Removing Odor From Leather Jacket

RE: Removing Odor From Leather Jacket Post By Jim (Guest Post) (05/01/2008) Having a similar problem. Bought a jacket from Wilson's a week or so back and it has an incredibly strong chemical smell and I've never had an issue with a jacket from them before. It goes right through to my shirt and my skin and makes me dizzy. Going to try the baking soda and/or dryer ideas before letting it sit outside at a friend's house over a weekend, but will welcome any ideas. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Odor From Leather Jacket Post By denise (Guest Post) (01/18/2008) I bought a leather jacket on ebay and it was from a smoker...eeew! So what I did was set my washing machine on gentle cycle, added washing powder and a little fabric softener and washed it. I kept checking so it didn't get tangled. After it was done, I hung it on a hanger in my bathroom with the window opened for about 3 days and it worked perfect. No more smokers odor. Hope this helps. P.S. Be sure to use the extra rinse cause the jackets bleed. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Odor From Leather Jacket Post By dara. (Guest Post) (01/05/2008) http://www.rdleatheroutlet.com/site/963920/page/426179 I haven't tried any of these methods yet, but it seems like a good site. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Odor From Leather Jacket Post By sarina (Guest Post) (12/23/2007) While filling the gas tank the gasoline splashed all over the sleeve of my leather jacket - HELP Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Odor From Leather Jacket Post By Donna Bell (Guest Post) (12/12/2007) Glad to find this site because my husband bought me a suede leather jacket and it stinks and permeates any room or closet I hang it in. No way will I wear this in public. I finally wrapped it in tissue paper and stuck it back in a gift box and put it on a top shelf of a closet. So far, so good. Glad to know this is a common problem and not my fault in some way. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Odor From Leather Jacket Post By JOhn (Guest Post) (12/07/2007) Funny, two or three people gave excellent suggestions at the top but everyone keeps posting the same questions below the original answer without reading first. Report Spam or Abuse RE: removing moldy smell from leather coat Post By Diana Robertson (Guest Post) (11/16/2007) I have had this coat for about 10 years, and it has been in a cellar for probably 8 of those years and now it smells moldy. I have rubbed it with baby oil and such, but it still smells. I have also left it out in the fresh air for awhile, to no avail. Help!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Odor From Leather Jacket Post By Brian (Guest Post) (11/09/2007) This works: Hang your leather jacket in a suitable size garbage bag with a cup or so of baking soda sprinkled in the bottom. Tape the top of the bag shut with just the hanger hook outside and hang it up for a few days. Good ole' baking soda for absorbing odors! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Odor From Leather Jacket Post By Brian (Guest Post) (11/09/2007) This works: Hang your leather jacket in a suitable size garbage bag with a cup or so of baking soda sprinkled in the bottom. Tape the top of the bag shut with just the hanger hook outside and hang it up for a few days. Good ole' baking soda for absorbing odors! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Odor From Leather Jacket Post By Tammy J (Guest Post) (10/20/2007) I sprinkled baking soda based carpet deodorizer on a soft suede leather jacket and rubbed it in with my hands. I then took a barely dampened soft cloth and very gently mopped the outside of the jacket. I hung it outdoors for a day and then gently shook out the deodorizer. Works great and there are lots of scents to choose from.I used a citrus one and the fragrance remains faintly, not overwhelmingly. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Odor From Leather Jacket Post By jean (Guest Post) (10/18/2007) Try tumbling the jacket in the dryer with several fabric softener sheets at the lowest heat setting possible. The air only setting will not do it. This worked on a purse I had which had the bad (not new) leather smell, although I had to put it through 3 cycles. Fabic softener beats the leather odor. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Odor From Black Leather Post By Patrick (Guest Post) (10/16/2007) I know the smell you are referring to and it's not mildew and if it were it would be a completely different smell. Black leather dye has a very potent albeit not toxic odor to it. I have an office chair that has permiated my office building with that smell. It takes more than a day for the smell to dissapate from my nose and there is no way to mask it. I have contacted leather experts and they have also told me there is no real remedy other than leaving the item outside, possibly in the sun for several days. It could be caused from the curing process once the item is dyed, it could be a cheap dye and/or it could be final protecting treatment the item is given that allows the dye to linger. No one I have found has a remedy. Consequently, I returned the chair hoping I got a bad one from a batch to no avail. I know it does not help but at least you know. