flash1121
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Post by flash1121 on Apr 8, 2011 21:52:48 GMT -5
I just bough a lot of 22 RA's Fig, only problem is they stench of smoke. anybody know good ways to remove the smell?
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Post by slinky462 on Apr 8, 2011 22:48:24 GMT -5
not trying to be a smarta$$ but have you already tried just simply using soap and water?
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Post by TheChamp617 on Apr 8, 2011 23:13:02 GMT -5
not trying to be a smarta$$ but have you already tried just simply using soap and water? Try it, don't personally know if it works but try it. just be careful because the water might remove some paint. |
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Post by TD#1=My head hurts on Apr 9, 2011 11:39:50 GMT -5
You could try 1 out of 3 ways to get rid of the smoke smell
1. there is a cleaner called OdoBan this stuff is great to get rid of unwanted smells (Like Pet, Smoke on clothes and any other stuff) But you need to put the figure in 90% water and 10% of Odo Ban...This stuff will take the paint off your figures...
2. Febreze the figure and put it out side for like a hour to see if that works...
3. Put the figure in a block of ice (I did this once and it work for some reason)
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Post by Rasslin.Bros on Apr 9, 2011 14:39:47 GMT -5
I put a little Febreeze on a paper towel and wipe the figures down, then let them dry.
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Post by lumpy: he's super serial on Apr 9, 2011 14:49:11 GMT -5
Put them in a container you can seal and then put some baking soda in with it. Seal the container. The baking soda will absor the odor in a day or so
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Post by TheXtremisT on Apr 9, 2011 16:17:42 GMT -5
not trying to be a smarta$$ but have you already tried just simply using soap and water? Try it, don't personally know if it works but try it. just be careful because the water might remove some paint. I'd love to hear the justification behind this Anyway, eventually the smell will even go on its own, if you keep the figures in a box with the rest of your collection, they will start to lose their smell, but the box will smell like plastic All true |
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Post by The Top Turnbuckle on Apr 9, 2011 16:26:16 GMT -5
Depends on how much smoke gets into the plastic, I've had figures that I couldn't get the smell out after multiple cleanings.
Just got a Mattel lot in that smelled of smoke, I've tried regular soap/water, comet spray/water, and baking soda/water. After about 6 soakings the smoke is nearly gone.
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Post by "Living Legend" Duttanized on Apr 9, 2011 18:21:20 GMT -5
Put the figures in a box, and put some baking soda with it. Should take a couple of days. I've done it before. It changes the smell a lot.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2011 9:05:50 GMT -5
Put the figures in a box, and put some baking soda with it. Should take a couple of days. I've done it before. It changes the smell a lot. I would also set them outside along with bakingsoda in the box. |
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Post by the Log on Apr 10, 2011 22:41:06 GMT -5
Well I guess you could take up smoking. Then it wouldn't matter :\
Just Kidding. I get pissed when I get figures off ebay and they smell like smoke. Smoking sucks.
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Apr 10, 2011 23:17:10 GMT -5
The baking soda thing has never worked for me.
Get a carpet fresh powder, found in most air freshner sections of a store like Walmart. Put a lot down in a bowel and place the figure in it. Then cover the figure with the powder and leave it like that for a day. Repeat on each figure. IT HAS NEVER FAILED ME.
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Apr 13, 2011 11:23:16 GMT -5
^ That sounds painful! I think you meant "bowl".  |
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Post by cyantist on Apr 13, 2011 11:26:51 GMT -5
Febreeze is poope. Don't even bother with it. Get a tupperware and put the figure in it then cover in Kitty Litter. Works for some plastics but not others. Never tried with figures but It won't do any harm.
I reguarly used to use this method to remove the stench of smoke stained consoles (Super Nintendo was horrible for it) after performing retr0brite on them.
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Post by terraryzing on Apr 13, 2011 19:10:59 GMT -5
I remember getting figures from someone on here and I could smell the smoke when I took the package out of the mailbox. Ended up throwing the figures out because the smell was unbearable in my smoke free home.
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