Thread: sap in a humidor

anyone know how to remove sap from the inside of a humidor?

why remove? add an o and you've got soap!

Hand me a bundle of expensive cigars and I walk right out-----to the cash register and become an even bigger sap.

Alcohol as you may have suspected is ample cure for many ills.

I would scrape it off with a sharp smooth edge, wipe it clean with some Everclear. seal it with natural, home prepared shellac.

or simply cover over it

I don't think you want any sort of sealer or wood finish within the chamber, these are either curing or decaying which could (read: will) flavor your tobacco

Shellac is the least offensive I can think of. If you can carve out the offending area all the better, ignore the rest of what I said-except maybe cover over it.

What kind of wood is it?

hmm, the sap/resin should be super-saturated with Spanish cedar smell! I would scrape it, denature it with some alcohol, mix it with some propylene glycol and wipe the lid of the humidor with it.

Result? Awesome!

Unfortunately, the spanish cedar wood is known for weeping. Personally, I have never dealt with this issue, but I can imagine it would gum up the stogies pretty good.

Scraping is a good idea ... Maybe a patch or two of wax paper? I would use something to support the smokes off of the wood ... some slats or something chopped up from an old cigar box just to reduce or eliminate contact.

I have heard of guys dealing with this and remarking that the weeping will continue regardless of sap removal and/or humidity levels.

All kidding aside, I would probably take some of those really thin sheets of cedar and stick it to the sides of the humidor that were all sappy, just to insulate that area and kind of quarantine it.

i just rub it off with some very coarse sandpaper