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23rd May 2019, 02:36 AM #1New Member
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Removing air freshener smell from wood
We recently bought a home where the previous owner had LOTS of plug-in air fresheners. We've repainted the house but the wood doors and cabinets (pine) absorbed the oils from the fresheners. I've cleaned, vinegar cleaned and even used a baking soda and water paste to remove the smell. These all helped but the smell remains.
Any suggestions (without adding more or different scents)????
I've considered sanding and applying mineral oil (as it has no scent) but that's a lot of work.
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23rd May 2019, 07:40 AM #2GOLD MEMBER
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TIME...... You wont smell them any more 1. you get used to them (like when you put cologne on u the morning, within an hour you cant smell it but everyone else can., and 2 they will wear out eventually, unless they poured the oil on he timber or they used a tonne of Napthalene (moth balls).if 1. I'd leave I for a while an see how you go. if 2. sanding wont help if soaked, they will need to be replaced.
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24th May 2019, 12:38 AM #3New Member
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Thanks for the feedback!!!
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24th May 2019, 07:56 AM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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place bowls of vanilla essence around the house it will absorb the odour and leave the house smelling better than air freshener.
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24th May 2019, 09:46 AM #5SENIOR MEMBER
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A coat of shellac will lock in the odor - but that's going to be a lot of work and maybe not practical depending on what you're coating.
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24th May 2019, 05:52 PM #6Novice
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I wouldn't sand it. Just baking soda with no water, instead use lemon slices. And of course time, it will eventually go away.
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25th May 2019, 12:28 PM #7New Member
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I'm assuming you mean the juice of the lemons??? Then mix the two (baking soda and Lemon juice) and apply to wood?
Thanks!
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25th May 2019, 03:06 PM #8GOLD MEMBER
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There is a product from the grocery stores called nil odour. Use that as directed it should help.
Worked for us after aged person with incontinence lived in a room for a while.
Good luck.
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25th May 2019, 04:08 PM #9
remember these are mostly oil bassed fragrences ..... ya vinegar and baking soda won't cut much oil ...... I'd be going at it with some sort of spray and wipe or how water, detergent and ammonia .... yeh you painted over stuff ...... that might do very little as the oil bassed fragrence will come thru the paint.
ventilation and lots of it ..... heat may help too ...... heat the room then ventilate.
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26th May 2019, 12:11 AM #10New Member
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