Fixing A Glass Topped Humidor With Pictures

[shilala]

Originally Posted by dwoodward

It's a Salerno Humidor. I have one too that I used to use. Leaks like a sinking ship. I might try ripping it apart just to see if I could fix it, if not, no big loss lol.

Of all the ones to fix, this one is probably a good idea. It's only because it has the key latch built in. You can close the lid, hold it down, and lock it. It makes for a great seal between the top and botom.

If you don't want to go to all the grief of tearing it apart, you could seal the glass from the outside. Just get a tube of good 100% silicone and some isopropyl alcohol.
If you wet your fingers with the alcohol and put some in a little spray bottle and keep spraying the silicone as you work it into the cracks along the glass, the alcohol keeps the silicone from becoming the sticky, gooey, stringy mess that it is.
When it dries, you can use a razor blade or exacto knife to make a nice incision along the glass, then peel away all the excess without bothering your glass seal.
The hygrometer is easy to fix. Tape on back, fill hole, blob of goo, jam it back in.
Make sure to look inside the handles, too. I was shocked when I found the back of one blown out. I still can't imagine how it'd ever happen.

Point is, I did this the hard way. It can be done a lot easier. I just went through all the extra effort cause Scott really loved this humi and he wanted to keep it forever.