Engine Degreaser

This diversion safe is built to live in a garage. Modeled after a standard engine degreaser can, it sits on a shelf or workbench alongside actual shop supplies — and the bottom twists off to reveal a 1¾" x 4" hidden compartment for cash, keys, jewelry, or other small valuables.

Engine Degreaser Diversion Safe Features and Specs

• Engine degreaser can exterior: Designed to look like an ordinary shop supply — the kind of can that belongs on a garage shelf and gets ignored by anyone who doesn't know it's there.
• Twist-off bottom access: Unscrew the bottom to open the compartment. No keys, no combinations, no visible seams when closed.
• 1¾" x 4" interior: Sized for spare keys, rolled cash, a ring, earrings, or other small flat valuables.
• Garage and workshop placement: Designed specifically for the environment where engine degreaser actually belongs — among tools, supplies, and shop equipment.
• Compact profile: Smaller footprint than a full-size aerosol can — fits on a crowded shelf or in a toolbox area without taking up much space.

A thief moving through a garage quickly is scanning for power tools, electronics, and anything obviously valuable. A can of engine degreaser on a shelf doesn't make that list. That's the logic behind a garage-specific diversion safe — the disguise only works if the item belongs in the environment, and a degreaser can belongs in a garage the way a hairbrush belongs in a bathroom.

The 1¾" x 4" interior is the right size for the items most people want quick access to in a garage: a spare key, a small amount of cash, or a piece of jewelry. It's a compact option within the broader diversion safe lineup — purpose-built for one specific placement rather than trying to work in multiple rooms.

Engine degreaser safe vs. lubricant can safe — which garage diversion safe is right?

Both are designed for garage placement, but the interior sizes differ significantly. The engine degreaser safe holds 1¾" x 4" — the right fit for a spare key, a small roll of cash, or a ring. The Lubricant Hidden Safe has a 5¼" x 2½" interior and includes a smell-proof bag, making it the better choice if you need to store a watch, thicker documents, or multiple items at once. If you want two separate hiding spots in the same garage, they make a natural pair — different can profiles, different shelf positions.

Where should you put a garage diversion safe?

The most effective placement is wherever similar cans already exist — a shelf with actual shop supplies, a workbench with other aerosol cans, or a storage area with cleaning products. The goal is for it to blend into a group of real items rather than sit alone where it might invite closer inspection. A single can on an otherwise empty shelf draws more attention than the same can surrounded by actual garage supplies.