How can I deodorize furniture with stinky wood?

Debbie High
by Debbie High
Bought super cheap oak console cabinet at yardsale. Apparently stored previously in area where pets urinated. Wood on bottom soaked. Suggestions on how to deodorize?
  7 answers
  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on Jan 16, 2017

    start with washing the cabinet with white vinegar allowing to sit on long enough to aid in the removal of the urine.Next saturated the unit in baking soda.If you are in an area that is warm enough place the cabinet in the sun.

  • William William on Jan 17, 2017

    Some of the most effective commercial cleaners designed to remove dog urine stains and odors contain enzymes. These cleaners may come in either liquid or powder form, so you can choose the type that is most convenient for you. The enzymes contained in these cleaners actually digest the uric acid in the stain, effectively removing the stain and neutralizing the odor. You can typically use these products to clean up fresh urine spots before they stain and to repair the damage done by set-in stains...... If you prefer not to use chemical-based cleaners in your home, or if you want to tackle the stain quickly and don't have an enzyme cleaner on hand, you can whip up a homemade cleaner using a few ingredients you already have around the house. Simply combine 1 cup of water with 1/3 cup each of vinegar, baking soda and dish soap. Combine the ingredients in an empty squirt bottle and shake it vigorously just before using. After you blot the stain, apply a small amount of the cleaner and scrub at it with a sponge. Homemade cleaners like this are usually more effective on carpet than hardwood, but if you tackle the stain early enough you may help prevent odor from seeping into the wood.

  • Hillela G. Hillela G. on Jan 17, 2017

    Spray the area with a Vinegar water solution, pat dry. Repeat as needed

  • Kim McGrew Kim McGrew on Jan 17, 2017

    I have the same issue but it's not a urine smell. It's just stinky. I have totally cleaned sanded refinished and painted a cabinet I found. It still stinks

    vinegar didn't work and neither did baking soda

    stumped

  • Lorlq Lorlq on Jan 17, 2017

    baking soda if wood still wet or m damp just spring on and let sit till it clumps them brush off or make a paste and same let dry might have to do it a coiuple times BS takes out the smell from most stuffI had a freezer that got turned off and the meat spoiled (ungodly Odor ) tried vinegar made it worse washe dwith everything imaginable mad a paste of baking soda plastered it on the walls and the rubber gasket closed the door let sit for a couple days and rinsed out no smell

  • Mary Lou Ponton Mary Lou Ponton on Jan 18, 2017

    100% vodka is the answer to remove stains from old wood.

  • Susie Cole Susie Cole on Jan 19, 2017

    I bought a small 3 drawer cabinet that reeked of some cheap perfume. I tried the vinegar, baking soda, sanding, etc....still smelled. I wadded up old newspapers and stuffed them in the drawers. The newsprint absorbed the odor. I had to change out the newspaper every couple of days but it did work.