Cigarette Smell on/in a Box and Rubber Grips (update on 12/15)

[mike4sigs]

I Recently Bought a 617-6 and the box inside and out Smelled bad enough it stayed the Garage. and while i was showing my purchase a little TLC i noticed the Grips Smelled also . And now the grips are in the garage now . The box makes since but i never figured the grips would have taken that much.
Anyone else have this experience ?

 

[CH4]

Never experienced that one. Sounds like you got a smokin' deal!

 

[DVCBILL]

I had a gunsmith years ago that smoked cigars. Everything you left there smelled when you got it back. Started leaving guns with no grips to avoid that and damn the gun came back smelling and even after cleaning held some smell. Eventually went away. Never heard of such a thing.

 

[jeffrefrig]

One of the UPS drivers up here smokes and a lot of deliveries stink from his smoking in the truck. BUT, he's the best one we have.
It's odd that the smell attaches itself to metal; rubber grip panels I can see because of the pores. Wherever that gun was to smell that bad must have been a God awful room to work in.

 

[stansdds]

Leather holsters will definitely absorb smoke odor. I bought an old Galco shoulder holster for my 6906, wreaked of cigarette smoke. Hung in the tool shed for several months and the odor dissipated.

 

[BillBro]

Same here. I bought a 685 and the case, not the grips which are a nice set of Culina grips, smelled awful. I cant say for sure it is cigarette smoke but it was so bad it to stayed out of the house.

 

[Bald1]

I'd go to Walmart and buy giant bag of rice. Submerge box and grips in there for a few days. Then febreeze the box.

 

[Kansasgunner]

Place coffee beans with the box and grips in a plastic bag.

 

[jughed440]

You also can fill the box with baking soda...throw the grips in there as well, or shoot the gun until the burnt powder smell covers up the cigarette smell in the grips.

 

[sw702]

smell

Arm & Hammer Baking Soda......place box and grips in shopping bag..cover with baking soda let stand for a few days...remove from bag and vacuum, this worked to remove smoke from a leather jacket , should also work for you.

 

[dave1918a2]

Years ago I bought two Steyr rifles from an estate. They stunk. Couldn't open the bolt on either. Found out the owner was wheel chair bound, the guns hung on the walls of one room, and He would sit in the room and smoke cigarettes and cigars for hours each day. When I got the bolts out nicotine dripped out of the firing pin holes. Long time cleaning project.

 

[mgriffin]

Years ago, I spilled 1/2 gallon of milk in back of my truck on the carpeting. I tried rinsing it but it ended up smelling like sour milk in my truck. I eventually figured out how to get rid of the smell. Placed a small pan with charcoal briquettes in the truck with the windows up for a few days. Totally got rid of the sour smell. I don't the original poster was looking for a solution, but I thought I would offer one.

 

[Erich]

Man, I had a friend who gave me a hardbound book when we were in high school. His mom and dad smoked. Fifteen years later, that book still smelled like an ashtray.
Now, I've got a sensitive nose (which is a curse more often than a blessing, let me tell you), but it seems to me that a hardbound book is a lot like a cardboard box. The baking soda ideas are interesting ones. Also, if you can put the items outside on a cool or cold dry day (looking at your location, I know you'll have some coming up in late January), that may help (based on experience with clothes, etc.).

 

[DTH]

About 4 years ago a friend called and said he saw a model 51 at the local cabelas but the finish looked bad or refinished. I drove over and it looked very dull but the price was $350 because of the finish. Got it home and it cleaned up to 98%. Had years of nicotine coating.

 

[jughed440]

Man, I had a friend who gave me a hardbound book when we were in high school. His mom and dad smoked. Fifteen years later, that book still smelled like an ashtray.
Now, I've got a sensitive nose (which is a curse more often than a blessing, let me tell you), but it seems to me that a hardbound book is a lot like a cardboard box. The baking soda ideas are interesting ones. Also, if you can put the items outside on a cool or cold dry day (looking at your location, I know you'll have some coming up in late January), that may help (based on experience with clothes, etc.).

I have collected older books for quite a while and have heard stories of people using baking soda to remove that musty smell found in a lot of old books. Comic book collectors have also stated that it works well.

 

[jeffrefrig]

At over $5 per pack, I can't see why people are still smoking so much. I quit 25 years ago cold turkey but I wasn't a full-blown smoker. Maybe 3 packs per week. I didn't smoke all day at work but when I hit the bar on the way home the smokes came out. I really think it's a stinky-butt habit, but I also know it's hard for many to quit.
Anyhow, some clothes dryers have a rack in them for clunky things like shoes. If one has this option, the gun or whatever can be put in the rack and run a couple dryer sheets and maybe wash a few rags and throw them in to help absorb that disgusting smell. (Not to be critical...)!

 

[biku324]

I'm 66.5 years old, and intend to start smoking 3 packs of unfiltered Camels and drinking a pint of cheap whiskey daily. Who wants to be 100??

 

[luvsmiths]

I remember the old days when everyone smoked, and no one complained.

Gotta say this one's a first though. I *wish* my biggest problem was that I had a gun that smelled of smoke.

 

[CH4]

I'm 66.5 years old, and intend to start smoking 3 packs of unfiltered Camels and drinking a pint of cheap whiskey daily. Who wants to be 100??

I hear ya, but donuts, pie, ice cream, cheeseburgers and the like will be my poison cocktail. Actually, it already is

 

[riverrat38]

You could shoot some black powder loads!

73,
Rick