Smoke Smell Removal from Furniture, Rugs, etc.

RE: Smoke Smell Removal from Furniture, Rugs, etc. Post by jeanschiller (1) | (01/28/2008) Blog! | Contact Does anyone know where you might find an orange cleaner that has d'limonene in it? What brand is good? Thanks, Jean RE: Smoke Smell Removal from Furniture, Rugs, etc. Post by esmeralda (1) | (01/28/2008) Blog! | Contact a product available at Home Depot made by Zep Commercial Products. In a spray can Smoke Odor eliminator. Works really well. Used at my sons before he listed his house. His r/e agent had smelled cigarette smoke when she came in and mentioned he needed to get rid of it before listing. She came back in 2 weeks and smelled none RE: Smoke Smell Removal from Furniture, Rugs, etc. Post By ESMERALDA (Guest Post) (01/27/2008) A product available at HOME DEPOT that is made by ZEP. It comes in a spray can - SMOKE ODOR eliminator. All you do is spray the room 2 times a day and the smell will go away. Got this tip from my son's realtor when he was listing his home for sale. He is a smoker and she suggested he use this and smoke outside until the home is sold. At the end of a week she returned and could not smell smoke odor. Great stuff. RE: Smoke Smell Removal from Furniture, Rugs, etc. Post by smilingfaces88 (7) | (01/23/2008) Profile | Blog! | Contact For smoke smell I have used the orange cleaner that has d'limonene in it and you can use this for any smoke smell and it works great. For the wood and marble table you can use the orange cleaner then treat it after with this method 12oz Granite & Marble Spray Polish which works great on the marble Home Depot.ca sells it at a low price. Request: Smoke Smell Removal from Furniture, Rugs, Etc. Post by Sally_Admin (27) | (01/23/2008) Profile | Blog! | Contact We inherited a nice leather recliner that reeks of cigarette smoke. How do we remove the odor? I don't want it in my house until this is done. Yvonne from Portland OR Answers: RE: Smoke Smell Removal from Furniture, Rugs, Etc. I would call your local "ServiceMaster" or similar cleaning business & seek their advice. They have to deal with removing smoke odors after fires, etc. So they should know. (12/31/2004) By FrugalFriend RE: Smoke Smell Removal from Furniture, Rugs, Etc. I have heard that vinegar and water work well. If you put apple cider vinegar in a bowl and let it sit it will absorb the odor. Also after my house fire we used Orange Glow cleaner to clean our wood products and paneling and it really helped (01/08/2005) By Jennifer RE: Smoke Smell Removal from Furniture, Rugs, Etc. I am in the same boat. I bought a couch at a yard sale, and it smells awful of cigarette smoke. I have shampooed it twice, once with a product that was guarenteed to remove the oder, which it did not. I am thinking I am gonna have to get rid of the couch, cuz it is stinking up the whole house. I don't know what to do. Good Luck (11/12/2005) By Linda RE: Smoke Smell Removal from Furniture, Rugs, Etc. We had a wooden dresser from my in-laws when we got married. It stunk of smoke. I put about 5 charcoal brickets in each drawer for a full week. After that, I put a new dryer sheet in with our clothes in each drawer for about a month. That worked alright. But if it is not a dresser, like a rocking chair I have this problem with, I don't know if charcoal will absorb the odor. (11/28/2005) RE: Smoke Smell Removal from Furniture, Rugs, Etc. Anything with Cinnamon will neutralize heavy smoke order: going through a 3-level apartment fire, we came out with heavy smoke and water damage. We saved our Enduro suede couch by covering every inch with "carpet fresh" baking soda that included cinnamon. We left it on for a minimum of twenty-four hours, then vacuumed it. That was one year ago in April, and the smell never returned. Scope (two capfuls in laundry) will also remove the heavy smoke odor without perfume, it is the TSP (trisodium phosphate. I think) that is what the American Red Cross gave us. I never came across the smell on my wood, but I aam wondering if you spray the scope, then wipe it down? I also washed down all my wood with Murphy's oil soap after we moved (to remove dust/ash and leaves) so maybe that helped. (08/06/2006) By camo_angels RE: Smoke Smell Removal from Furniture, Rugs, Etc. Because wood is porous and soaks up odor the only 100% way to remove odor from wood is to seal the odor into the wood using shellac or blowing the furniture up. :P This is very inexpensive and will do the job everytime. A quart will run around $8-12 depends on where you buy, but make sure you buy clear shellac and not anything tinted if you wish to keep the same color of the wood. Just apply the shellac like painting any peice of furniture. If you need smoke removed from your house or apartment you absolutely need to seal the walls and ceiling. I personally recommend BIN becuase it is shellac based and it dries within 10-15mins after application, however if the odor is not strong you might get away with Killz. A gallon of sealer can be $20-26 (BIN being more expensive, but WELL worth it!) 5 Gallons will cover around 2400 Sq Feet. Keep in mind you need to account for each wall and cieling when figuring your Sq footage. After the sealer dries apply your choice of paint and you are finished. You may still have smoke odor in your cabinets, those will need to be shellaced. You can use either Parson's cleaner or Murphy's cleaner to prep the areas first. The vents will have the smoke odor also, however depending on the what material the duct work is. If fiberglass duct work was used the smell is in here for good unless you rip it out. You can minimize the odor by getting a better air filter. By sealing the walls, ceilings, and cabinets you should be able to remove 95-100% of the smell. (10/25/2006) By Brian Jarrett RE: Smoke Smell Removal from Furniture, Rugs, Etc. I bought a dresser form a garage sale and it smelled so badly. I used Orange Glow and it worked for a while but I find the smell keeps coming back, but it's no longer that strong. Please advise what can I use to get rid of the smell totally. (09/03/2007) By Siza Archived Request: Smoke Smell Removal from Furniture, Rugs, Etc. Post by ThriftyFun (3785) | (12/22/2004) Profile | Blog! | Contact I moved into an apartment about 6 months ago. Before I moved in, it had such a strong cigarette smoke odor that I had the carpets professionally cleaned, ozone cleaning to vents, had bowls of vinegar sitting around, had charcoal in vent closet and the smell came back. Now I am moving again and I am having a hard time with the smell which came back and now is in my cloth furniture. Do you have any ideas, suggestions, etc. on what to do to get rid of the smell? I was told that I would have to neutralize the odor. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks, Cheri