Vintage dresser from a smoking house
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Judy on Feb 22, 2014I have heard that if you paint with shellac it will seal in the odor. Then you can paint with whatever is your final color. Best to check at a paint store. Good luckHelpful Reply
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Teresa Krauterbluth on Feb 22, 2014Try wiping it down with vineger,maybe use fabrize?Helpful Reply
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Katie on Feb 23, 2014If you plan to paint or refinish it, you might give TSP a try if the vinegar doesn't work.Helpful Reply
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The Garden Frog with C Renee on Feb 23, 2014I would let it air out in the sun. the sun has a way of eliminating odors. do not leave out overnight to get moisture/dew on it but put outside on a sunny day each day. Also try to clean the piece since it will have residue from the cigarettes smoke on it. Then if you want to keep the piece in its original finish then get Howards Feed n Wax. this stuff is awesome. good luck cigarette smoke stinks and is very hard to get rid of so be patient it will be a process.Helpful Reply
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MM&D on Feb 24, 2014If you are going to paint it - after you clean it - there are primers that address this issue, you could try one of them. Just ask at the store.Helpful Reply
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Jeanette S on Feb 24, 2014I am fighting the same battle and it is SLOW! I will say right off, leave it somewhere not in the house while you work on it...a garage, a covered patio, etc. (I see you are in California so you probably are having better weather than the rest of us). I have used Oust (until I ran out and they don't make it any more), Febreez, vinegar, soda, washed it with soap and water, cleaned the wood with Pledge Spray, screamed, cried and generally gotten disgusted. After all of that and 3 months later, it is still stinking up my living room. (I actually sat it on an old sheet to keep the smell out of my wool rug...which I am also spraying just in case! It is a stunning cabinet in perfect shape and I love it...but am just before taking an ax to it!Helpful Reply
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Jeanette S on Feb 24, 2014P.S. Remember, you have to clean ALL surfaces...inside the structure, braces, underneath, etc.Helpful Reply
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Mabeline on Feb 24, 2014Yes I always do that with every 2nd hand piece I find. Thanks for the help.Helpful Reply
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Janet Smith on Feb 24, 2014If you are planning to paint the piece, use Kilz. primer It will seal in the odor. You will have to use it on all surfaces, inside and out, but it will do the trick. Someone also told me to set a dish of ground coffee inside a cabinet and that would absorb odor. It worked with the "musty" smell in an old washstand; don't know if it will work on cigarette smoke, but it's worth a try. Good luck! Nothing nastier than stale cigarette smoke!Helpful Reply
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Palemoon4 on Feb 25, 2014If you live near a Home Depot Store they have the perfect product and it will kill that smoke odor immediately. It is called Smoke Eliminator and it works like you would not believe. It comes in a large can and it is only $5.00. Take out the drawers and then spray it all over the outside and the inside of the dresser and then do the drawers inside and out and leave it set. It will kill that odor and it will not come back. This will save you a lot of time trying to scrub it off and the smell will be gone. Good Luck to you.Helpful Reply
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