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03/25/2009 05:36:22 PM · #1 |
I ordered something from someone on eBay and when I got it and opened it I swear it was like the person was in the package smoking on the trip to my house. It's so bad 5 minutes after I opened it my wife (over 30 feet away) asked me if I was smoking...
It's pretty bad, I had to sit it outside.
Oh BTW it's a flash bracket and 3ft flash cord. How on earth should I get this stink off of it?
I could probably just wash it with some warm soapy water but what if it was something else, what if it was something electronic or a camera? Is there something out there that could get that stinky smoke smell off? |
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03/25/2009 05:40:19 PM · #2 |
Have you meet Nathan (dpclink)?
Not sure... apart from washing since it's not electric... No idea for a camera or anything... |
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03/25/2009 05:50:48 PM · #3 |
Take some rubbing alcohol, soak a rag with it, and wipe the external surfaces down. Repeat as necessary with clean area of rag. Avoid getting the alcohol on electrical contacts or into places where it could penetrate the interior. Test on a small, hidden area of painted surfaces first to make sure you won't ruin the paint.
Message edited by author 2009-03-25 17:58:51. |
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03/25/2009 05:55:42 PM · #4 |
| Leave it in a well-ventilated airy space for a couple of days. See if the smell goes naturally before you put anything onto it. |
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03/25/2009 06:00:19 PM · #5 |
| Looks like your only option is to become a habitual smoker so that you no longer notice the smell. |
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03/25/2009 06:16:16 PM · #6 |
| Have you tried rubbing it against your cat? |
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03/25/2009 06:19:19 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by Anti-Martyr:
Looks like your only option is to become a habitual smoker so that you no longer notice the smell. |
zicam sometimes has the side effect of destroying your sense of smell. zicam overdose maybe?
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03/25/2009 06:22:43 PM · #8 |
Soak it in cat pee. The smoke smell won't go away, but your nose won't mind anymore.
Seriously, I'm not sure it will go away. A friend of mine bought a condo and the previous owners were heavy smokers. Whoever came to clean the place did a great job, but the inside the fridge reeked of smoke. Anything that she put in there smelled like smoke after a while. She quickly got a new fridge. |
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03/25/2009 06:26:05 PM · #9 |
Got this off Google search
Good old Vinegar The same mixture of vinegar and baking soda that you used on the walls inside the house can work on the interior of the car (one cup of white vinegar for every two cups of warm water along with a good scoop of baking soda). Wash down the windows, plastic moldings, and metals with a generous amount on a sponge. DonĂ¢€™t use this on fabric, however. Treat fabric as you would carpet inside Ă¢€“ saturate it with baking soda, spray with a diluted solution of essential oil and water (optional), let sit overnight, and vacuum. |
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03/25/2009 07:09:07 PM · #10 |
| LOL, I saw this thread and just had to laugh. My camera doesn't smell to smokey right now, but two weeks ago it was really strong. For my camera I used canned air to get large ash particles off and then a damp cloth to wipe away any residue. Then I just let it sit out for a while and either I got used to it, or it went away. The big difference is that mine is just generic structural smoke and not cigarette smoke. |
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03/25/2009 07:29:08 PM · #11 |
| Put the camera in an OZONE chamber. That's what professional restoration companies do to appliances and furniture to rid these of the smell of smoke after a house fire. Call a company like ServPro or ServiceMaster. They will have one of these chambers. You might even be able to get them to do this free of charge if they are doing a bunch of other equipment. Another possible source would be hockey rinks. Some of the ones here in the Dallas area have ozone chambers for the purpose of ridding hockey equipment of offensive odors. |
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03/25/2009 07:36:28 PM · #12 |
| I used to work in a music store and we rented out equipment and ran into this same problem. We would get a mixer or speakers back that smelled like the bar they were used in. The only two things we ever used to clean them was rubbing alcohol or windex and paper towels or microcloth. They both worked pretty well, just be careful the rubbing alchohol can ruin the finish on some things. |
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03/25/2009 09:19:58 PM · #13 |
| I was going to suggest the dishwasher or washing machine, maybe even a carwash.... not a good idea? :) |
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03/25/2009 11:16:44 PM · #14 |
| Baking soda is cheap. Put the sucker in a box with a bunch of baking soda and shake it up every now and again. After about a week of this the smell should be gone. Put the baking soda in a plate when through and put it in your frig. It'll smell better too! |
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