mdf smell

[wp7456 10+ year member]

I have my box in the back of my ex bolted down to a sheet of 1/2" mdf that takes up the entire truck so it doesn't fly around. The thing is it kind of smells and i'm concerned that it's toxic.... is there a different type of wood I can use instead that wont smell and is maybe safer to breath?

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[andrew2944r 10+ year member]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif non toxic, you can use Birch as a replacement

 

[swaptrex 10+ year member]

Oak would be a nice addition...

 

[Twisted_0912 10+ year member]

my garage smells like mdf eveyday because i have so much laying around

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

i love that smell //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

I love the smell of MDF in the morning.

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

Oh, and there's nothing toxic about the smell of MDF. The only danger comes from inhaling MDF dust, more specifically the glue in it.

 

[snb778 5,000+ posts]

yea... you're not smellin the wood.. maybe what you used to hold it together

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

I have my box in the back of my ex bolted down to a sheet of 1/2" mdf that takes up the entire truck so it doesn't fly around. The thing is it kind of smells and i'm concerned that it's toxic.... is there a different type of wood I can use instead that wont smell and is maybe safer to breath?

GTFO of car audio. You're not man enough for the Deebeez

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

GTFO of car audio. You're not man enough for the Deebeez

Von how do you really feel? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

Smell should go away in time or put an air freshener in your ride...

 

[terra 5,000+ posts]

MDF is terrible to use as a base. I'm sure you think in an accident the mdf would prevent the box from hitting you...but have you ever seen MDF and impacts? Ya it's dense but hit it with a hammer and youll break it. Those bolts will just tear out of the mdf in a crash

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

Von how do you really feel? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif
Smell should go away in time or put an air freshener in your ride...

I smell my box you made me, but nothing a couple of air fresheners didn't fix. I mean why would one want to risk death trying to have some bump in the trunk? So take the box out and live longer.

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

Oh, and there's nothing toxic about the smell of MDF. The only danger comes from inhaling MDF dust, more specifically the glue in it.

Ex too.

 

[germandark 10+ year member]

mdf only smells when its hot or burning really. kinda bad when you cutting and it gets hot and burns, it release formaldehyde then.

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

my truck usually stinks for a few weeks after building a new box. thats just how i roll.