Rick & Cyndi wrote:

Ummm, sorry guys, me too... DON'T use Lemon Oil on ANY of the
surfaces (lemon oil has a tendency to dry out wood rather than
protect it. Lemon oil does to your wood as Armorall {sp?} does
to your car's surfaces - looks great initially and seemingly has
this slick, moisturized feel to it but what it does is dries out
the material's surface underneath it's shiny coating.

So does water. How do you think wood gets warped?

Duh'Wayne BoatBubba writes:

BTW, why don't you have that chest of yours professionally cleaned... snip

Hey, that's my job.


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"Rick & Cyndi" wrote in message
news:Wigyb.255724$mZ5.1892567@attbi_s54...
snip

Shellac and varnish - you betcha. We looked at a house for sale
a couple of years ago where that plus replacing subflooring had
to be done. Interesting story. The previous owner had a few
eccentricities (?) and basically decided that rather than let her
farm animals live outside or in barns... they should join her in
her practically new, beautiful, 1/4 of a million $$ home -
INSIDE. Oh my gosh! The smells, in the dead of winter, without
heat and 12" of snow outside, floors swept and cabinetry and
carpet removed... STILL ripped out your sinuses!!!
uuuuuuugggggggggggg!! It was yucky smelling. She had pigs (I
don't believe that they were the pot-bellied variety, either) and
chickens and maybe ducks living IN the house with her but decided
to draw the line where the horses were concerned - they stayed in
her 3-car garage.

shaking head to rid the brain of those smells...

--
Cyndi
Obviously not an advanced case--I have been in a 3-bedroom house where the
owner allowed the horses to have one bedroom. I've been in expensive houses
where it was necessary to pour the KillOdor down the heater vents because
the animals had--well you can imagine. Or houses where soaking diapers,
lots of dog waste and crawling babies all occupied the carpeting at the same
time. And don't make any assumptions about how the employees looked at
work, their education and employment level, their race, the part of the
country or part of the city in which they lived, because you would be wrong.
Janet

"Sheryl Rosen" wrote in message

snipped

How do I de-stink this lovely piece of furniture so my clothes don't come
out of it smelling like stale tobacco and old wood? Is there something I
can
put into the drawers to absorb odors before the clothes go in? Some type
of
spray to use on it? Some way to clean it?

Any and all ideas are welcome.
Thanks.

Sheryl, I had a new dresser whose drawers had been finished inside with
something that had an objectionable odor. I wouldn't store my clothes in
them, since they absorbed the smell. I finally got rid of (or at least
disguised) the odor by putting bags of pot pourri in them for a while.
(Just pick a pot pourri you like!)The offensive smell has never come back.

Dora

in article , Wayne Boatwright at
wrote on 11/30/03 3:53 AM:

You're splitting hairs. "Fount" takes a lead over "font".

Oh good grief!!!
Other newsgroups use the term "FONT OF ALL KNOWLEGE".

Does that make it more correct?

Yes, actually. The accepted phrase is "FONT OF ALL KNOWLEGE". That's what it
is. Period. That's what the abbreviation FOAK means.


Why are you such a pedant?

Why do you think?

Hmmm, no idea, but I'm guessing it has to do with you being an ass-wipe.


BTW, why don't you have that chest of drawers or dresser or whatever it
is professionally deodorized? The result would be far more permanent.

And for someone who got all ****y when people suggested another brand of
freaking cheddar cheese when you asked whether people preferred Kraft vs.
Tillamook, you have SOME NERVE suggesting something outside of the precise
way my question was posed.






Wayne

"Sheryl Rosen" wrote in message
...
You guys are the Font Of All Knowlege (FOAK), so I thought I'd ask here,
maybe someone has experience with antiques.

In a nutshell: I will be the proud new owner of a 50 year old solid maple
bureau (chest of drawers, dresser, whatever you call them), starting
tomorrow.

It spent the first 40 or so years of its existence in the bedroom of
people
who smoked cigars and cigarettes. It's still in that same room today,
except the owners stopped smoking around 1990.

This piece of furniture has tremendous sentimental value for me, and i do
need another chest of drawers in my bedroom, so I definitely need to use
it
to store clothing. Thing is, I know when I get it over here, I will
notice
the smell of stale tobacco.

How do I de-stink this lovely piece of furniture so my clothes don't come
out of it smelling like stale tobacco and old wood? Is there something I
can
put into the drawers to absorb odors before the clothes go in? Some type
of
spray to use on it? Some way to clean it?

Any and all ideas are welcome.
Thanks.


I would pull, the drawers out and wash every square inch with a soap that is
designed for use on wood.


