Removing Fire Odor

[Wicked828]

Have my grandmother's Model 10 .38 recovered from her house fire. Had it cleaned up and inspected, but still has the fire smell on it. Any hints/suggestions to help remove that smell?

Thanks,
Chris-
Post-Fire

After cleanup

Pearl grips on order and she'll be back in business...

 

[Cpt. Obvious]

soak it in 3-in-1? it's got a smell to it, i like it, the wife definitely does not...

or maybe Febreze it?

 

[Stu Honea]

Murphy's oil soap does great on wood(furniture,etc._) that has smoke damage and light burn marks, but I have no idea what the effects would be on steel. Good question.

 

[TAROMAN]

Put it in a gallon Zip-Lock baggie full of coffee grounds (fresh) seal up and leave it for a week.
This tip worked for me in de-stinking Marlboro Man's holster!

 

[steveno]

how close was it to the fire? I wouldn't shoot it at all until you can have the proper heat treatments checked.

 

[brucev]

First, remove the grips. Then, did the entire revolver in acetone. Let it evaporate. Then oil it properly and put on new grips. For the wood grips, give them a good scrubbing with turpentine. That will get rid of a lot of the odor. You may end up having to just replace the grips, which is not so big a deal. Pachmayr's would work very well for this particular revolver.