RE: Cigarette Smoke on Leather
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Post By sue (Guest Post)
(02/05/2008)
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I have just bought a raw tan leather coach bag on ebay. it STINKS of cigarette smoke. I've left it in my garage with dryer sheets in it for a week. It still smells. I'm afraid to wash it or apply conditioners on it, as it might stain. The leather appears to be quite dull and perhaps a duller finish. Any suggestions? I love the bag and hate the smell.
Thanks.
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New to this site 21/1/08 I'm trying to find out if I can get cigarette smell out of a second hand sofa?
What I've read so far it seems to be a baking soda paste.
If any one can update I would appreciate it.
Thanks, Ian
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Post By Laura (Guest Post)
(01/17/2008)
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Sorry this is sort of off topic...this is for the person who won the Coach bags on Ebay that reeked of smoke. I think that odor is part of the condition of the item, and that should have been disclosed in the auction. The fact that the seller withheld this information is akin to lying, because let's face it, many people (like you) would have steered clear of that auction had that info been disclosed. The seller knew this obviously. I would ask to return the bag, and if the seller refuses, file a Paypal item not as described (just because it is not a quality you can't see doesn't mean it doesn't count) dispute. Good luck.
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Post By Elsworth (Guest Post)
(12/29/2007)
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Just threw the leather jacket my mother-in-law gave me in the for 45 minutes with 8 dryer sheets. Completely took the smoke smell out. Thanks for the tip! Now how do I get the smoke smell out of my mother-in-law?
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Post By Jason (Guest Post)
(12/20/2007)
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I bought a leather cue case on ebay that smelled like crap. A few days worth of online research revealed next to no solution. I ended up calling a 5 star hotel in New York (ya for free long distance on cell phones), asked to be connected to housekeeping, and I asked what they use to clean rooms when 'guest' smoke in non smoking rooms. It is a product called Airlift (Spartan Airlift Smoke & Odor Eliminator). I tested for color fastness and then applied all over. The smoke odor was almost completely neutralized, all that was left was the light fragrance from the cleaner (it deoderizes, not just a cover-up). I let it air out for a day and then applied a leather conditioner that restores the 'quality leather smell'. Worked like a charm.
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Post By SharonGuest (Guest Post)
(11/01/2007)
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I got a couple bags of clothing from a friend. She and her husband both smoke, but not in their house. Anyway, all of the clothing still smells sooooooooo bad! I have washed the clothing TWICE and that's gotten rid of the odor in those, but I am now concerned about a beautiful suede jacket. This is what I've done so far. Sprayed the inside with fabreeze and a mix of fabric softener and water. Then I stuffed the sleeves and pockets with dryer sheets. Then I sprinkled the outside with coffee grounds and baking soda. I rolled it up and stuffed it in a bag. On the top I sprinkled the stuff you put in a cats litter box to break up poop smells. Then I sealed the whole thing and will leave it alone for a few days to see what happens.
I am so ashamed! I used to smoke and I would make fun of people who said it stunk. I swear I never smelled it. Now that I am an EX-Smoker (4 years thank you) I can't stand the smell! It's awful and I apologize for smelling up the world around me!
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Post By jane (Guest Post)
(08/27/2007)
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I would appreciate any advice on how to remove cigarette smoke from a leather couch. thx.
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Post By David (Guest Post)
(07/29/2007)
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I bought a designer leather jacket on ebay and it reeked of cigarette smoke. Here's what I did after reading the many posts on this forum and others:
*Turned inside-out and sprayed lining with Fabreeze.
*Put in dryer (no heat) for 30 minutes with 6 fabric softener sheets and a baby tube sock filled with baking soda.
*Hung outside overnight.
*Repeated above 3 days in a row.
*Wiped leather with cloth soaked in solution of 50/50 vinegar & water. Did this just once.
*Hung outside overnight again.
*Wiped leather with neats foot oil.
*Allowed to dry for 24 hours & hung outside overnight.
*Repeated above twice.
This finally got rid of the smoke odor and I now have a beautiful leather jacket that I paid $60 for. Good luck.
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RE: Cigarette Smoke on Leather
Just some advice...DO NOT USE SADDLE SOAP on your handbags...it is much too alkaline and will cause pH damage. Lysol spray is a great smoke odor remover for handbags...As mentioned above, if your leather is finished water/vinegar solution is good and the baking soda can help.
If you have a designer bag that stains with water..DO NOT USE any liquid type of cleaner...Lovin My Bags Cleaner is non-darkening and has a wonderful aromatic scent that can camouflage the smoke odor nicely.
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I bought 2 beautiful all weather leather vintage handbags by Dooney & Bourke and wallets from ebay. I did not know, but the owner was a smoker. I get a migraine from the smell. I love these items, there are in excellent condition. Could someone help me out by telling how I may remove the cigarette smell permanently.
Thanks!
