Well, cedar closets need to have a little air flow in order for the cedar to actually do its work. Otherwise, only items touching it would be protected. If it's completely packed, the cedar would not do as good a job keeping the rest of the clothes free from molds, moths and other things. Another thing with the cedar is, depending on if it is lined, you will need to take that cedar and treat it, sand it, and scuff the surface so you can revive those oils out of the cedar wood. After a while the surface will dry up and it will be less potent. Steel wool works fine. You can take a nice medium grade steel wool and just go over the surface. You will actually notice that it will be less potent after a while. If you have cedar shelves, those are a little different because they are exposed on more than one level. Cedar shelves that we have actually worked with, we leave some space in between the boards and flaps to allow them to breathe a little bit better and do a more effective job. So, a cedar closet will need to be the closet where you will probably keep less in, due to the fact that it would not be as effective.
