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Old 12-26-2011, 06:44 AM
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homebody323
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I know this answer - helped my sister in law unsmoke her household items after a fire. If you have a garage, open the roll and just let the fabrics air out. Don't put them in the sun as I saw recommended in another post or they will be a faded disaster in no time. If you still have a smoke issue after a day or so, put them in a confined space with a tray of charcoal. If you have briquetts, break them up with a hammer. That is best done in a bag with the hammer on the outside or buy some charcoal meant for fish tanks. The more exposed area of charcoal the faster it deodorizes. The charcoal trick is one i used when managing some apartments that the tenant left fish in the fridge and had the electricity shut off. They moved out without telling anyone and it was a week before we realized they were gone. Put the charcoal in a shallow tray, then maybe put a cooling rack over it and spread your fabric on the cooling rack. Now an inverted box will cover the whole thing up and confine the charcoals activity still allowing you to periodically check on progress.
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