Removing SMOKE smell

claymore · Oct 6, 2011

I recently purchased a used BCD wing and when I received it found that it had come from a home with a heavy smoker and reeked of cigaret smoke

. It is a urethane bladder inside a fabric cover style wing.

Does any one know if there is a safe way to remove the strong smoke odor from the cover and the bladder?

Wookie · Oct 6, 2011

Ozone is the best way to permanently remove odors, but I'll bet that ozone will play hell on the bladder. Did you try Sink the Stink yet?

claymore · Oct 6, 2011

I thought about Ozone but figured it would play hell with the urethane and the elastic cover. Have not gotten to any remedies yet.
Thanks for the sugestion.

melanie. · Oct 6, 2011

What about just regular laundry detergent? Pretty mild and it gets the smell out of regular fabric

Akimbo · Oct 6, 2011

There is only one safe thing to do. Sign up on a two week live aboard dive boat that allows 5 dives a day plus a night dive. Just show this post to you wife if you have any trouble.

fisheater · Oct 6, 2011

Akimbo:
There is only one safe thing to do. Sign up on a two week live aboard dive boat that allows 5 dives a day plus a night dive. Just show this post to you wife if you have any trouble.

And if she won't let you go, I'll do the work getting the smell out for you. Just cover expenses.

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buddhasummer · Oct 7, 2011

claymore:
I recently purchased a used BCD wing and when I received it found that it had come from a home with a heavy smoker and reeked of cigaret smoke . It is a urethane bladder inside a fabric cover style wing.

Does any one know if there is a safe way to remove the strong smoke odor from the cover and the bladder?

Take up smoking, that will destroy your sense of smell and it won't bother you anymore.

herman · Oct 7, 2011

If the way mine smells after a night in the pool is any indication, just do a pool dive with it.....and people wonder why I have a pool reg/BC/wetsuit.
A good hand washing in laundry detergent followed by a few dives will likely reduce the smell to a tolerable level.

epointer · Oct 8, 2011

Wouldn't one of the scent eliminator sprays that hunters use work on killing the odor?

dumpsterDiver · Oct 8, 2011

claymore:
I recently purchased a used BCD wing and when I received it found that it had come from a home with a heavy smoker and reeked of cigaret smoke . It is a urethane bladder inside a fabric cover style wing.

Does any one know if there is a safe way to remove the strong smoke odor from the cover and the bladder?

submerge in seawater repeatedly, and allow to dry in the sun between dunkings???? :rofl3:

Removing SMOKE smell

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