That smokey smell

[bassbrad]

How do you get rid of that smokey smell your equipment gets after playing some places? For me the best remedy is some sunshine time, right now all my stuff is in the driveway getting a sunbath. Which is usually OK but sometimes it rains and this weekend is the neighborhood garage sale and I keep getting lookers wanting to but my stuff.
Just wondering if anyone has a better solution.

[theshadow2001]

I find smoking a cigarette helps mask the smell from the case.

[pin_head_47]

There was another thread on this recently. If I remember, a bunch of people recommended putting your bass or other gear into a really big plastic bag with one of those ionic-filter fan-thingies (technical term). Anybody else remember that thread?

[ibnzneksrul]

Axe deodorant.

[rllefebv]

Originally Posted by bassbrad

For me the best remedy is some sunshine time

Likewise... At the gig, all cases, bags, and other stuff immediately goes back into the car after setting up, to keep it as clean as possible. When I get home, the basses get uncased and wiped down... Straps get hung out on the deck, (if it's gonna be clear)... Amps stay in the garage for a day or so. Like yourself, if it is sunny, all my stuff gets a tan

-robert

[bizzaro]

BOOM CHICA WOW WOW!!!!!

[jonathan_matos5]

Originally Posted by ibnzneksrul

Axe deodorant.

ba dum bump

[T-Bird]

Originally Posted by ibnzneksrul

Axe deodorant.

Hmm, that should attract females as an added bonus , worth a try.

Sam

[HomeBrewTJ]

I just cleaned up an amp with tolex that smelled HORRIBLE. Just got it a couple of weeks ago, and it wasn't so sweet smelling. I had some armor-all cleaner (not the protectant) that is usually for dashboards and interiors, and it worked great. It got rid of about 95% of the smell that had probably been there for years. I wouldn't do this every week, though, so sitting it outside to air out would be the best idea to me.

[bassbully43]

Move to a state with a smoking ban or start one where you live...mine started last week...no more smoke.

[bassbrad]

Originally Posted by bassbully43

Move to a state with a smoking ban or start one where you live...mine started last week...no more smoke.

In Austin there is supposed to be no smoking but a few people still do, but it is much better.

[Reverend G-Money]

Febreeze helps the case (let it air out)

I use those travel handi wipe things for my bass (painted fender so no direct wood contact). It also cleans the strings and costs $1.79

smoking sucks period. killed my grandpa.

[Thangfish]

Originally Posted by pin_head_47

There was another thread on this recently. If I remember, a bunch of people recommended putting your bass or other gear into a really big plastic bag with one of those ionic-filter fan-thingies (technical term). Anybody else remember that thread?

I think this is the one you mean:

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showth...51#post3206851

[Lazylion]

When I was full-time, I wasn't allowed to keep my equipment in the house! The stink would give my wife an instant headache. I had a Toyota Pickup truck w/ shell, and that's where my stuff stayed for several years. Only my basses came in the house. Good thing it was a safe neighborhood.

[rob2966]

Live in beautiful Vancouver, BC, where it is illegal to smoke in bars (and all other public venues): restaurant, clubs, etc.

Nothing better than walking into a club for a gig and not smelling any cigarette smoke.

Barring that, UV usually is the best way to "clean" it so baking in the sun is a good idea. Otherwise..."Febreze"?

Later
Rob

[txbasschik]

Before that sunbath, spray your equipment with a solution of one part cider vinegar to two parts water. You don't have to get it, like, you know...wet. Just a light spray. *Then* the sunbath.

Vinegar removes odor *beautifully*. I've gotten rotten milk smell out of car upholstery with it, its that good. I use it on pet odors in the carpet, too. Doesn't stain or fade the rug.

Cherie

[bassman1185]

My band plays a lot of shows at two main clubs in Des Moines:

The Vaudeville Mews - No smoking.

The House of Bricks - Smoking allowed.

Everything else (sound, crowd, environment, stage size, etc.) aside, I actually prefer to play at the HOB. I would rather smell smoke than stale beer. Smoke does linger a lot worse than the nasty beer smell, but for the time that I'm in the venue, the beer smell makes me feel like vomiting. I hate the smell of beer.

In reference to the question, though, I can't really help you too much. My cabinets have the textured paint finish rather than carpet, so they rarely absorb much for smells, and I keep my case closed when I don't need it to be open.

[iridiumrocks]

Originally Posted by bassbully43

Move to a state with a smoking ban or start one where you live...mine started last week...no more smoke.

I live in Ohio, and we passed a state-wide smoking ban in the last election. But, they are not enforcing it. People are still smoking in bars. It's not much of a law if there is no way to enforce it.

[WarriorJoe7]

See that thread about basses smelling in my signature. Ionic breeze really works (but it is not a short term solution. It's more of a long-term solution.)

[WarriorJoe7]

Originally Posted by pin_head_47

There was another thread on this recently. If I remember, a bunch of people recommended putting your bass or other gear into a really big plastic bag with one of those ionic-filter fan-thingies (technical term). Anybody else remember that thread?

yep that's my thread and yes it works. My warwick Corvette FNA was NASTY when I got it. Not now.