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Post by jsmith99 on Sept 20, 2007 15:56:15 GMT -5
I received some figures that reek of smoke.
Any suggestions to get rid of it?
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Post by jayrod on Sept 20, 2007 15:58:20 GMT -5
FEBREEZE
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Post by [MJH] on Sept 20, 2007 15:58:55 GMT -5
soak em in a soapy water, i used to get ones like that and it worked fine for me.
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Post by taker1 on Sept 20, 2007 15:59:16 GMT -5
Have they yellowed as well? I had some figs that came from a smoker's home, and there's really no way to completely get rid of the stench.
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Post by redwhiteandblue on Sept 20, 2007 15:59:26 GMT -5
Grab some old shirts of yours and wrap them in it.
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Post by CM Punk on Sept 20, 2007 16:05:53 GMT -5
ok I have deffintly Have had this problem as well! I just soak them in hot soapy water! and then I throw them in with all my wrestlers which the box smells of rubber action figures like the smell when you open them and they smell fine 10 mins later.
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Post by hardyz on Sept 20, 2007 16:06:48 GMT -5
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Post by Cammi Oh on Sept 20, 2007 16:09:55 GMT -5
They will always have that smell cooked into the plastic. Sorry.
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Post by Lebowski on Sept 20, 2007 16:10:32 GMT -5
Not one to normally do this, but... |
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Post by mackem2 on Sept 20, 2007 16:16:22 GMT -5
Never happened to me
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Post by Neekotronus on Sept 20, 2007 16:21:10 GMT -5
They will always have that smell cooked into the plastic. Sorry. Wrong. What you need to do is get a plastic tupperware container that seals air tight. Put the figure(s) in the tupperware for 24 hours, and smokey smell is gone when you open it up the next day. |
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Post by ThrowinUpTheX on Sept 20, 2007 16:35:05 GMT -5
I just wait for mine to stop smelling of smoke, they soon will.
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Post by MakaiClub on Sept 20, 2007 16:54:39 GMT -5
Leave them outside for a day or two, or lock them in a tupperware container with a box of baking soda. Unless the smoke damage is REALLY bad, either of those methods should take care of the problem.
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Post by instigator on Sept 20, 2007 16:58:16 GMT -5
Leave them outside for a day or two, or lock them in a tupperware container with a box of baking soda. Unless the smoke damage is REALLY bad, either of those methods should take care of the problem. that would cause the rubber to get soft and the paint might fade with the heat of the sun. |
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Post by plasticsuperstar on Sept 20, 2007 17:15:26 GMT -5
Don't soak them in water or put any kind of stuff on them, that will probably ruin them. I would leave them outside for a day in the shade, maybe a slight spray of Febreeze but that's probably not neccessary. When I get figures second hand that smell weird I just wipe them over lightly with a damp cloth and then "polish" them til they're dry (not actually with polish but give them a firm rub with a dry cloth to shine them up and remove the thin film of spam and tar that is on there) Then I put them in my cabinet with a couple of hundred other figures and after a few days the smell is barely noticable.
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Post by classicstar on Sept 20, 2007 18:32:58 GMT -5
Ziplock bag with fabric softing sheets 2 days works great
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Post by themaskedheel on Sept 20, 2007 19:35:12 GMT -5
Acid.
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Post by # 10 Marian Gaborik on Sept 20, 2007 20:14:29 GMT -5
anyone else find it ironic he is complaing of smole smell and his name is the fire still burns : ) . . . sorry . .. but yeah if u leave them in the sun or put them in the freezer ( i know it sounds odd) it gets rid of the smell and makes em smell like new fig again ., .try it ... it works
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Post by Squirrel Lips on Sept 20, 2007 21:14:26 GMT -5
Ziplock bag with fabric softing sheets 2 days works great That's what I do & it does work great! |
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Post by asiawweking on Sept 20, 2007 22:15:07 GMT -5
Who did you buy the figures from?
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