I need HELP Cigarette Stench is Killing Me!!!

[Chris7273]

Baking soda is a good odor neutralizer. Did you try ?
Spread baking soda powder on the jacket (liner and outside). Let it still in a sealed plastic bag for 48 hours. .. Or more...

 

[ProteinNerd]

I’ve contacted the seller (a vintage clothing seller) and he suggested putting it in the dryer on no heat with 3 tennis balls and 6 dryer sheets and letting it run for a while.....I’ve actually seen this pop up a few times in my google searches so will give it a try and report back.

 

[ButteMT61]

I’ve contacted the seller (a vintage clothing seller) and he suggested putting it in the dryer on no heat with 3 tennis balls and 6 dryer sheets and letting it run for a while.....I’ve actually seen this pop up a few times in my google searches so will give it a try and report back.

I do that - also look for "dryer dry cleaning sheets", but only on non-leather items. I guess it can't hurt at this point...maybe something like Fabreeze - sure, it's chemicals will kill you, but maybe it will smell good

 

[navetsea]

fridge deodorizer? (maybe activated carbon) I use that in my boots.

 

[BobJ]

I’ve contacted the seller (a vintage clothing seller) and he suggested putting it in the dryer on no heat with 3 tennis balls and 6 dryer sheets and letting it run for a while.....I’ve actually seen this pop up a few times in my google searches so will give it a try and report back.

This has very high user reviews, and can be used in a washing machine:

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LINK: https://www.amazon.com/X-O-Odor-Neutralizer-Concentrate-32-Ounce/dp/B0002XJ15U

 

[navetsea]

isn't that the same thing they sell in pet section to deodorize pet urine stench on curtain or furniture?

 

[ProteinNerd]

Thnaks @BobJ your suggestion led me to look into similar options available in Sydney and I found a product called Nilodor.

I put it in a spray bottle with some water and have sprayed the jacket down. I used a LOT more than recommended and at least initially it seems to have done the trick much better results (for now) than regular washing or the tennis balls and dryer sheets in the dryer.

I'm hoping it isn't just a temporary fix as the jacket fits pretty well. I'll leave it to air overnight and see where we are tomorrow morning.

 

[Fonzie]

Well, time to show the fit pics then!


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[ProteinNerd]

So after a night of airing, post the nilodor treatment, the jacket is "pretty much" fixed and wearable.

Still a very VERY faint smell of smoke if you really put your nose against the jacket and take a deep sniff concentrating on the smell. It must be better because my wife is no longer insisting I return it!

I'll probably give it a final wash in a day or so and add more nilodor to the rinse cycle as recommended just to be sure and then condition the jacket. The last remnants of the smell seem to be coming from the outside leather of the jacket now and not the interior liner. The issue is when I spray the outside of the jacket, the water just beads up and doesn't penetrate so I don't think its able to work 100%.

My final thoughts and advice after this project are:

I would definitely recommend washing a used jacket regardless after this experience, just seeing the amount of crud that came out of the liner was disgusting.
If you need to get rid of a smell, don't waste your time with the dryer and tennis balls or febreeze anything else, just got with the odor neutraliser imo...plus it was only $7.00

 

[ButteMT61]

Congrats. That's good to hear, and nice to know if...

 

[Peacoat]

I think I would have taken it to a dry cleaner that specializes in cleaning leather jackets a while back.

 

[Fanch]

I think I would have taken it to a dry cleaner that specializes in cleaning leather jackets a while back.

We have a specialist in Dallas (Richardson TX) called Minsky Cleaners & Tailor that does a superb job of dry cleaning leather goods. He also sewed a button back on my Teamster that had come loose awhile back. People ship leather goods to him from all over the country, although shipment from Australia might be a bridge too far.

 

[navetsea]

some leather cleaners think bringing back color loss on the leather as a standard service re-dye or spray gun it, "normal" people like it when their 'faded' (patina-ed) boots bag or jacket looks spanking brand new again

 

[jonesy86]

Wow! Not sure which is occurring. I never washed mine. But I've plenty experience with that color, that my friend is nicotine brown. Your jacket, if dried correctly should be fine.

Worf

How do you dry a jacket correctly?


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[Edward]

How do you dry a jacket correctly?


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At ambient temperature, out of direct sunlight and away from radiators.

 

[jonesy86]

At ambient temperature, out of direct sunlight and away from radiators.

Oops, I hand washed a jacket in the tub last night, then put it in front of the radiator. It was very dried out and brittle this morning. Ahh, the education of jonesy86 continues. I rubbed it down with Leather Honey Conditioner this morning and I think it is going to live. It’s just an old LL Bean A-2. The one with the one piece back, but that old goat leather is pretty tough for a cheap jacket. Still learning.


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[Worf]

How do you dry a jacket correctly?


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Sorry I didn't answer your question before you shrunk your jacket. I've been busy last couple three days. Someone earlier in this thread suggested putting it on the back of a chair and blowing fans (un heated!) through it using something to prop open the sleeves as well. Guess it's kinda too late now. My bad.

Worf

 

[jonesy86]

Sorry I didn't answer your question before you shrunk your jacket. I've been busy last couple three days. Someone earlier in this thread suggested putting it on the back of a chair and blowing fans (un heated!) through it using something to prop open the sleeves as well. Guess it's kinda too late now. My bad.

Worf

Hey I'm just messing around with a few really cheap jackets. No bad. Just me learning the hard way, which is always how I have learned stuff. Dying my Gap trucker black worked out ok. The Fiebings products worked well. I was calling it my Frankenjadket for while. The dye cost more than the jacket. Drying out the LL Bean in front of the radiator I don't think will in the end hurt it too much. i slathered it with Leather Honey Conditioner and it drank it up, and softened quite a bit. Just tried it on, and it still fits fine. Another cheap jacket, but that goat hide is pretty tough, even though it is not a TFL level quality jacket.
Have really been messing with my Schott natural leather trucker, which is getting a little up there towards TFL quality, but I didn't pay that much for it. I had a small amount of black dye on my fingers from the Frankenjacket Gap project when I rubbed some Pecards into it by hand, and got some very pronounced dark splotches. Oops. Washed it today, and am going to dry it slowly. Trying to darken up what I call my Blondie. I think the basic characteristics of the natural leather is it shows every little thing down to your finger prints until eventually you have a jacket that has darkened and developed a lot of character. I just couldn't wait. It was just too light colored, so I'm messing with that too.

Thanks for al the advice guys.

Peace

 

[jonesy86]

Haha, yeah - I had thought about the wash method for a couple of weeks, but it wasn't until after a few beers that I thought - sure, why not.

How about darkening my Blondie Schott trucker in IPA? Maybe a stout would work better. The hops would give it a better scent, but the stout would give it a better color. I bet many have done this incidentally.

 

[navetsea]

At ambient temperature, out of direct sunlight and away from radiators.

+ if you have a standing fan, just hang the jacket on sturdy hanger (since it would be much heavier and you don't want wet leather distort on the shoulder) somewhere indoor and put that standing fan right infront of it blowing wind into it, still room temp air but faster.