CarolinaTackMan Report post Posted January 2, 2020 Recent barn fire left several jumping saddles with heavy smoke smell, does anyone know of a way of removing the smell. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredk Report post Posted January 3, 2020 I would suggest washing them down a few times with a strong water / vinegar & onion juice solution and allowing them to dry in a sunlit place where a lot of fresh air can get around them. Apply the usual leather feed and oils after drying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rodneywt1180b Report post Posted January 3, 2020 Onion juice? Never heard of that for an odor remover. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredk Report post Posted January 3, 2020 yup, the modest onion has many good properties. Its juice is a natural antiseptic. Odors in your fridge or cupboard? cut a fresh onion in half and leave in there and the smell will be gone. Painting a room? use onions cut up around the room to get rid of the paint smell. Clothes rinsed in a diluted onion juice will relieved of strong smells such as smoke smell from bonfires or barbies or caused by sweat or working around farm manure Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billybopp Report post Posted January 3, 2020 7 hours ago, fredk said: yup, the modest onion has many good properties. Its juice is a natural antiseptic. Odors in your fridge or cupboard? cut a fresh onion in half and leave in there and the smell will be gone. Painting a room? use onions cut up around the room to get rid of the paint smell. Clothes rinsed in a diluted onion juice will relieved of strong smells such as smoke smell from bonfires or barbies or caused by sweat or working around farm manure Huh! You learn something new on here all the time! Good to know. - Bill Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handstitched Report post Posted January 4, 2020 Sorry to hear about the barn fire, hope no-one was hurt . Never knew about the onion tip, I'll remember that I also wonder if lemon juice & bi-carb soda, or just bi-carb will help?Thats known for absorbing smells. My ' good ol' Mum' used bi-carb for many uses. HS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredk Report post Posted January 4, 2020 Lemon juice is a mild acid. Its good for cleaning and degreasing. It will cover up unwanted smells for a while. Its also a good for a person body wash to remove smells, eg if you've been working around farm manure, food waste or in a chip shop etc, but on materials its only a temporary smell blocker Smells are carried on oil and grease particles. Remove these oils and grease and replace with fresh new ones and eventually the unwanted smell will be removed. Remove the smell carrying grease on the human body, the body usually re-oils naturally. On leather remove that smell carrying oil and replace with nfo in a good leather feed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