Jamie from Garden Grove, CA
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RE: Cigarette Smoke on Leather
Clean the outside with leather balm and put crumpled up newspaper inside pockets and purse for a week or so. (06/01/2006)
By froglady
RE: Cigarette Smoke on Leather
I received a newer Coach bag from a Seller today, and, like some others on this post, I could smell the smoke as soon as I signed for the box. Honestly, I cannot even have this in my home, so it is out on my deck. I paid over $140 for this used bag and I could just cry. I have found that, if the bag has a lining, there is not much hope of removing the odor. On the vintage Coach, lined in suede, I have been able to remove smells by thoughly washing them with vinegar, ivory soap and water, air drying them in the shade, "sunning" the item in direct light and using air neutralizers and lysol.
Most of the glove-tanned will tolerate a washing, but be careful to totally saturate to avoid water marks, especially on colors other than black. Because the lining covers the "raw" leather in newer bags, I don't have hope for this bag. This Seller advertised the item as MINT. The odor is so offensive that it is nearly a throw-away for a non-smoker. Plus the leather has bad abrasions on the bottom edge. I have contacted the Seller and am awaiting a response. If I do not get a response, I am going to return the bag tomorrow with tracking. If she does not credit my paypal account within 12 hours of receiving the return, I am bypassing paypal and going straight to my credit card company to file a chargeback.
It is bad enough that, as a Buyer, you have to worry about a bag being fake. To receive this smoke-infested piece a crap is totally unacceptable. This is one of the few auctions where I did not ask about smoke odor before bidding. I figured that the bag was "mint" and "hardly used" so I would not have to worry. Boy was I wrong on this one. I will be sure to ask before bidding from now on. Don't trust "MINT CONDITION" as a description. And go one step further and ask if the bag has any odors, especially smoke.
I used to worry about offending sellers, but now I worry that this could happen again. All of us ran across this post while desperately googling to see if the odor could be removed. Oh, and I tried Meltonian leather conditioner, it has a pretty distinct scent. It had no chance on overpowering the smoke, though. Good luck to everyone. (09/07/2006)
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| I bought a leather coat from an online auction and it reeks of cigarette smoke. How do I get the smell out of the coat? It is a very nice soft leather.
Ruthie from Kingston Springs, TN |
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| RE: Cigarette Smoke from Leather |
10/11/2004 |
| Try both baking soda as this absorbs order and spray with lysol neutral air odor eliminator spray found at grocery stores. |
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By Conni (Guest Post)
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| RE: Cigarette Smoke from Leather |
10/11/2004 |
| In the Supermarket super products book by Jerry Baker, he suggests the following methods for cleaning leather:
1. Wipe bag with one part alcohol and one part water, then follow up with a good leather conditioner, found in supermarkets.
2. Wipe it with a cloth dipped in milk, then use a clean cloth to polish. |
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By rdoe1976
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| RE: Cigarette Smoke from Leather |
12/19/2004 |
| Wipe with one part vinegar and one part water. You may need to go over the leather a few times. A paste made from baking soda and water is also good; but it's also harder to clean up. However, if the smell is particularly stubborn, baking soda will do the trick. Let the leather dry out a little and wipe down with some leather conditioner. |
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By Cleaning without chemicals (Guest Post)
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| RE: Cigarette Smoke from Leather |
08/09/2005 |
| Put a fabric softener sheet in the purse for a day, this also takes the odor out of the car if you use a few sheets in the car overnight. |
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By claude (Guest Post)
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| RE: Cigarette Smoke on Leather |
10/17/2005 |
| I have had great success of removing odors of many kinds from many things with coffee. Put about a tablespoon full of dry coffee grounds (right from the can), put in an envelope and seal and place in purse and let sit for several days or as long as necessary. |
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By Anna from Maine (Guest Post)
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| RE: Cigarette Smoke on Leather |
01/20/2006 |
| When my leather jacket gets smokey (YUCK!) I put it in the dryer on low or on fluff, with a dryer sheet in it and turn it on for about 10 minutes, so far it has not done any damage to it at all and I have been doing this to my leather jacket for about 2 yrs.... Also, sometimes I will hang it outside overnight and stuff the sleeves with dryer sheets and it takes the smell out. |
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By kimmcg
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01/23/2006 |
I also bought a beautiful (& expensive) black leather handbag online. Too bad it smelled like an old ashtray. Here's what I did:
- clean with saddle soap
- wipe down with vinegar/water solution as stated here; let dry
- wipe down again with Nature's Miracle (pet store product-enzymatic cleaner for killing organic smells); let dry; repeat if necessary.
- rub in neats foot oil or leather conditioner to soften the leather
- set an open box of baking soda inside the closed bag every night for a few days (removing the top 1/4-inch layer of soda each time).
This was a pain in the @#$%, but now the bag is safe to use (i.e., folks don't think I'm some kind of chain smoker when I walk into the room). And the bag still looks beautiful. In retrospect, I doubt the saddle soap step did much, so I'd skip that one and go straight to the vinegar. Only the exposed layer of baking soda actually absorbs odors so removing the top layer each day allows more absorption (BTW, same for your fridge box, too).
If you buy some fancy leather conditioners, you may get that distinctive leather smell back, but the neats foot oil (used for my son's baseball glove) did just fine. You may want to repeat this step as well since you've done what you should never do to good leather: get it wet.
Best of luck! (and I hope your leather isn't light colored). |
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