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garlanre
(@garlanre)
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18/01/2013 5:17 am  

I just bought a beautiful Percival Lafer chair on Craigslist that reeks of cigarettes. There are so many suggestions online about how to get cigarette smell out of leather that I don't know which to try. I'm afraid of ruining the leather. If I have to take it to a professional, I will. But I'd prefer to do it myself, if I can. Anyone know what I might try?


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Cream and Chrome
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18/01/2013 6:08 pm  

I used a leather cleaner and ...
I used a leather cleaner and leather protector from a company called furnitureclinic.co.uk. The suite I had utterly stank, so I went to it with first the cleaner, then the protector... I was pretty amazed by the results, so that's what I would use.
Stew


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tktoo
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18/01/2013 6:30 pm  

Just don't use anything
that contains petroleum distillates, alcohols, or dry-cleaning solvents.
Basically, if you wouldn't want it on your own skin, you don't want it on your leather. Limited-duration UV exposure, good ventilation, and time can help, too.
You can search "book conservation/preservation supplies" for vendors that sell specialized products such as cleaners and dressings used by museum conservators that most consider relatively safe.


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NULL NULL
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18/01/2013 6:37 pm  

First
I would just try airing it out for a while.


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waffle
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18/01/2013 9:05 pm  

My Mobler couch
smelled but I simply used decent leather cleaner/conditioner on it and that pretty much did it. Since you should do that ANYWAY I would try that.


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HowardMoon
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18/01/2013 10:08 pm  

I purchased a lovely leather sofa for our living room with down filled cushions which was an absolute stinker.
I cleaned all the surfaces with a leather cleaner, the kitchen paper was yellow with nicotine.
I even threw in some odor eater insoles into the cushions and zipped them up, not sure how effective this was but time is a great healer....three months on the smell has almost dissipated.


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