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Get smoke out of leather?
Hey I know this question has been asked but , not sure how to do it, A friend gave me a leather jacket. i did not realize how bad the smoke was. The smell bothers me greatly.. I called my sister 9 her hubby smokes) she said pray with feebrez then hand it outside but do not get it wet! i am like GREAT! live in upstate NY so SNOW and cold country, I threw it on my bed thinking deal with it before bed! Well room SMELLS now it is COLD out window is open to air out, When I got it home I first got a bowl with tide and water and sponged the coat down NO GO!! then my sis told me what she did, so i sprayed and sprayed i sniffed it NO GO! i told mom I give UP! it is dry cleaning time! i can not hang it outside it is winter here and to hang in garage i am worried about the squirrels, We do get a lot of wildlife here so we have to be careful. So i threw it in my car!! I do not have money for dryer cleaners but i see no other way!! can you help?? I really need help! I love the jacket!! Please, i know Lysol is BAD! I am very careful what i use! I hate the smell of cig smoke.
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- malibuLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
Save yourself a bunch of trouble and just get it drycleaned. I know people whine about the extra 20 bucks or whatever but honestly, most other methods just arent as good as drycleaning and usually they make sure they do a good job for your money.
- AbsolutZeroLv 41 decade ago
There's a lot of "home remedies" although hanging it outside for a week seems to be the general way to go.
A couple of ways I've heard is placing the jacket in a garbage back with a bunch of dryer sheets.
Another way is to buy a cleaner called "Atmosclear" which you can buy at any ace hardware store. Spray liberally on the inside and outside of the jacket. It shouldn't stain but I would test a small, unnoticable patch first just to be sure.
However, these are only temporary solutions as the number 1 best way to get rid of bad smells in leather in general is to let it air out. Even in cold weather it should help some. Maybe on a warmer and sunnier day toss it outside and let nature do it's work.
Best of luck to you.
Source(s): I google searched it for you...the least I could do. - Cali(yo)Lv 41 decade ago
My neighbor's cigarette smoke would go into my apartment through the walls and made all my stuff smell. Nothing completely gets rid of cigarette smoke smel, except putting another kind of smoke on top of it. You can burn incense or sage so that the smoke goes all over that jacket. Do it a few times and let it air out afterwards. The incense replaces the foul cigarette smell and then eventually fades away. You have to think of how long the jacket has been smoked in and replace that time with incense time. The incense will act kind of like febreze but does better with smoke smells.
- 1 decade ago
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