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removing smoke smell from bar stools
severdhed:
My wife knew I had been looking for some bar stools for a while, ...around Christmas time, she stumbled across a deal she just couldn't pass up. A local VFW club was remodeling and selling off their old bar stools, she ended up picking up 5 of them for $20. They are very heavy duty swivel stools with vinyl seats with backs. They are old and a little beat up, but still in decent shape. The problem is, they have been sitting in a bar for over 20 years, so they smell horrible. I cleaned them thoroughly with soapy water, sprayed them with febreeze, let them sit outside on the front porch for several weeks, but they still smell like cigarette smoke.
My mom had been working at a place that did automotive upholstery, she was going to re-cover them for me, but she ended up changing jobs before we got a chance, and she no longer has access to the heavy duty sewing machines required for sewing the vinyl. I don't think recovering them is an option for me at this point. I was hoping to find a way to remove the smoke smell, but i fear that after that many years, it may be impossible to get rid of.
the other option i have is to remove the seats entirely, cut some wooden circles and foam and make new basic round stool tops..i can stretch and staple the vinyl...it will make them not as nice, but less smelly is always better.
so, any idea on how to remove the smoke? or should i just make new seats and be done with it?
XtraSmiley:
Hmm, maybe seal in a bag with baking soda in the sun for a week? I have no idea if that will work. Any searches on the internet?
Really, I was just posting to ask you to post pics!
Worst comes to worst, re do the seats, but damn, it seems like the smoke smell would wear off if you left them outside in the sun for a few days!
mgb:
how about Simple Green
Drnick:
You're going to need something a little specialised for this job. I should know having had to do the same thing once. My mothers a 60 a day smoker so after 5 years boy was the chair somewhat special :angry: I used 2 bottles of febreeze and a week in the sun and still the smell was still there.
This stuff looks good
http://www.vamooseproducts.com/
The only issue I can think of is that you really need to get at the fibres of the cushion yet being vinyl its going to repel most water based products. If you can get at the material without having to remove all the vinyl that would be the way forward.
jennifer:
Lets see if I get this... You go and buy barstools from a bar, and are suprised the smell like smoke?...Jennifer just laughs,and laughs.
What about spilled drinks, and the butcrack smell ??
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