Removing smell from wood?

Robin132 · 23-09-2010 11:27AM #1

Ok so just moved into a house but some of the wooden furniture seems to have a bit of a smell off it and i was wondering if there was any way of getting rid of this smell? Kinda like fabreeze would with material.... cheers

rainyrun · 23-09-2010 11:31AM

Vinegar is supposed to be good for netralising nasty smells? could be worth a try.

Double Barrel · 23-09-2010 04:25PM

Robin,

Sunshine!
If you can and the weather co-operates, take the furniture out of doors and hopefully into the sunshine.

So it raining or otherwise inclement!

Buy a pound or 1/2 kilo of freshly ground coffee and put a few tablespoon in a sock or just broadcast it around and let it sit for a few days or more. Vacuum !!!

Good Luck

Robin132 · 24-09-2010 11:51AM

Thanks for the help guys. Unfortunately i dont think sun is going to be an option!! And i hate the smell of coffee so i dont think thats going to work either but i'll give the vinegar a try!

reverenddave · 27-09-2010 05:33PM

if you cant remove the smell
try sealing in the smell with a shellac it's a waxy kind of texture but it should do the job
the likes of B&Q should have it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellac

Removing smell from wood?

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