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On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 12:08:51 GMT, Phisherman <noone@nobody.com> wrote:
>On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:22:17 -0500, mm <NOPSAMmm2005@bigfoot.com>
>wrote:
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>>How dould I get the musty smell out of two dresser drawers in the
>>basement laundry room, and how do I put textile bags back in the
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>>But how would I get the smell out of the drawer, and how could I put
>>these things back in the other drawer without them starting to smell
>>again? And could I do this in the winter?
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>Try putting a bag of charcoal or box of baking soda in the drawer.
>Think of a way to do this without dumping the charcoal dust or soda
>powder.
I should be able to do this without dumping. :)
> Putting the drawer out in the sunlight is a good idea.
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>Another fix is to clean out the drawer, sand it, then give it a spit
>coat of shellac. Allow a week before putting the drawer back in
>service.
>Not my personal solution, but you can try to mask the odor by putting
>a lavender sachet, a few bars of soap, fabric softener sheet, or a bag
>of pet cedar chips in the drawer.
Wow, these all sound like good answers.
Lavender might be a bit much for a manly man in his work shop, but
soap sounds good. I have heard a lot of good things about fabric
softener sheets (I used to have a free sample, about 10 or 15 years
ago. I wonder what happened to it.) and last summer I had a bag of
cedar mulch. It smelled great. I used it for mulch, but I can buy
another bag. (I also made some cedar pickets for my neighbor's fence,
and it's been a year and they do not smell anymore. Although I broke
open one of his original pickets (25 years old) and it smelled great
too, as if it were new I think.
But though these things smell good, baking soda and charcoal are
famous for absorbing odors, "not covering them up" as the tv
commercial says. Charcoal is used as a odor filter commercially. How
come I couldn't think of any of these things?
My gosh, I bought some Campbell's soup a couple weeks ago, and they
are trying to catch the quick-cook market, so they now have some of
their soups in microwaveable bowls. No need for dilution with milk or
water. (already diluted, or never condensed) So you get about half the
soup for twice the price. But it came in container with a lid with
some holes. I save old containers and didn't have one of these so I
saved it, and it will be great for putting in the baking soda or the
charcoal.
Thanks a lot.
If you are inclined to email me
for some reason, remove NOPSAM :-)
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Re: Musty smell, only in drawers in the basement dresser
