Other than shellacking, how can I eliminate the stench from the wood furniture I bought from smokers?
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This is a good news bad news answer. Bad news is that your initial cleaning with soap and water may have 'locked' the smoke smell into the piece. Good news is that you may be able to rent an Ozone Generator or find a local Smoke odor removal company in your area who will site the item in a closed room with an ozone generator running. Ozone generators, approx the size of a bookshelf speaker, emit an o-3 molecule which in turn neutralizes the cabon based smoke smell. Ozone's smell is similar to the air right after a lightning storm. Ozone is commonly used in hospitals and in the restoration of fire damaged homes. Run the ozone generator for 3 days with the item exposed to the ozone. A garage would be great for this purpose. Some persons may be sensitive to ozone so before a room is re-occupied by inhabitants unplug the Ozone Generator and stay out of the room for 15-20mins after the ozone generator is cut off. Good luck!
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If you have done all that, it still SMELLS>>then either SELL it to a smoker, or dump it.
If you have done all that, it still SMELLS>>then either SELL it to a smoker, or dump it.
Wood is an organic and porous material, the smoke has permeated into the pores. The residue of tobacco smoke contains oils which naturally absorb into the wood. Depending on the type of wood there are several treatments. Zep Manutacturing makes several products which will neutralize these compounds. You can also try linseed oil. Take care to treat every square inch inside and out top to bottom.
try lemmon consintrate,mix 1 parts to 3 parts water and dab on with a clean rag let set a few minutes dab it back up with another rag,do small areas this takes time but works.DO NOT RUB IN