How to remove smoke smell...?

[singlehum]

I just bought a used guitar that smells of cigarette smoke. It's not overpowering but it is there. What's the best way to remove the smell from the guitar and the case?

Thanks

[kenjones]

http://www.hamerfanclub.com/forums/topic/49560-deodorizing-a-guitar/page__hl__cigarette

Here's my reply from that previous thread:

The guitar: leave the guitar out of the case for a few weeks. Clean the guitar. Naptha works great. Use polish (I like McGuir's Car Polish paste) to buff back to a shine.

The case: Vacuum out the case thoroughly with a brush attachment. Spray the fuzzy interior with Febreze®. Don't soak it, but don't use too little. Leave the case open in your back yard sitting in the sun during the day. Supposedly the sun helps to break down the odor. Bring the case in at night and put 3-4 new dryer sheets in the case. Repeat this for 3-4 days.

[Victor (Fret Friend)]

Leave in the sun? Best hope he's not in England then!

[m chops]

Put in the case with a dryer sheet for a couple of day.

[Studio Custom]

Fire restoration guys use ionizers, maybe you can rent one for a few days.

[veatch]

Someone here recommended this when i asked the same Q a while back for the case. Worked well, especially combined with the sunlight thingy...

Available at most auto parts stores.

[kizanski]

Start smoking.

It will deminish your sense of smell.

[Bobby Marshall]

Put in the case with a dryer sheet for a couple of day.

^^^ this!!!!

It works . . . but then it smells like clean laundry. Seriously, I am NOT kidding. My 4 digit smells like Bounce, but I would rather that smell than the Marlboro smell.

I just leave them in the case all the time.

[hamerhead]

Start smoking.

It will deminish your sense of smell.

There's your answer right there.

Or let the cat pee in it.

[kizanski]

Or let the cat pee in it.

There you go!

[Steve Haynie]

Hmmm... I was thinking about posting that if you let a cat pee on your case the smoke smell would not be so bad.

Oh, crap... group think.

[hamerhead]

Oh, crap... group think.

Jeezus.......(shakes head).......we're in trouble.......

[FrankieIII]

http://www.howtodothings.com/home-and-garden/a4685-how-to-remove-cigarette-odor.html

[Victor (Fret Friend)]

Just to be safe, I recommend mixing all the ingredients in the link above & chucking 'em all in. Can't fail...

[Toadroller]

I put charcoal briquets in a case. They eat up the smell.

Don't use the match-light ones, though

[aknapp]

I put charcoal briquets in a case. They eat up the smell.

Don't use the match-light ones, though

+1

Charcoal is one of the best odor destroyers (along with baking soda).

[singlehum]

I put charcoal briquets in a case. They eat up the smell.

Don't use the match-light ones, though

+1

Charcoal is one of the best odor destroyers (along with baking soda).

Oh yeah...aren't those foot odor things made with charcoal?

[aknapp]

I put charcoal briquets in a case. They eat up the smell.

Don't use the match-light ones, though

+1

Charcoal is one of the best odor destroyers (along with baking soda).

Oh yeah...aren't those foot odor things made with charcoal?

Bingo. The most odor-free kitty litter also uses charcoal.

[velorush]

I put charcoal briquets in a case. They eat up the smell.

Don't use the match-light ones, though

+1

Charcoal is one of the best odor destroyers (along with baking soda).

+ One Meeelyon!

Thanks to Toadroller's suggestion last July (in my "New Old Pickup Day" thread), my pickup no longer has any smoke smell. Pickup + charcoal briquettes in a small box in the garage for a month = absolutely no smoke smell.

Thanks Toadroller!

[kizanski]

So, we're not going with the smoking or the cat piss recommendations?

[kenjones]

Wouldn't using charcoal make everything smell like burgers?

[hamerhead]

So, we're not going with the smoking or the cat piss recommendations?

Quitters.

[Toadroller]

Oh yeah...aren't those foot odor things made with charcoal?

Funny how they're called "Odor Eaters," eh? Speaking of which, I need to shove some charcoal into my fifteen year old's shoes. Nasty!

[aknapp]

Oh yeah...aren't those foot odor things made with charcoal?

Funny how they're called "Odor Eaters," eh? Speaking of which, I need to shove some charcoal into my fifteen year old's shoes. Nasty!

Off topic, but try bamboo socks (seriously). Costco used to have a large multi-pack (10 or 11) of white bamboo socks for $20. No smelly feet after getting them.

[hamerhead]

But what size bamboo sock do you need to fit a guitar in it?

[mc2]

Cut a raw apple in half and put it in the case for a couple of days....absobs the smell.