2006-09-15 06:59:24 · 17 answers · asked by Jan 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Try Frebreeze and let book dry after application. Don't douse it, just a light spray a few pages at a time and wait. Repeat until whole book is treated.
2006-09-15 11:56:50 · answer #1 · answered by Pundit Bandit 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nicotine is of course water soluble, and smells, so this has to be removed carefully with baby wipes etc if the books are leather,just a wet kitchen towel or a flash wipe if they are paperbacks. The yellowing of the tops of the pages will always be there. Then place cedar sticks/strips on top of the books for the next ear or so, this will draw out the smell slowly and discourage paper eating beetle's too.
2006-09-15 09:04:12 · answer #2 · answered by Dawson_Heights_Babe 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Place each book in a large ziploc bag with some baking soda for a few days - don't get the baking soda on the book. OR - spritz the book with a little Lysol - don't douse it, just lightly spray it.
I hate it when my books smell like cigarette smoke!
2006-09-15 08:11:59 · answer #3 · answered by IheartCrossStitch 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well.. getting the smell from books is certainly different from getting the smell from a car or house.. From books.. the only way is to gake the books outside(not in the rain, sun, of course) but on a table in the shade and let them sit there all day.. they should be as much separated as possible.
2006-09-15 07:58:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leave them in a closed container with baking soda. Baking soda removes odors. You may want to give it a few days to work though. If that doesn't work, remove the baking soda and try putting in some dry laundry soap, close the container up again and give it a few days. Neither will harm the books.
Tip: put dry laundry soap in open small containers around the books, not directly on books. That could possibly harm them.
2006-09-15 20:58:23 · answer #5 · answered by censored_4_tv 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are industrial order removers you can get at local hardware stores. Fan books open inside a box(anything to trap Oder so remover can work effectually), and place Oder removers (usually in a small casement) inside. I may take a week, but it works.
Or you could "cover" the smell using same method, but with an aroma sent. Commonly found in "dollar" stores.
2006-09-15 07:13:27 · answer #6 · answered by earnitsb 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See if you can find an old book dealer. There is cedar chips or something that you could put in an airtight container with the books and it will get rid of the odor. Worked for an old book that smelled musty. Good Luck!!!!!!!!
2006-09-19 01:13:20 · answer #7 · answered by Cindi R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put some dryer sheets in between some paper towels and place these between every few pages or each chapter. Or set outside foreverrrrrrrrrr!
2006-09-15 07:01:38 · answer #8 · answered by CluelessOne 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
make up a vinigar and water solution and lightly mist the pages with a spray bottle, then use bounce sheets in the pages
2006-09-15 08:09:17 · answer #9 · answered by CharmaineSnow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep in the sunlight and move over the pages one by one gently. Then spray any fragrance the same way.
2006-09-19 03:17:51 · answer #10 · answered by V R G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