Removing smoke smell from a leather strap?

[Axtman]

I have a leather bass strap that came with a bass that I just love. It is the right length and texture and everything. The only problem is that I can not get the smoke smell out of the strap. Any ideas? I should probably just throw it out and buy a new one but I like this strap. Thanks.

[kesslari]

See if cleaning it with saddle soap helps. It should do quite a bit.

[bk2mono]

Smoke a cigarette and you won't notice the smell.

[SuperSnake2012]

I don't know if this work for a leather strap, but this worked on another strap that I bought. I left it outside for a few days and let it sit in direct sunlight. A few days later, the smell was gone

[Stumbo]

You might want to check out a few of the links found here:

Remove smoke smell from leather

[Rattman]

I bought my first tin of saddle soap just last year.. I love it. . . That stuff might be your best bet. Follow those instructions however. Best of luck in removing that awful smell. Incidentally, I bought a nice but used 2-button Peavey foot switch over the weekend. Same issue: was owned by a smoker... yuuuuk

[GeoffByrne]

Leave in a box of grass cuttings for a couple of days.

[jebmd]

Drop it in a zip bag with a cup of roasted coffee beans. It works good with cases too.

[Pilgrim]

1) Run 5 miles.

2) Rub strap under arms for 10 minutes.

3) You'll never notice the smoke smell again. (Although you may not be able to stand being around the strap.)

[TOOL460002]

can you not febreeze leather?

my other suggestion is to put it in front of a high-powered fan, or so other source of moving air. i used to smoke, a lot of that in my car, which has leather seats, and all it took was a couple days with the windows down on the freeway to get the smell out, and i mean there was ash and all that grossness everywhere.

[Pilgrim]

Seriously, airing it out and perhaps treating with saddle soap and then Lexol should help.

[Auzzie-Phoenix]

Stick it in a bag with a battery operated air ionizer, leave ionizer on all day. If I remember correctly I saw that in an older thread about removing smoke smell from an instrument and case sometime last year.