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long story short - found this great bedroom set at a yard sale, bought it. Researched it, found out its worth bank. (super happy, I could use the money).
Its in pristine condition cosmetically & physically.
But It REEKS of perfume and cigar smoke. I mean reeks. Every time I open a drawer I want to vomit.
I took out all the drawers to find the source of the smell, but there is nothing. Its spotless. The matching nightstands smell as well, not as intense though.
I researched a little and most of the sites are for mold smell. Will using a shallow dish of vinegar help neutralize the odor?
I left it outside for a week, and now I have the drawers lined with dryer sheets. Its a pretty wretched smell.
The furniture is solid wood with walnut veneer and its approximately 46 years old.
Its in pristine condition cosmetically & physically.
But It REEKS of perfume and cigar smoke. I mean reeks. Every time I open a drawer I want to vomit.
I took out all the drawers to find the source of the smell, but there is nothing. Its spotless. The matching nightstands smell as well, not as intense though.
I researched a little and most of the sites are for mold smell. Will using a shallow dish of vinegar help neutralize the odor?
I left it outside for a week, and now I have the drawers lined with dryer sheets. Its a pretty wretched smell.
The furniture is solid wood with walnut veneer and its approximately 46 years old.
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Re: removing smell (perfume/cigar) from wood furniture
Sun, August 16, 2009 - 10:45 AMsome sites say to lightly sand an revarnish. Im afraid too, im afraid I might ruin the furniture. And I dont have the space to the the work. -
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Re: removing smell (perfume/cigar) from wood furniture
Sun, August 16, 2009 - 2:32 PMDo an experiment:
1) In one drawer, cut up a green apple and leave it in there on a plate.
2) In another drawer, wipe down with a diluted febreeze solution.
3) Take another drawer outside, leave it in a dry, sheltered space for a day (preferably where it can get some sunlight).
4) Get one of those ionizing / ozone air-cleaner machines. Point it at the unit for a few days.
5) Put a plate full of activated charcoal in another drawer...
One of those is likely to lend some benefit to the smell problem.
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Re: removing smell (perfume/cigar) from wood furniture
Mon, August 17, 2009 - 12:30 PMSun, bright white blinding sun...
Also shake a bunch of Baking Soda in drawerrs at night and leave them in full sun for a few days. The sunlight will do much more to destroy odors than just leaving it "outside" -
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Re: removing smell (perfume/cigar) from wood furniture
Mon, August 17, 2009 - 3:21 PMLeaving out in the sun can also loosen joints, and open cracks and breaks in the wood, due to sudden drying of the wood. And sun kills bacteria not, Virile cross dressing perfume cigar cooties.
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Re: removing smell (perfume/cigar) from wood furniture
Mon, August 17, 2009 - 6:16 AMDon't do any coating on the inside. Spray it down good ( in the draws) with any odor destroying surface disinfectant, I like Clorox Spring Rain . Spray all surfaces of the drawers, and inside of the chest give it a day ( with drawers out) to air out. Also spray the back of the chest. It will probably take a whole can ( over all) . lemon sent furniture polish for the out side. good luck
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Re: removing smell (perfume/cigar) from wood furniture
Mon, August 17, 2009 - 6:09 AMI did this once with a bedroom set that has been owned by a flaming drag queen
At least that was my assumption. The smell was masked in the second hand store by the general suffusion of the air of the place with a million different sachets so I had nary a clue that my piece had stinky shit spilled all the hell over it and inside on the bare wood of the drawers etc.
It fucking Stank.
I took it apart put it outside and hosed it down.It still stank
I tried bleach. It still stank
So I let it dry: got some Shellac and sprayed it all over the insides - every where. Tops bottoms cracks crevices inside drawers under the top - everywhere.
Then I used Spray clear Lacquer ( solvent base) and two coats later: NO SMELL.
Then to make sure the lacquer never got taken off I applied a coat of polyurethane.
My cloths never picked up any smell. The ugly stink was well and truly sealed in.
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Re: removing smell (perfume/cigar) from wood furniture
Mon, August 17, 2009 - 12:44 PMfire is very cleansing
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Re: removing smell (perfume/cigar) from wood furniture
Tue, August 18, 2009 - 7:22 PMso I put newspapers and baking soda in the drawers. Pulled the newspapers out after 2 days, they stank so bad of the cigar/perfume smell...I think that would be good news.
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Re: removing smell (perfume/cigar) from wood furniture
Thu, August 20, 2009 - 10:49 PMdish soap and water. just wash the dang thing. dry quickly so you dont damage it.
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