gross smells

[antoj]

crandles is coping slightly better... JUST SLIGHTLY.

anyway im posting this because i am curious... i just got a figure in the mail of some COOL GUY that no one knows who is i am sure but he reeks like cigarettes.

badly.

funny because i half suspected it. the auction description didnt list this as a possible issue, but the guys eBay profile did (i went to it to see if he had anything else listed for sale) but i noticed this /after/ i already won the figure... so i suspected he would, and he does, but its horrible. :( I don't like being near him and i fear his stink will wipe off on my other things. anyone know any ideas to make the smell go away?

also some of his joints are really lose, more specifically the waist joint, its a turning one but its weird. I suppose it wont matter since I'll likely be posing him on a shelf forever but it still bugs me.

:I still got him for a pretty good deal though... but i am a bit annoyed.

Comments

[pheonixxfoxx.livejournal.com]

You can try sitting this mysterious figure by an open window or outside. I know that Febreze works wonders on plush, but I am uncertain about something that is not made of fabric?! I just found a little blurb about getting cigarette smell out of kitchen utensils:

"Cigarette smoke attaches itself to any surface it comes in contact with, including kitchen utensils. The smoke leaves a nose-wrinkling odor on the utensils that lasts long after you put the cigarette out. Normal washing does little to remove the cigarette aroma, which can disrupt the use of your kitchen tools. Eliminate the cigarette smell using inexpensive and natural products."

Apparently, vinegar works wonders:

http://www.ehow.com/how_5475212_remove-cigarette-smoke-smell-dolls.html

It also removes calcium deposits from aquariums...:3

[kyogres.livejournal.com]

Oh man, that sucks. I don't think I've ever received an item with a strong cigarette smell, but I have received lots of figures and plush that smelled like mold/dust/Japanese apartments. And then there was Hobo, who smelled like... I'm not sure exactly, but whatever it was, I was extremely allergic to it for the first few weeks after I got him.

I've found that leaving the item out for a week or two helps the smell, though I'm not sure if it's because the smell vanished or because I got used to it (probably a combination of both).

Since this is a figure, not a plush, you could try cleaning it with soap and water. At the very least, the soap smell might help mask the cigarette smell. I swear by Palmolive.

[tortoises.livejournal.com]

I agree with the white vinegar, it actually interacts with the smoke particles and gets rid of them rather than masking. Baking soda might work too but takes a while, and then you'd have to brush/clean it all off afterwards.