--
Peter Aitken

Remove the crap from my email address before using.

"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
. ..
Sheryl Rosen wrote in
:

in article , Wayne
Boatwright at wrote on 11/29/03
9:59 PM:

(PENMART01) wrote in
:

Duh'Wayne BoatBubba scribbles:

Sheryl Rosen wrote:

You guys are the Font Of All Knowlege (FOAK), so I thought I'd ask
here, maybe someone has experience with antiques.

Hmmm... Never knew that "All Knowlege" was epitomized in a "Font".

[1]font
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin font-,
fons, from Latin, fountain
Date: before 12th century
1 a : a receptacle for baptismal water b : a receptacle for holy
water c : a receptacle for various liquids
2 : SOURCE, FOUNTAIN STRONGa font of information/STRONG

Duh'Wayne BoatBubba: ILLITERATE SMARMY *******!


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You're splitting hairs. "Fount" takes a lead over "font".

Oh good grief!!!
Other newsgroups use the term "FONT OF ALL KNOWLEGE".

Does that make it more correct?

Why are you such a pedant?

Why do you think?


If you are going to be a pedant it is a real good idea to know what you are
talking about. Sheryl was right, you were wrong, and you look *really*
foolish.


--
Peter Aitken

Remove the crap from my email address before using.

wrote in message ...
Rick & Cyndi wrote:

Ummm, sorry guys, me too... DON'T use Lemon Oil on ANY of the
surfaces (lemon oil has a tendency to dry out wood rather than
protect it. Lemon oil does to your wood as Armorall {sp?} does
to your car's surfaces - looks great initially and seemingly has
this slick, moisturized feel to it but what it does is dries out
the material's surface underneath it's shiny coating.

So does water. How do you think wood gets warped?

No one is suggesting she leaves the item out in the rain.

Additionally Gloria is correct lemon on the insides of the drawers.

Thw problemn is with the nicoteen and I dopubt the people used the drawers
aa ashtrays. The problem then is with the overall surface which depanding on
the finish is probably permiated.

A very old trick to take the smoke stains off a smokers kingers is to use a
cut lemon.

Regardless of the method she chooses to use - sole tr-oiling r refinishing
will probably be necessary - this is not a quick fix.

Secondly : see below;

Dimitri

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SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION EXISTS WITH THIS PRODUCT. Linseed Oil generates heat
as it dries. This heat generated as it dries can cause spontaneous ignition
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materials can cause spontaneous combustion fires if not handled properly.
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out all oily materials outside to dry by flattening them out to their full
size in an any spot for 24 hours at temperatures above 40° F, or (2) Wash
them thoroughly with water and detergent and rinse. Repeat until you have
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Make certain all wash and rinse water is disposed of down sink drain.
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in article , sf at
wrote on 11/30/03 4:21 AM:

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 01:41:07 GMT, Sheryl Rosen
wrote:

How do I de-stink this lovely piece of furniture so my clothes don't come
out of it smelling like stale tobacco and old wood? Is there something I can
put into the drawers to absorb odors before the clothes go in? Some type of
spray to use on it? Some way to clean it?

First of all, do you know for sure that it will impart a
cigarette smell to your clothing?

Yes.

Secondly, have you considered baking soda?



I've considered a lot of things.
I asked the question to try to skip the trial and error of things that MIGHT
work, but DON'T. I know baking soda MIGHT work. But it might not.

If there's something better, something that definitely DOES work, why bother
with the stuff that doesn't?

Sheryl Rosen wrote:

You guys are the Font Of All Knowlege (FOAK), so I thought I'd ask here,
maybe someone has experience with antiques.

In a nutshell: I will be the proud new owner of a 50 year old solid maple
bureau (chest of drawers, dresser, whatever you call them), starting
tomorrow.

It spent the first 40 or so years of its existence in the bedroom of people
who smoked cigars and cigarettes. It's still in that same room today,
except the owners stopped smoking around 1990.

This piece of furniture has tremendous sentimental value for me, and i do
need another chest of drawers in my bedroom, so I definitely need to use it
to store clothing. Thing is, I know when I get it over here, I will notice
the smell of stale tobacco.

How do I de-stink this lovely piece of furniture so my clothes don't come
out of it smelling like stale tobacco and old wood? Is there something I can
put into the drawers to absorb odors before the clothes go in? Some type of
spray to use on it? Some way to clean it?

Any and all ideas are welcome.
Thanks.



Wipe it down (with a not-very-wet cloth) inside and out (back and front
etc, every surface) with some vegetable soap, such as Murphy or Bissel.
Rinse it the same way, with a not-very-wet cloth and clean water. Wipe
it dry. You can also use some good wood polish to clean the finished
surfaces; it will at least pick up some of the oily tobacco residue.