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Odor From Leather Jacket Post By Emmeline (Guest Post) (06/25/2007) The odour is most likely mildew. Dry cleaning may work and there are various products you can buy as well. Make sure there is no moisture in your closet. Rubbing alcohol helps remove mildew as well Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Odor From Leather Jacket Post by pamphyila (428) | (02/05/2007) Profile | Blog! | Contact If the smell comes from the lining, say in the arm pit area - you could spray the LINING with Fabreeze to eliminate the odor - You may have to spray several times, allowing to dry between the sprays, until the odor is gone. (I am perplexed, because I have had leather garments over the years, and have never had that problem - altho leather does have its own odor of sorts.) Airing out - as in previous posts solves many ills - Leather can't really be cleaned in the sense of being washed - you can treat it - and sadlle soap it if it's smooth - have you tried that? Or again, if it's smooth - rubbing in some nice smelling lotion as a leather balm - neat's foot oil and other ordinary leather treatments also have their own distinctive smells.... Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Odor From Leather Jacket Post by jsleesi34 (2) | (02/05/2007) Contact Seems to me everyone has Odor problems, but no answer to remove. Can any one recommend the answer? There must be some kind of solution to remove the leather smell. please help. help. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Odor From Leather Jacket Post by jsleesi34 (2) | (02/04/2007) Contact Recently purchased black leather jacket, the jacket produce leather smell or possible dye smell, very strongly. When I wear the the jacket, the smell transfer into inside shirt. Can anyone help me to get rid of the leather smell ? Thank you for your help. Js Leigh jsleesi34 AT yahoo.com Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing gasoline From Leather Jacket Post By stephanie (Guest Post) (12/07/2006) while filling the gas tank the gasoline spashed all over the sleeve of my leather jacket - HELP - can't stand the smell Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Odor From Leather Jacket Post By Christina (Guest Post) (09/03/2006) Could someone help me please. Believe it or not, 30 yrs ago a friend of the family who had a leather factory had given me a few leather jackets, but I hardly wore them, for the past 10 yrs, they haven't moved from the closet, and everything else in there smells just as bad as the leather. I managed to remove the smell from everything else, but the jackets are impossible to remove the odor. For 2 days I have left them hanging out in the patio, in the cool air, and still nothing. ANY SUGGESTIONS??? I dont' want to give them away, they are really nice jackets. If anyone has any good ideas, please email at cfantis AT sympatico.ca thank you very much. Christina from Montreal, Quebec Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Odor From Leather Jacket Post By Ann (Guest Post) (05/29/2006) i have found a small remedy to remove the leather smell -- charcoal. i put it in the closet, and now when i open it, the smell doesn't rush out at me... and the jacket is better too..... but if anybody has any real suggestions to actually removing the smell, let me know...... Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Odor From Leather Jacket Post By Ann (Guest Post) (05/29/2006) i am having the same problem. I am trying to get the actual odor out of the leather jacket..... have you gotten any suggestions? have they worked? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Odor From Leather Jacket Post By Gloria (Guest Post) (12/15/2004) My son's leather jacket has an odor like a cat box. I've called cleaners and they want as much to clean it as the jacket cost and they won't guarantee it. Can you help? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Odor From Leather Jacket Post By Paula W (Guest Post) (11/26/2004) Hi Joni--Does the leather jacket have a lining? Is the terrible odor in the lining or actually in the leather on the outside of the jacket? If the odor is in the lining, you might try to "spot" clean it--like under the arms. If the odor is permeating the leather, then take the jacket out of the crowded closet (has it stunk everything else up yet?) and air it out in an open yet protected place. A couple of years ago, my husband attended a blues concert at a very crowded and smoke filled bar. When he got home, his jacket was so powerfully nauseating I would not allow it to stay in our home! It was HORRIBLE! Because it had been so expensive and a gift from his parents, it hung in the garage for several months. Amazingly, it eventually lost the cigarette odor! My husband then reclaimed it and wears it all the time with no trace of the objectionable smell that made it off limits. I guess time heals all smells? Hope this helps. Report Spam or Abuse