Condensation in tool box

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Old 01-28-2009 | 08:57 PM
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Condensation in tool box

What do you guys do to keep condensation out of your truck tool boxes? Just picked up a tractor supply (Delta) box. Opened it up today, and the whole inside had a little layer on condesation on it. Kinda hesitant to put stuff in there if it is going to sit in there wet. Any sugg?
 
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Old 01-28-2009 | 09:43 PM
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just wait untill the snow gets in and all the stuff inside is soaked in snow and frozen....

i added weather stripping to my TSC toolbox, now it's fine
 
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Old 01-28-2009 | 09:46 PM
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I looked at my weather guard, and there is a rubber "Gasket" running the whole way around. Also, keep any bottles of water and what not, OUT of your tool box. TOO many things can puncture them.
 
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Old 01-28-2009 | 09:54 PM
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It came with some type of stripping, guess I'll check that out. It snowed/rained here the past 3 days, so I don't think that helped. But I'm looking to store stuff in there that I don't want water to sit on.

Shorse, Once you put the weather stripping on, it didnt leak anymore at all? What size, type of stripping. Where did you run it?
 
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Old 01-28-2009 | 10:01 PM
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when summer rolls around and i am not freezing when i work on my truck, i will take the stock w/s out and put the stuff i had used there.

I used 1" wide by 1/4" thick weather stripping, found at lowes... for doors and what not..

i put it on where the two doors hit the box, cause it would not stick to the old w/s...

i adjusted my latches vertically ( real easy, just loosen a bolt and slide it) to make them tight and seal, but not to tight to not close....

worked like a charm
 



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