Removing smell from charms
02-11-2011, 03:10 PM
#23
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Found online - "TO get smoke smell out of clothes add a cup of vinegar to a bath tub of hot water. Hang clothes above the steam. " not sure how it would work with charms.
Also
http://www.ehow.com/how_6368145_remo...ll-fabric.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_6454556_remo...or-fabric.html
Also
http://www.ehow.com/how_6368145_remo...ll-fabric.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_6454556_remo...or-fabric.html
02-11-2011, 03:40 PM
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I lay a sheet on the grass in the morning with dew on it, and then lay it outside on the ground, and watch it like a hawk.
I had a quilt from the Amish that smelled of kerosine so badly I couldn't hardly bring it into my house.
The man wanted me to quilt it, but I couldn't even touch it.
So out of the sun, on a sheet.
Bummer there is so much snow on the ground, there is here anyways.
I had a quilt from the Amish that smelled of kerosine so badly I couldn't hardly bring it into my house.
The man wanted me to quilt it, but I couldn't even touch it.
So out of the sun, on a sheet.
Bummer there is so much snow on the ground, there is here anyways.
02-11-2011, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Rachel
I make my own "fabreeze". Just add a cap full of fabric softner to a 24 oz (or any size really) spray bottle and fill with water. So much cheaper and it works as well.
02-11-2011, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Laura22
Ugh, that is the worst smell to have on fiber products, I can't understand why people sell things that stink without mentioning it online.
02-11-2011, 05:43 PM
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Try the freezer. If that doesn't work, maybe some fresh air and sunshine? You could spritz with a little Fabreze to be able to work with them. Once you're done with the project a good wash with detergent and vinegar should kill the cigarette stench.
I find it hilarious everyone is so "allergic" to smoke odors now. Am I the only one who walked among smokers in my lifetime? Or went to restaurants and bars that allowed smokers inside the stinkin' building? There were smoking areas at my high school! Thankfully, all that has changed.
I'm happy we're all anti-smoking, but there are worse odors. Think about it. Personally, I'd rather smell cigarette smoke than fried grease or rank trash odors. It's a smelly world. Maybe one day we'll quit frying foods, smoking cigarettes, use deodorant and soap and take the trash out in a timely manner.
I find it hilarious everyone is so "allergic" to smoke odors now. Am I the only one who walked among smokers in my lifetime? Or went to restaurants and bars that allowed smokers inside the stinkin' building? There were smoking areas at my high school! Thankfully, all that has changed.
I'm happy we're all anti-smoking, but there are worse odors. Think about it. Personally, I'd rather smell cigarette smoke than fried grease or rank trash odors. It's a smelly world. Maybe one day we'll quit frying foods, smoking cigarettes, use deodorant and soap and take the trash out in a timely manner.
02-11-2011, 05:57 PM
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I used ordinary baking soda to remove smoke odor from a leather jacket my d mil gave me. I put the jacket in a large plastic bag and dumped an entire small box of baking soda in and sealed it up. Every few days I shook it all around. After 2 weeks I took the jacket out and there was zero odor! So I fully believe in good ol' fashioned baking soda.
Just my 2 cents worth.
Just my 2 cents worth.
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