Marion McNealy wrote:
I recently purchased a great short fur coat for $10, unfortunately, it smells
of body odor and cigarette smoke. How do I get this smell out of the fur? I had
thought of brushing baking soda through it, letting it sit for a while in a
bag, then vacuuming it out and then letting it sit again with some aromatic
herb sachets. Will this work or should I do something else?
Fur will mostly sort itself out with sun and clean air. If you can hang
it on the back porch on a breezy day the fresh air will do wonders. If
there's gunk on the fur, a wet washcloth (just like you were cleaning up
a messy puppy) will help get it clean.
The lining, however, may need washing. Or replacing.
What kind of fur is it? And what kind of lining? I have a full length
rabbit coat with a polyester lining, and I know from experience (having
been caught in a downpour and soaked) that it can handle getting wet. It
looked horrible wet, but it dried just by hanging in place, and was so
nice a fluffy afterward.
If it's a jacket and the polyester lining is nasty, I'd be tempted to
remove it and wash it, or replace it. (Take a pattern from the original).
Dawn
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