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Originally Posted by MandoMan
1. I store paper goods in the garage.
2. I would store most cleaning products in the garage if I had enough to need to, but NOT opened boxes of dry detergent (too humid).
3. Dry grocery goods can be safely stored in the garage if they are sealed from humidity and bugs. (I don’t have bugs in my garage, but I might if I had open containers of dry groceries.
4. Canned goods, no trouble.
5. Glass jar goods, no trouble.
All of these things are in cupboards with doors in the garage. The garage seldom gets above 90°, except for a few hours after I park a hot car there. That’s not enough to raise the temperature in the cabinets very much.
I have a few well-sealed cans of shellac, paint, etc, and WD40 and wasp spray, etc. One strict rule is that I never apply shellac or varnish in the garage. I do it on the driveway. And I NEVER leave a cloth or paper towel with any of those products on them in the garage. If I apply shellac with a folded paper towel, for example, I then open it and leave it on the gravel in the garden until it has dried. Then I throw it away in the kitchen trash can.
Items like the tops of vises and drill presses will rust in garage humidity and need to be wiped occasionally with oil or sprayed with WD40.
I NEVER leave papers and photos in the garage. The humidity and heat can damage them. Same with CDs and LPs.
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I don't think all readers understand. Some products will spontaneously combust. Many years ago I had that happen with linseed oil. Truth I've not used shellac in more years than I can remember and was not aware it too will spontaneously combust. The solvent is alcohol and it quickly evaporates. On a rag, I think the process if called French polishing and it is shellac with linseed oil rubbed into the wood. Nice finish, takes many coats and as shellac dissolves in alcohol one drink spilled on it will destroy all that work.
In terms of WD 40, a product that seems to be used often misused for everything. It is or was originally an industrial product used for mold release. It is good for cleaning. Lube or rust prevention is actually evaporates over time. Proof, spray a piece of glass, in a week the WD 40 is gone.