This dresser must've been in someone's musty basement for years & the smell is really rank....what can I do???
2006-09-07 06:18:59 · 24 answers · asked by Sandra 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Clean the insides with Murphy's Oil Soap, and let air dry throughly.
Place chacoal and baking soda on newspaper and put in the drawers for a few days. You may want to purchase some cedar chips to use after removing the charcoal & soda.
Remember to clean the outside and bottoms of the drawers with the oil soap, and the back of the dresser as well.
2006-09-07 06:51:33 · answer #1 · answered by shortfrog 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Since it is an antique you must not remove any lacquer or varnish, you can take the drawers out and remove any separators and clean them with wood oil, you may find a spot that has been moldy for a long time, if this is the case then you will have to use a mixture of Clorox and wood oil to clean these areas.
2006-09-07 06:40:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Baking Soda in an open container will help remove the odor.
Try cedar wood to make it smell nice and keep the bugs away.
2006-09-07 06:29:59 · answer #3 · answered by Paul B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try Baking Soda
2006-09-07 06:25:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Clean it out thoroughly (drawers, frame, inside and outside) with a wash of baking soda diluted in water. Let it air dry and then place dry baking soda on wax paper in the drawers to abosrb and left over odors
2006-09-07 06:26:19 · answer #5 · answered by Lauren 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cook up a very large patch of bacon and save the grease, waiting for it to cool and coagulate. Once it's nice and thick swear it into the wood and from then on whatever room you have it in will smell of delicious, delicious bacon.
2006-09-07 06:20:51 · answer #6 · answered by apostate03 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Open boxes of baking soda in the drawers for a start.
2006-09-07 06:19:57 · answer #7 · answered by wizjp 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
put it outside when the sun is it's strongest. the heat of the sun will help take the odor out, so will the fresh air. then wipe it down with orange oil and put some dryer sheets in the drawers.
2006-09-07 06:26:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Clean it with some Murphy's oil mixed with water. It should clean deep enough to eliminate the smell.
2006-09-07 06:21:38 · answer #9 · answered by LISA F 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Charcoal briquetts and arm and hammer baking soda will absorb the smell.
2006-09-07 06:20:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