Cigarette smoke smell How to get rid of it?

[Ognib]

I had a guitar case once that had a smoke smell.

Bought a small negative ion generator & put it in the case for a day...problem solved.

I've kept it plugged in in the shop & when I open the door in the morning, it works so well I can't even smell the wood that's stored there.

Practically  every used guitar I ever bought smelled like smoke. Especially if they were used in bars.

Seems to be the default "body odor" of a lot of gigging mans guitars.

[Harry P.]

I had a guitar case once that had a smoke smell.

Bought a small negative ion generator & put it in the case for a day...problem solved.

I've kept it plugged in in the shop & when I open the door in the morning, it works so well I can't even smell the wood that's stored there.

But the smell of wood is one of the best things about it! 

[Mike_G]

I had a guitar case once that had a smoke smell.

Bought a small negative ion generator & put it in the case for a day...problem solved.

I've kept it plugged in in the shop & when I open the door in the morning, it works so well I can't even smell the wood that's stored there.

Practically  every used guitar I ever bought smelled like smoke. Especially if they were used in bars.

My guitar smells like baby powder

 

 

[Skip]

I think most fabric softeners contain silicone in them including drier sheets, that's what lessens the static cling!  Just make sure that you wash the parts really, really well or you could end up with fisheye in the topcoat.  I use the dryer sheets to deodorize stinky or smoke smelling old magazines, works well.

For models I usually wash in liquid dishwashing soap then about a tablespoon of baking soda in a ziplock bag, the box goes to the garage where it stinks up the garage until it's finally aired out.  It may take a bit longer for the baking soda together the smell out, it works and I'm 100% certain that I'm not coating the parts in silicones.a

[Twokidsnosleep]

Thanks for that

I will wash it again and sand before primer make sure no silicone

Will try that baking soda method too. Imagine you would have to change it out a couple of times in the bag to keep fresh stuff absorbing the smell...kind of like in the fridge

[mkucaba]

 In my experience, activated carbon works the best. You can get it at pet shops by the aquariums.

[dartman]

For the paper parts(directions,box) I take them out and let them sit in the sun.I use this when I get anything that was 

kept in a basement and has that damp musty smell.Be sure to cover them so you dont get any bird doo on them but

that is another problem entirely. Works for any paper products.

[Tom Geiger]

Wouldn't ya know!  I mentioned how the stamp collectors deal with smoke smell, and what comes in the mail to me yesterday?  I bought a lot of 80 first day covers (a decorative envelope postmarked on the first day of issue of a new stamp) on eBay and when I opened the package, I thought the guy emptied an ashtray into it!  Man, that awful sickening smell of tobacco smoke hit me hard!  I went back and looked at the auction, and in the middle of this one big long rambling paragraph the seller mentions, "Smoker is in the residence so there may be a trace odor of smoke on packaging".   Um no, the whole package smells like an ashtray!  The return address is an apartment so I'm picturing this elderly couple chain smoking Camels with a smoky haze in the entire place.  

So first round of deodorizing is in motion.  All 80 envelopes are in a large paper sack with a bunch of those fabric sheets.  If that doesn't work, it will be on to the charcoal.  

 

 

[RancheroSteve]

I sell model kits and other items occasionally on that well-known auction site. Once in a while I'll say something the effect of "from a smoke-free home". I've often wondered if it makes much of a difference to most buyers, but maybe it does?

Edited July 25, 2015 by RancheroSteve

[Tom Geiger]

I sell model kits and other items occasionally on that well-known auction site. Once in a while I'll say something the effect of "from a smoke-free home". I've often wondered if it makes much of a difference to most buyers, but maybe it does?

I think it really does Steve!  With all the anti-smoking laws today, we aren't exposed to smoke like in the old days.  So we notice it even more.  I certainly don't want to be surprised like when I opened the stamp envelope this week!