I bought a house and some of the closests have cedar wood in them how can I get the scent of cedar back?
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The cedar scent is created by cedar oils evaporating from the millions of pores in the cedar wood. I bet your old cedar closet has lost it reddish color. Most of the surface oils have already evaporated out of the surface over the years and there also probably is a fine layer of dust on it.
To bring back the cedar aroma, vacuum closet walls. Lightly sand the walls with medium sandpaper to open new cedar pores and to allow the cedar oils to start to evaporate again. Never, never finish a cedar closet with varnish, urethane or any sealer. This coating will block the cedar scent.
If your old closet still does not have a strong enough cedar scent to satisfy you, you can treat the wood with natural cedar oils. These oil are available from Giles & Kendall (800-225-6738) and Cedar Fresh (800-763-9500).
Other answers:
I can only guess to hang up new cedar.
I can only guess to hang up new cedar.
Depending on the age, try sanding it. That will take all of the top layer off, and it may just work for you. I have done it on a much smaller scale, and it worked great. (A jewelery box.)
sand them with fine sandpaper. That should do the trick...
Check your local hardware store or Home Depot etc for blocks of cedar that they sell to hang inside of closets. It might work.
Sand it down a bit, the new layer should bring back the smell.
i also would have to say try sanding it this will open up new sufaces witch should make it smell good againe
Lightly sanding the cedar lining will bring back some of the scent. This is needed about every 6 months. Commercial sprays are available that contain cedar extract. I found one website. A link to that page is shown below.
Hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Terry
they sell blocks to place in closets at most stores and the scent is in the wood,, or try sanding the wood thats there ,,and wash it with murphys oil soap,, and the smell may pick up ps try calling the walmart or depot for the cedar also they sell sheets of cedar interior plywood and exterior bead board and you could use some for a shelf or liner for the shelves
my dad said "SAND IT!"
You've got your answer. Follow guidance by Gavriella V's answer. It says about what I'd have said. Hopefully, no one varnished, waxed or otherwise finished the cedar; if they did, it'll take fairly deep sanding to do any good (either to get back to the natural fragrance or to let cedar oil absorb/penetrate) if the pores are filled by a finish. If they've been waxed, you might what to wipe it down with paint thinner first to clean off as much wax as you can before sanding. It'll smell bad for a little while but will eventually evaporate & then the sanding will be more effective. LOL