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Johnm (Johnm)
| | Posted on Friday, September 20, 2002 - 4:06 am: | |
If you, like me, have several hardshell cases and some of them are hardly used or opened you have probably noticed that when you do open them the smell is terrible! (a bit like the smell of old books but then more intense).
The problem is that it is very difficult to get rid of that smell. Leaving the case open for a few days does not do the trick.
Any suggestions?
John M. |
Mr_Roadstar (Mr_Roadstar)
| | Posted on Friday, September 20, 2002 - 3:49 pm: | |
John,
Yessir! I've got a couple (one in particular) that smell like a roadhouse. While I've never completely eliminated the odor, I did reduce it with Febreze. I let the case sit open over night. Then thoroughly vacuumed the interior, sprayed the Febreze and let it sit overnight again. I had to repeat this 3 or 4 times.
My dad has done some interior work on vintage autos. He found that sprinkling Baking Soda over the material will reduce the mildew odor. Again, sprinkle, let sit, vacuum, repeat. Perhaps a combination of the Febreze and Baking Soda, applied on alternating nights, might work even better.
Hope this helps!
Cheers
Steve |
Brentm
Username: Brentm
Registered: 03-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, November 18, 2006 - 3:40 pm: | |
Here's an old thread...
I have a mildew problem in my UV1000 case... so bad, that when I pulled the guitar out last night it reeked of mildew!
I got a few silica bags in there to suck out all the moisture... and am going to sprinkle some baking soda in there.
Any other ideas? Is there a good antiseptic that won't damage the finish of the guitar, but get rid of the bugs making the smell? |
Fingersmcoy
Username: Fingersmcoy
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Monday, November 20, 2006 - 10:35 pm: | |
I just sold a guitar on e-bay, the inside of case smelt like it was in a fire,but it wasnt!I have other cases that smell like an old 2$ ho.Im starting to wonder? |
Fingersmcoy
Username: Fingersmcoy
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Monday, November 20, 2006 - 10:38 pm: | |
Oh yeah ! you can use that spray that they use for the inside of cars,or those trees for that new car smell. |
Petruz
Username: Petruz
Registered: 05-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 - 9:31 am: | |
you could try an old method that once was used to keep bad odours from inside the refrigerator: small pieces of vegetal carbon. sincerely i don't know if it works, but you could try this "grandma" trick. |
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