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Anyone have a spec for fabric or carpet to use on gun safe shelves and/or barrel rests?
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I just used leftover short nap tight loop carpet, Don. Put it in some 15 years ago with a spray on adhesive. Been fine ever since.  SRH
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Thanks, Stan. That seems like the most likely solution.
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I have a small safe and used Liquid Nails to line the floor and critical places on the sides with empty Federal primer trays. Replaced the carpet with a non-marring no water holding material.
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Be sure to let the solvents in the glue evaporate before closing it up with guns inside. They can cloud some wood finishes. No danger once they are well cured.
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WTS, that, I must say, is the most creative use of primer trays I've ever heard of.
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I misspoke. They are Fiocchi trays Only seems appropriate since most of the guns in there are Perazzis.
Anyway a relatively "soft" material and totally non-hygroscopic. And quite thin so no space of consequence is consumed. What's not to like?
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Anyway a relatively "soft" material and totally non-hygroscopic. The hygroscopic thing is my main concern. One of my safes has a synthetic type of outdoor carpet in it, very thin for carpet & waterproof, as outdoor carpet is. O.M PS forgot to mention that I can use carpet as I have no Perrazi's.
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I just used leftover short nap tight loop carpet, Don. Put it in some 15 years ago with a spray on adhesive. Been fine ever since. SRH That 32" L. C. Smith 16 looks good, Stan. And that 4k in cash ought to serve well in the advent of a quick getaway... JR
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I used to worry about mine being in an unheated space, on a concrete slab, but no more. After about 15-16 years like you see it there has never been an issue with moisture, guns rusting, or any other related problem. The Goldenrod does it's job 24/7, regardless the humidity or temperatures. And, if he humidity gets higher anywhere than it does here, I don't want to go there. The safe is built into a plywood locking cabinet with double doors, and I have opened those wood doors and seen water literally running off the outside of the safe and puddling under it on the slab. Open the safe, and it's warm and dry inside.
The concerns about lining being water retentive is unfounded, in my experience. There's just no moisture in there to retain. It's overthinking the issue, IMO. But, if it helps you sleep better ............
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