Hello everyone, first post here in what seems a forum of people knowledgable about these kinds of things. So here goes.
I just got my first humidor, nothing fancy, just plain nice dark finished wood on the outside, spanish cedar on the inside, with a movable cedar divider. It came with a humidifier and an analog hygrometer which needs some serious tweaking. I got a digital hygro. today, which works very well (I did the salt test). When I put it into the humidor, I affixed it the same way that the humidifier and the analog hygro. were affixed. I used strong "Industrial Strength" Velcro on the inside of the lid and the back of the hygrometer.
I wanted to readjust the position of it, but unthinkingly, when I pulled the piece of Velcro off of the inner lid, I did it quickly, and as the adhesive on it is so strong, it stripped off a piece of the top layer of cedar. It is not a big amount of damage at all and I can't see it with the hygrometer covering it, but you know, it's aesthetic, and if I move the hygrometer, I'd like it to look nice underneath, now where it tore, it's like raw wood.
Is there anything I can do about this? Should I reach for a particular grit sandpaper? Buy a tiny piece of Spanish cedar and tear a strip off of it and wood-glue it onto the lid? Not worry about it? Anything at all?
Is there even a better way of affixing the humidifier and hygrometer to the inner lid? It's not a big humidor, I think about a 50 cigar capacity.
If anyone can help, that would be great.
P.S. - I also noticed that on the outer surface of the lid, there is a scratch. Not hugely noticeable, mostly in the reflection of light. But still - any ideas on how to fix it?
Thanks again!
I just got my first humidor, nothing fancy, just plain nice dark finished wood on the outside, spanish cedar on the inside, with a movable cedar divider. It came with a humidifier and an analog hygrometer which needs some serious tweaking. I got a digital hygro. today, which works very well (I did the salt test). When I put it into the humidor, I affixed it the same way that the humidifier and the analog hygro. were affixed. I used strong "Industrial Strength" Velcro on the inside of the lid and the back of the hygrometer.
I wanted to readjust the position of it, but unthinkingly, when I pulled the piece of Velcro off of the inner lid, I did it quickly, and as the adhesive on it is so strong, it stripped off a piece of the top layer of cedar. It is not a big amount of damage at all and I can't see it with the hygrometer covering it, but you know, it's aesthetic, and if I move the hygrometer, I'd like it to look nice underneath, now where it tore, it's like raw wood.
Is there anything I can do about this? Should I reach for a particular grit sandpaper? Buy a tiny piece of Spanish cedar and tear a strip off of it and wood-glue it onto the lid? Not worry about it? Anything at all?
Is there even a better way of affixing the humidifier and hygrometer to the inner lid? It's not a big humidor, I think about a 50 cigar capacity.
If anyone can help, that would be great.
P.S. - I also noticed that on the outer surface of the lid, there is a scratch. Not hugely noticeable, mostly in the reflection of light. But still - any ideas on how to fix it?
Thanks again!
