Last year I purchased 2 older style bags that smelled strongly of cigarette smoke, a Navy Willis bag and an Ivy Laurel bag.
I should have known better because I had often read about problems getting rid of the smoke smell; but I figured that if I worked on them and applied the suggestions of my fellow-rehabbers; I should be able to eliminate the smell, right?
After all, I had previously rehabbed some very old and musty (and even mildewed!) bags. If I could eliminate those stinky smells how hard would it be to remove the odor of tobacco smoke?!
Wrong! It was a lot harder than I thought - but I have finally been successful. My 2 stinky bags now smell lovely with no cigarette smoke smell at all!
Here are pics of the 2 problem bags along with a red backback that I also recently picked up. The backpack didn't have any bad smells. It just needed to be cleaned up a little.
All 3 bags were in pretty good shape to start with, so there is no need to praise my rehab skills. I will post before and after pics next and tell you how I got rid of the stinky smells!
Left to right in the first photo: Navy Willis 9927, Ivy Laurel 4112, and Red Legacy West Backpack 9827
I should have known better because I had often read about problems getting rid of the smoke smell; but I figured that if I worked on them and applied the suggestions of my fellow-rehabbers; I should be able to eliminate the smell, right?
After all, I had previously rehabbed some very old and musty (and even mildewed!) bags. If I could eliminate those stinky smells how hard would it be to remove the odor of tobacco smoke?!
Wrong! It was a lot harder than I thought - but I have finally been successful. My 2 stinky bags now smell lovely with no cigarette smoke smell at all!
Here are pics of the 2 problem bags along with a red backback that I also recently picked up. The backpack didn't have any bad smells. It just needed to be cleaned up a little.
All 3 bags were in pretty good shape to start with, so there is no need to praise my rehab skills. I will post before and after pics next and tell you how I got rid of the stinky smells!
Left to right in the first photo: Navy Willis 9927, Ivy Laurel 4112, and Red Legacy West Backpack 9827
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