Cabinets, Furniture, Woodworks/smoke odor

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Expert: - 5/10/2007


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Hi again ,I have a question about getting rid of cigarette smoke odor from wooden furniture.  The 3 pieces I got from my in-laws smell like an ashtray.  Any way to "fix" this?
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Hi Again Alan
You can get rid of most of this odor, and time will do the rest.
Wash all unfinished areas with a mild household bleach solution. Its good for that moldy smell as well as cigarette smoke. Put about 1/2 cup in your scrub pail.
I'd try Murphys furniture soap on the finished areas.
It leaves a nice after smell too.
A bit of sunshine on the pieces while drying will help too, and finally after all that place Downy fabric softener sheets in any drawers if you have any.
Alan this seems to work well, but I often wonder if I am just too darn tired after all that work to notice the smell LOL
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Eileen

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