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Drum Smells of Cigarette Smoke

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Date: 02/14/2008 Topics: Cleaning > Leather | Readers Request > Cleaning  
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I was given a wonderful sounding drum but it smells badly of cigarette smoke. I have it out in cold air. What else can I do without harming this native made tanned leather?

Marie
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By sapakitty (1) Profile Contact
Marie, I am American Indian. Indians will smell buckskin to determine if it's really Indian-tanned. If it smells like smoke, it's Indian-tanned. I've never known this "smoke" smell to go away.

Posted on 11/28/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse

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Try putting it in a garbage bag with several new snuggle dryer sheets, separate them and open 'em up. Close the bag tight and put in the sun or in a warm area so the bag, gets heat for a couple of days (but not enough to ruin it). This worked for me on a lamp shade I bought at a garage sale. Good Luck! ;)

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By Lynn (752) Contact
When it warms up (or maybe it is warm already where you live) you could put it out in the sun. Sunlight often deodorizes things.

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By Smoochie (Guest Post)
Maybe you could put it in a bag and then sprinkle a box of baking soda in the bag and tie it up?

Good Luck!

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By pamphyila (598) Profile Blog! Contact
You could try spraying it with Fabreze....

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By gardenlady58102 (52) Profile Contact
Try wrapping in bunches of news paper...but perhaps if this is a native indian leather, it could be the smoke smell is not cigs, but part of the tanning process, putting into smoke of a open fire to help cure the leather, much like a ham or bacon :0) Just a thought :0)

Maggie O in Bloomington, MN

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