor.

[bigwhiteash]

This thing would have to be COMPLETELY odor-free for WEEKS before I would be able to sleep at night. Imagine the value of cigars in a box with that capacity, then imagine them slowly aging into beautiful, yellow-cello plastic tire-fire cat-turds

This definately has the makings for a wonderful project, but any risk to my smokes would be hard to justify. You can get an absolutely IMMENSE 100 quart cooler for the price of a box of midrange sticks.

This One Here is going to be my next one.

Baking soda, SHOULD eventually absorb all odors, provided whatever is emitting them is removed. if that happens to be the plastic inner shell, maybe you could replace it with wood panels. That would definately be a fun project

This may be a completely stupid question, but this smell (presumably) of old plastic will certainly ruin cigars placed in this freezerdor, yes? Or am I being overcareful? I plan to line it with cedar before beginning to use it. Does this make a difference?