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New wood furniture stinks!

  • 26-04-2009 09:28PM
    #1
    Eriu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25 ✭


    Hi, bought walnut bed, dresser, tallboy, TV unit and sideboard and I can get this awful smell - like a musty, body odour smell from them. I have cleaned and polished them but can't shift the odour. Anyone any ideas?


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  • #2
    SpitfireIV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,539 ✭✭✭SpitfireIV


    Walnut does have an odor alright, but its a nice one, certainly not musty. Besides, once its sealed I cant see why it'd smell (ie varnised etc). Have you turned them over and looked at the bases, undersides of the legs (ie areas that might not have been sealed) for any form or mold or rot that may have got into the wood.


  • #3
    jack of all
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,376 ✭✭✭jack of all


    White vinegar is great for removing odours, try giving the unit a once over with a cloth dampened with vinegar. Also try leaving some baking soda inside the units in an eggcup or similar. This will absorb odours.


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