Actually, the better title might be, "How do you get the 'dead' smell out of furniture?
But don't call the cops on me; this question came from the cops, a CSI friend of mine.
She wrote: "You can imagine that crime scene investigators like me get interesting questions. However, tonight's, though forensically sound, is more appropriate for my Atta Girls. Neighbor: "How do you get the smell of 'dead' out of furniture?" Seems a 78-year-old, sentimental chest of drawers in her garage became home to a decaying critter without her immediate knowledge. She's tried Fabreeze and bleach, which not only didn't work, but also warped a thin, wood packing crate her father used to craft the piece. Any suggestions?"
I gave my pal some suggestions for getting the stench out of old furniture and thrift store finds, which you can read on my blog, Atta Girl Says. But I also wanted to post the query here at Hometalk.
What are your solutions for removing gross from furniture? #Bestof2012 #springcleaning
super job. Try mixing warm water and Oxi. Mix pretty strong, scrub and pat dry.
I think Oxi-Clean is great stuff, plus the smell is very clean. Worth at try !!
Not bleached or anything, just brighten. Love it, will use again.
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I recently had a "boarder" that was evicted from our home... now I am left with re-habbing the room, and the hallway and the stairwell leading to the room... well, I have all the wall prep and painting and caulking and wood repaired, now I must tackle the carpeting. They had bags of garbage over-flowing in a couple corners and growing.. it looks like nail polish and polish removers in one or more spots... coffee stains or rust stains, not sure which... candle wax, cigerette ash and butts (even though I have a "non-smoking" house rule!), spilled cheap perfumes...a longer list of stains and smells than I can envision.
So, the question is: will that black light suggestion help to identify more than just pet stains? Baking soda and bowls of charcoal left in the room have helped with most of the first bunch of odors, but they probably will return when I hit the carpet with a carpet cleaner! I will definitely try the Oxi-clean solution as Sherry R. suggests... but any other suggestions would be a plus!!
Ideally if you can get your hands on a true Ozone generator. Some are pretty low cost when you look on the internet. I have a more advanced type that cost several thousand dollars. Ozone is not to be played with, but properly applied it can destroy all sorts of odors and remove all sorts of ...»
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