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Removing smoke odor
Tailgunner:
The smell is caused by a film of cigarette smoke stuck on the coin door's surface. Simple Green works good, Greased Lightning works better. Wash it over a white sink, you'll be amazed what runs off.
I smoke, and every so often I tear my computer down and give it a bath to remove that film. :)
SithMaster:
smoking is bad for me. :blah:
j123vt_99:
--- Quote from: Tailgunner on April 30, 2006, 01:41:17 am ---The smell is caused by a film of cigarette smoke stuck on the coin door's surface. Simple Green works good, Greased Lightning works better. Wash it over a white sink, you'll be amazed what runs off.
I smoke, and every so often I tear my computer down and give it a bath to remove that film. :)
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won't washing it cause it to rust?
psychopanda:
--- Quote from: j123vt_99 on May 01, 2006, 06:25:56 pm ---
--- Quote from: Tailgunner on April 30, 2006, 01:41:17 am ---The smell is caused by a film of cigarette smoke stuck on the coin door's surface. Simple Green works good, Greased Lightning works better. Wash it over a white sink, you'll be amazed what runs off.
I smoke, and every so often I tear my computer down and give it a bath to remove that film. :)
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won't washing it cause it to rust?
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Probably not, most of the door is painted pretty solid.
Well, so far I tried spraying a little Greased Lightning and wiping it off. I might try that again, but no luck so far.
Recently we sealed it in a plastic bag with a bowl of baking soda. But I opened the bag to remove the key locks yesterday and the smell doesn't seem to have changed any.
Still to try; Lysol and Simple Green. Painting probably isn't an option, since I don't want to mess up the paint (trust me, I mess up everything!).
thebrownshow:
--- Quote from: psychopanda on May 02, 2006, 01:02:40 pm ---Painting probably isn't an option, since I don't want to mess up the paint (trust me, I mess up everything!).
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