How do you remove mothball smell from a wooden trunk?

Question

I have and old trunk I had restored the exterior and removed all paper in side the trunk. I painted the inside with a shellac primer that was suppose to contain the smell, but the trunk still has the smell of moth balls when left closed. What other method is there to remove the mothball smell.

Answer 1

Try a few dryer sheets...

Answer 2

Put an open box of baking soda in there, with the lid closed, for a couple weeks. That should absorb the mothball smell. Then fill the box with cedar chips to replace the old smell with a better one.

Answer 3

Try this step-by-step instruction from eHow.com for removing the smell of mothballs from closets -- hopefully it will work for your trunk as well. (link below)

If not, you may want to try Febreze -- I hate to recommend it, because I hate the smell, but other people seem to think it works. I prefer the more natural stuff on the site below. Good luck.

Answer 4

Try letting it sit outside in the sun for a day, then bring it inside and spray febreeze on paper towels and line to bottom of it with them and use. I have tried this before and it worked for me.

Answer 5

Put a car air freshener in the trunk. See if that works.