HOW TO GET THE STINK OUT?

[ExRanger714]

Hose it down with Febreze? Pack it in dryer sheets?

 

[Gripgrabber]

Hello,I agree with minorcan, I bought a nice cherrywood desk from a friend that was wrapped with plastic. When I unwrapped it it reeked of cigarettes. I borrowed an ozone machine and 24 hours later no smell at all.
Semper paratus

 

[Warren Sear]

Hanging leather in the sun has always done the job for me.

I would not get the holster wet, and certainly not get vinegar or any other corrosive agent on it, if you ever want to put a gun in it again.

 

[J. R. WEEMS]

STINK??

I can only relate this. A few years back we were gone on a camping trip for a couple weeks. While gone, lighting struck the house across the street. It seems it knocked the power out to our freezer. We got back and found a unbelievable mess in said freezer. I wouldn't think of leting the wife clean it up. I first discarded all the food. A dead body couldn't of been worse. Some good scrubbing, several, then a pan of REAL charcoal on every shelf. Royal Oak, not that kingsford stuff. I let that set, with the freezer on as normal for 90 days or so. That seemed to do the trick. Saved me from buying a new freezer.

 

[jake1945]

I worked part time for a clothes cleaner. Heavy smoke like from house fires the clothes would smell bad. They put them in a special room and pumped a chemical into the room and a few days later the smell was gone. Try giving it to a clothes cleaner.

 

[rednichols]

I had great success using fresh ground coffee . Fill the holster up with it and also cover the outside and place in a ziplock bag for awhile.
Jim

When I did this a couple years ago, I finished up with a holster that smelled of BOTH cigarette smoke and ground coffee! Really regretted doing it.

 

[sjb66coronet]

I picked up a beautiful 50's vintage Heiser shoulder rig at a flea market once that looked almost new but reeked of cigarette smoke and b.o. I used many applications of coffee grounds,dryer sheets(the kind that have a fragrance),baking soda,and charcoal in sealed up baggies.Also several days hanging outside in sunlight. It took a while but eventually the bad smells went away.Then I sprayed it with ordinary Fabreeze to make sure.After several years it is still ok.Good luck.

 

[ACORN]

I wouldn't wet it. Do you have access to anyone with an ozonator. It will break down the odor molecules. That's what car dealers use.

Many auto detail shops have ozone machines for taking the cigarette smell out of cars.

 

[jimbo728]

Interesting thread. Now it`s time for a cup of coffee and a cigarette.
Jim

 

[crazyphil]

I WOULD GIVE IT ONE FINAL SUDSY BRUSHING IN DAWN AND WARM WATER, RINSE AND TOWEL OFF EXCESS WATER......

THEN I WOULD TRY SOAKING IT, IN AND OUT, WITH FEBREEZE "HEAVY DUTY CRISP CLEAN" FABRIC SPRAY. I WOULD WRAP IT UP IN A ZIPLOCK BAG, AND SET IT OUT IN THE HOT SUN FOR A WEEK, AND SMELL THE RESULTS......

AT THAT POINT, MAYBE A FEW DAYS IN THE FRESH AIR AND SUNLIGHT MIGHT DO THE TRICK......

I went to get some of that Febreeze heavy duty spray, but on
the label it says do not use on leather. So, I bought some
baking soda instead.

Cleaned the holster one more time, dried it, covered it inside and
out with the baking soda, and sealed it in a ziplock bag.

I'm going to put it outside somewhere and leave it for about
a week. (Maybe I will get lucky and someone will steal it.)

After a week goes by I think I will take it out of the bag, brush
off all of the baking soda, and hang it up outside somewhere it
can get some sunlight and fresh air.

To be continued.

 

[vortex360]

It obviously
came from a smoker. Quite a powerful stink.

Be grateful it isn't cat piss.

 

[crazyphil]

I guess that's why I don't have any cats. But the 2 dogs do a pretty
good job.

 

[Warren Sear]

I just got a stinky holster and left it hanging in the sunlight for a day. Smoke smell is gone.

 

[clang444]

Warm water and saddle soap, then let it hang outside in the sun for a few days.

 

[charles_the_hammer]

Smells dissipate with time. If dog poop can turn white and lose its odor eventually then your holster probably will, too. I would just hang it up somewhere for a month or two and then take another sniff.

 

[Big Cholla]

This works.....be careful of the fumes.....: You need: Air tight container large enough to contain a mesh grill, holster and about 1/4" of household ammonia in bottom of container. Pour in ammonia, put grill in place, place holster on grill, seal container, place in sunlight for 8 hours. Take out the holster and smell of it. Still smell cigarette smoke? .... Do over one time using fresh ammonia. Caution, some holster threading might be weakened by the ammonia. Very low likelihood of that happening.

The ammonia fumes absorb all sorts of odors and isolate the odor which then becomes dust and falls out of the air. Works great in rooms with bad odors. Just use more trays of ammonia. ...........

 

[Warren Sear]

Guys, it is a mistake to get old leather wet with water, let alone with chemicals like vinegar or ammonia.

The leather needs to air out, not be put in a plastic bag.

Words of sound advice for those who choose to heed...

 

[Arisin Wind]

I've wiped down holsters with lemon juice to successfully remove smells from on old stinky holsters. Vinegar, ammonia, and Febreze also work well. After wiping the holster down let it dry then wipe with a little leather conditioner.

 

[Big Cholla]

Agree

Guys, it is a mistake to get old leather wet with water, let alone with chemicals like vinegar or ammonia.

The leather needs to air out, not be put in a plastic bag.

Words of sound advice for those who choose to heed...

My use of ammonia DOES NOT call for the leather being wet with the ammonia. The smell and the ammonia fumes are both air born. The leather will not be damaged following the directions given. ......

 

[Warren Sear]

Would lemon juice, vinegar, or ammonia have any affect on blued steel? Even after drying?

OK, I've had enough; I'm outta here.