Is there somewhere sheltered outside you can put it for a while? Remove
all the drawers and let it sit somewhere with a good air flow. If not,
line the drawers with newspaper and sprinkle baking soda on the paper.
Change that every day or so. It might take a while to remove all the
odour though.

The previous resident of my flat in London was a heavy smoker, so the
place stank! But the only piece of furniture I could afford to replace
was the mattress, which I dumped. Everything else was washed and aired
and I scrubbed the walls, windows, ceiling and carpeting. There was
still a slight smell but by about three months it all disappeared.

"limey" writes:

Sheryl, I had a new dresser whose drawers had been finished inside with
something that had an objectionable odor. I wouldn't store my clothes in
them, since they absorbed the smell. I finally got rid of (or at least
disguised) the odor by putting bags of pot pourri in them for a while.
(Just pick a pot pourri you like!)The offensive smell has never come back.

How do you know the odor hasn't returned... you begin with "I *had*", which
certainly implys that you no longer have that dresser. Anyway, most new
furniture nowadays is made primarilly of partical board and/or plywood covered
with a veneer of hardwood. The resins in partical board and plywood will
outgas for many months, sometimes years, there is nothing to be done about any
eminating offensive odor other than wait... even powerful perfumes won't
completely disguise the outgassing odor. Also the finish on new furniture will
also outgas for a long time before it fully cures - do not use polish on new
furniture for at least 6 months.

But Sheryl's chest doesn't have the newness problem, her chest is well matured,
and the real deal, not stuffed with resins. Simply remove her drawers and lube
all the bearing/glide surfaces a good coat of Kiwi paste shoe polish (neutral
shade). Treat all finished surfaces liberally with lemon oil. Leave the
dresser disassembled in a well ventilated space for at least a week before
using. Do not wash or otherwise wet any wooden furniture lest any offensive
odors become more pronounced. Dust inside drawers and unfinished surfaces with
a dry cloth, tack rag, and/or vacuum only, do not wet or apply cleaning
solutions.


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Peter Aitken wrote:
"Sheryl Rosen" wrote in message
...
You guys are the Font Of All Knowlege (FOAK), so I thought I'd ask
here, maybe someone has experience with antiques.


I would pull, the drawers out and wash every square inch with a soap
that is designed for use on wood.

Murphy's Oil Soap. Excellent stuff.

Jill

In article , "jmcquown"
writes:

Peter Aitken wrote:
"Sheryl Rosen" wrote in message
...
You guys are the Font Of All Knowlege (FOAK), so I thought I'd ask
here, maybe someone has experience with antiques.


I would pull, the drawers out and wash every square inch with a soap
that is designed for use on wood.

Murphy's Oil Soap. Excellent stuff.

*Finished* wood surfaces only... the inside surfaces of older furniture will be
of raw wood (untreated) and should never be wet with anything.


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jmcquown wrote:

Murphy's Oil Soap. Excellent stuff.

Well, so long as we're on the subject ...

I washed my kitchen cabinets, but what I cannot remove are the
fingerprint smudges around the doorknobs. Obviously I don't want
to scrub, of course that would take them off, along with the
finish.

I used Murphy's Oil Soap. I'm planning to replace the knobs, so
I am not adverse to removing the knobs to make it easier to clean.
Anyone know what would remove what I would assume are oil smudges?
You only see them from an angle, it's not what you'd think of as
a dirty look, but it bugs me.

Also, after washing, I would like to rub them with Scott's Liquid
Gold for moisture. Good idea? Bad idea? They're looking a little
dry.

nancy

PENMART01 wrote:
In article , "jmcquown"
writes:

Peter Aitken wrote:
"Sheryl Rosen" wrote in message
...
You guys are the Font Of All Knowlege (FOAK), so I thought I'd ask
here, maybe someone has experience with antiques.


I would pull, the drawers out and wash every square inch with a soap
that is designed for use on wood.

Murphy's Oil Soap. Excellent stuff.

*Finished* wood surfaces only... the inside surfaces of older
furniture will be of raw wood (untreated) and should never be wet
with anything.

True. And as I mentioned before, if the drawers were fitted correctly,
chances are smoke did not permeate the inside of the dresser. I concur with
your suggestion about using plain boot polish to keep the drawer glides
free-sliding. However, the antique dresser I have doesn't actually have
"glides"; the dovetail cuts slide nicely into the grooves in the dresser
without any prompting. This dresser is probably (I'm guessing, since it
belonged to my grandmother) close to 80 years old.

Jill