Do check the fabric softener sheet before you let it touch the book. Put it on
s piece of kitchen paper and see if it leaves a residue behind. Some leave a
greasy or soapy residue
L
Kind Regards,
Liz Baker
On 29 Jun 2015, at 12:31, Cynce Williams cyncewilli...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Putting it in a bag with a fabric softener sheet might help.
Cynthia
On Jun 28, 2015, at 10:14 PM, Malvary malva...@sympatico.ca wrote:
Does anyone know of a cure for the smell of cigarette smoke which permeates
books. I have one used book (no longer in print) which came with a very
I had some success with sealing a book in a ballooned plastic bag with a
fridge odour remover pack for a month.
Jean Nathan in Poole, Dorset, UK
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I have used white vinegar to freshen my carpet. While I would hesitate to spray
any on the book itself, I wonder if leaving the book open near a bowl of white
vinegar might help?
I've also mixed a little baking soda to a larger amount of white vinegar with a
couple of drops of mild essential
Hi all,
I have used cedar clippings to help remove smoke smell from a piece of
furniture that came from a smoking home. I put fresh clippings in a couple of
time. It worked for this so I would put the book and cedar in an ziplock and
try.
Joan
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On Jun 29, 2015, at 1:48 PM,
It takes time and air. We had a used book that I was unable to use - I'm
very sensitive to smoke.
This was an expensive volume with many coated pages and color pictures but
out of print.
I laid it open on a stool in front of a fan. I flipped the pages to a new
spot every time I passed.
I’ve already emailed Malvary privately, but thought I’d mention to the list
that I found an online blog post from a library that removed smoke smell from
books with something called Gonzo Odor Eliminator. According to the post it
worked very well, and as this was a library treating their own
There is nothing in my Conservation / Restoration books about smoke odors
in books. But, I know that restoration experts are called in after a fire
that leaves smoke and water damage on books in museum libraries.
While looking at my rather large collection of Conservation / Restoration
My apologies for my predictive text which changed your name from Malvery to
Malvern. I used to be a quite competent writer
Kind Regards
Liz Baker
On 29 Jun 2015, at 08:18, The Lace Bee thelace...@btinternet.com wrote:
Malvern,
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In the end the only thing that will get the smell out without damaging the book
is time. We bought a book off amazon in 2004 and it started to smell normal
about 2008. We had to keep it segregated from the other books as it smelt so
strongly of smoke that it was infecting anything
Hi Malvary,
Beloved was an archivist for many years, and said most of the advice given
is sound.
Fresh air is the best. Keep the book open and flip the pages every few
days. Make sure it's in a place that has low humidity. He liked the idea
of the fan close by to keep the air moving.
Does anyone know of a cure for the smell of cigarette smoke which permeates
books. I have one used book (no longer in print) which came with a very strong
smell and in spite of trying onions, bicarbonate of soda, leaving it exposed to
the outside air nothing has worked so far.
Suggestions
Thanks to all who have written both on and off the lists, there are a lot of
good ideas to try.
My first choice would be to air the book outside, but it's very wet and damp
right now so that's not a good option this time of year.
I will first try putting the book in a sealed plastic bag with
Hello lacemakers,
I just got a lace book in the mail that I purchased on ebay and it smells of
smoke, is there anything I can do?
Otherwise the book is great, I picture myself using a noseclip while making
lace from this book!
Irene Whitham
Surrey, BC
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To use a tip mentioned on SmallStuff (for miniaturists) put your book in a
bag where you have sprinkled a deep layer of cat litter and leave it
there(changing cat litter from time to time) till smoke smell is gone.
I inherited my mother in law's cookbook, and to be honest, I stopped using
the
I've also purchased books on eBay with smoke smells. I've had success
putting the book in a zip top baggie large enough to hold it with a
little room left over and putting in with it either an unused dryer
softener sheet or a deodorant soap bar. I've also read online about
using baking soda in
I tried baking soda in a ziplock bag, but it didn't work and then the pages
got all powdery too. Eventually I threw the book away
Sue
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Baking soda works a treat, especially if the scent from the deodorant
bar or the dryer thingie aren't agreeable. or 20 Muleteam Borax - but
don't get any on the pages. Best if you have a holder with a
perforated lid.
For books, you would want to flip pages from time to time to get out
the embedded
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Hello lacemakers,
I just got a lace book in the mail that I purchased on ebay and it smells of
smoke, is there anything I can do?
Otherwise
here is an address that opens a file that someone put together on smells in
books. perhaps one of them will work.
Christine
Katy TX USA
http://www.cgrove417.org/cghs/kasl/disaster/ridcigsmoke.doc
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I've had success a couple of times by standing the book upright with the
pages fanned out in a cardboard box. Put one of the deodorant-type air
freshener blocks that's supposed to absorb smells in the box, and wraping
the whole lot in a large plastic bag. After about 8 weeks, the smell had
Dear Irene,
A method I have used with some success for getting rid of smells is
to put the offending object into a black plastic bag, a fair amount
of coffee grounds (dry, not used) and seal the bag up and put in the
sunshine for a number of days. For books it takes longer because you
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Hello lacemakers,
I just got a lace book in the mail that I purchased on ebay and it smells of
smoke, is there anything I can do?
Otherwise the book is great, I picture
I think it was early last year, probably around March, I bought two
books from the second hand stock at The Lace Guild's HQ. I remember that
both of the books had a smoke smell when I bought them. I haven't done
anything with them, other than sit them on the shelf, and came to check
through one of
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