How to rid of cigarette smoke from wood furniture
by Valerie
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Recently I purchased these only to discover these tables smell like cigarette smoke. Any ideas of how to eliminate the awful odor? Hoping not to ruin the wicker. Plz help!
7 answers
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Good old standby Baking soda. Sprinkle it on and leave for awhile until the odors disappear.
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Janet Pizaro
on Oct 26, 2015
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TSP. You can pick it up at Wal-Mart or Lowe's.
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Wanda Arganbright
on Oct 26, 2015
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If you can shut the door to the room where it is located, I removed smoke, and dog urine from a subfloor which was under urine soaked carpet. It took a long time but I put ammonia into pie tins around the room, and sprinkled baking soda all over the floor. Now just the baking soda did not knock it down, it took the ammonia fumes to lift out the cigarette smell and urine too. We then sealed the subflooring with an oil based paint just in case it might decide to off gas again. Worked wonderfully.
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Sharon
on Oct 26, 2015
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I've heard that activated charcoal will remove cigarette odors from porous substances. The directions were to place the object and the open charcoal in a sealed plastic bag for two weeks. Personally, I don't know if it works, but I've heard a number of people say that it does. Worth a try.
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Dolores DeLuise
on Oct 26, 2015
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I had the same problem, despite smelling the piece thoroughly before buying. Mine had combo of smoke and old - blech - perfume. I used all the tried&-true remedies w/o much success. I even sprayed in/out with vinegar then Febreeze and put out in sun. Finally used essential oils (use a good brand and be sure it's pure EO, not diluted with carrier oil of any kind): eucalyptus, clove, lemon. Wiped all surfaces with it, then put on cotton balls in small dishes in each drawer and cabinet space. All I smell now is the residual scent from oils -- a big improvement since I wanted to store herbal supplements in the furniture and I didn't want the bottles or capsules to smell of smoke and perfume!
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Karen
on Oct 27, 2015
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You can try using lemon oil cleaner for wood and rubbing it on all the surfaces, wipe thoroughly to remove dirt. After spray with lemon furniture polish and rub the piece down again to polish. Hopefully this will seal the wood fibers and remove the offensive odors!!! Good Luck!!!
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Lise
on Oct 27, 2015
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An antique shop I used to frequent would wash the wood furniture that came from a smoker's house with ammonia and water which removed the smell and also eliminated the nicotine film that covered the furniture.
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M
on Oct 27, 2015
Janet Pizaro
on Oct 26, 2015
Wanda Arganbright
on Oct 26, 2015
Sharon
on Oct 26, 2015
Dolores DeLuise
on Oct 26, 2015
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