Tin Seals

[luvmysuper]

No, not these Tin Seals

These Tin Seals

As discussed here:

To clarify the issue of the tins (Gawith Hoggarth & Samuel Gawith) a while ago (couple of years maybe) our old tin manufacturer went out of business. We had to quickly order a batch from another manufacturer (and by batch they come in container loads of hundreds of thousands). These were a little weaker and so not as good to vacuum seal. To add strength we added a cardboard inner which worked so we could seal the tins. We now have a new tin design and manufacturer and these tins seal well.

HOWEVER we always suggest that anyone wanting to age our tobacco should transfer it to another container.

I'm thinking rather than transferring these plastic wrapped tins to another container, or to put the whole tin in a mylar bag...
Are there any other options?
Maybe wax around the rim? Perhaps some food grade silicone sealant?
Something like this:

What do you guys think?

 

[Isaac]

I put them in vacuum seal bags and gave that a go.

 

[luvmysuper]

I put them in vacuum seal bags and gave that a go.

I thought of that, but my concerns were first that I would have to invest in a vacuum sealer, and second the long term permeability of the clear bags used.
That and the fact that the tins really take up less space than any other option to be honest.

 

[Benzadmiral]

I thought Tin Seals was Dan's less-talented younger brother. . . .

 

[Isaac]

I thought of that, but my concerns were first that I would have to invest in a vacuum sealer, and second the long term permeability of the clear bags used.
That and the fact that the tins really take up less space than any other option to be honest.

ultimately the best seal would be removing them and putting them in mason jars or mylar. I jarred about 6 tins this go around and vacuum sealed 6, in case i needed to resell for whatever reason down the road.

If i dont care about the resell, it would all go into jars with these tins.

 

[luvmysuper]

Anyone have an opinion on whether or not food grade silicone RTV would provide an airtight seal?
I know I can bag these or transfer them, I just like the tins and was hoping someone had an idea on a work around.

 

[ctr]

Wax is a time honored solution. Probably achieve the same thing by wrapping in wax paper and using a rubber band or spot of tape.

 

[ylekot]

If you don't have a vacuum sealer there is a trick. Put the item in a ziplock bag and submerge it in water as close to the seal as you can and zip it shut.

 

[Whisky]

I don’t see an issue with the silicone unless some of it seeps past the seal and gets on the tobacco. I would think as long as it was a small bead around the outside you’d be ok. Seems like it'd be no different than using wax.

 

[SwamperWI]

I’ve heard of Parafilm being used to add extra seal to tins.

 

[luvmysuper]

I don’t see an issue with the silicone unless some of it seeps past the seal and gets on the tobacco. I would think as long as it was a small bead around the outside you’d be ok. Seems like it'd be no different than using wax.

Thought the wax might be more likely to dry and crack.

 

[Claudel Xerxes]

I’ve heard of Parafilm being used to add extra seal to tins.

+1

Paraffin wax seemed to do the trick. About 4 or 5 years ago one of our members PIFed some Parafilm to a handful of guys. I still have a few tins with the film seal on it, and they seem as air tight and sealed as one could hope for.

 

[Whisky]

Paraffin isn’t a bad idea. It’s cheap and is sold most places you can buy canning supplies.

 

[Kentos]

I was pif’d parafilm. It seems to work. I just never got around to getting more for the rest of my tins.

Some guys seal their jars and tins with paraffin, but it’s supposedly a bear to get open later

 

[luvmysuper]

I'm going to try parafilm, paraffin and food contact grade RTV.
Ordered some of each from Amazon.
I'll let you know how it goes!

 

[luvmysuper]

Ok, while ordering, I noticed the following statement about parafilm:

• The breathable properties of Parafilm allow gases such as oxygen, carbon dioxide, etc. to pass through, and as such offers an excellent breathable moisture barrier.

So it is a moisture barrier, but not a gas barrier.
I'm just going to try paraffin and Food Grade RTV.

 

[luvmysuper]

...and the food grade RTV listed is apparently not food grade as per the manufacturer, so it's Aquarium sealant instead of food grade sealant.

 

[Whisky]

Sounds like it’s paraffin for the win.