I had noticed some of the cans rusting in our flammable storage cabinet but kept telling myself, “that is a tomorrow problem.” Well today is tomorrow… or something like that. I opened up the cabinet to grab some spray paint and saw a mess. One of the black enamel cans rusted through and leaked all over. I opened it up to let everything dry and started to google why. It did not take long to find a Stack Exchange post for a similar issue. A reply said “HCI stored in plastic will off gas HCI and will rust anything near by”. It might be time to invest in a separate acid cabinet, but for now I will store it in the shed.
