Club Obi Wan

I'm a photojournalist and was wearing my jacket (and J Crew boots) at a forest fire I had to cover. I was never in any danger of fire but did tromp through the burned out woods chasing firemen and the smoke was pretty heavy. Now, of course, I smell like I was thrown into the pit from DOOM. Any suggestions on what I should do for my jacket? Maybe just let it air out or should I have it dry cleaned. It's a US Wings. If anybody knows what to do, I knew it'd be you guys. Thanks!


churchman73

ionizer?

Well, just tell people it's a ToD jacket.

I'm guessing it's probably mainly the lining that soaked up the smell, so maybe just set it in front of a fan for a day? Or maybe some pecards might mask the smell? If all else fails, there is always febreeze!

There are a lot of resources on this on the web. Like this one:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index ... 007AAT2h9h

SD

I concur with Aeris Canon. I have had success with the same charcoal air fresheners when I had to get some heavy cigar smoke smell out of a Wested goat. Worked incredibly well.
'Blues

Heck yeah they do. Look at my avatar. Indy used one, and you can SEE the orange smell coming off his jacket, lol.
'Blues

Put it in a room with an ozonator, the ozone will get rid of the smell overnight, no problem. Make sure you don't breath the ozone.

Thanks a ton to everyone! I think I'm good to go. Now for the boots.....

_ wrote:Better late than never...

Fabreeze works well on the lining. Also, hanging it in a closet with an open can of cheap coffee for a few days works well too. Coffee neutralizes a lot of other odors...

I was waiting for you to suggest the coffee trick. I actually had a variation on that theme. I loaded up some cheap white crew socks and stuffed them with the cheap coffee grounds. Threw the socks in the microwave. And then I wrapped the target smelly article in a plastic bag. The only caveat is every time you drive by a starbucks, that car just wants to veer in that direction.

One of the answers on Yahoo:

Try saddle soap--dry it and then oil it with mink oil.

Not on our jackets!!! Saddle soap will bleach out the colour unevenly! I also would never use mink oil on the jacket either.

ditto on the mink oil.

In the warmer climates, the mink oil is a magnet for insects. Also, in the backcountry, the mink oil scent is not exactly a good idea around varmints and other larger creatures that have very powerful senses of smell.