How do I get cigarette smoke out of my CS 257?
Ingrid Hansen
Posted 2010-04-17 12:52 AM (#3601)
Subject: How do I get cigarette smoke out of my CS 257?


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Location: Olympia WA USA		I just bought a used CS 257 Celebrity Red. Super nice except for the cigarette smoke smell. It seems especially strong in the inside of the body. Any help is appreciated.
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stonebobbo
Posted 2010-04-17 2:27 AM (#3602 - in reply to #3601)
Subject: Re: How do I get cigarette smoke out of my CS 257?



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Location: Tennessee		Try using Ozium. You can get it at most auto or hardware stores. Spray it inside the guitar and repeat until the smell goes away.
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BT717
Posted 2010-04-17 8:38 AM (#3603 - in reply to #3601)
Subject: Re: How do I get cigarette smoke out of my CS 257?


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Location: Vernon CT		Welcome Ingrid! bobbo is correct. I have used Ozium and it works well. Spray lightly at first as I sprayed my guitar a little to much 2 yrs and I smelled it for a few months!!
If your case smells like Cigarette smoke spray the Ozium in the case, close the case for a few days and the smell should be gone.
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Grif
Posted 2010-04-17 12:33 PM (#3604 - in reply to #3601)
Subject: Re: How do I get cigarette smoke out of my CS 257?


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Location: Up North		I've had good success with putting a few tablespoons of ground coffee (fresh ground, not used!) in a paper bag, put inside the case with guitar for a few days, smells gone. Apparently coffee soaks up other odors.

And your left with a guitar that'll pick you up in the morning!
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2010-04-17 1:27 PM (#3605 - in reply to #3601)
Subject: Re: How do I get cigarette smoke out of my CS 257?



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		Welcome Ingrid!

If you start smoking the smell of the guitar will fade. :cool:
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bauerhillboy
Posted 2010-04-17 4:32 PM (#3606 - in reply to #3601)
Subject: Re: How do I get cigarette smoke out of my CS 257?


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Location: Warren,Pa.		We have one of those air purifiers that makes Ozone and costs hundreds of dollars. I put it right up to the soundhole and let it run for a few days. Same with the case. The small disappears.
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AussieJames
Posted 2010-04-21 9:14 AM (#3607 - in reply to #3601)
Subject: Re: How do I get cigarette smoke out of my CS 257?



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Location: Brisbane Australia		I tried to get something like Ozium here.......They looked at me like I was Chinese......

BHB.....I know about the small........It's the smell I'm interested in!!

The 12st Adamas I just bought here reeks!!

AJ :D
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stonebobbo
Posted 2010-04-21 12:22 PM (#3608 - in reply to #3601)
Subject: Re: How do I get cigarette smoke out of my CS 257?



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Location: Tennessee
Originally posted by AussieJames:
.......They looked at me like I was Chinese.....
What a coincidence. :)
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numbfingers
Posted 2010-04-21 3:58 PM (#3609 - in reply to #3601)
Subject: Re: How do I get cigarette smoke out of my CS 257?


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Location: NW Washington State		If you want to start with something you might already have, try putting a dryer fabric softener sheet inside the guitar and case. Don't put the sheet in a spot where it could stick to the finish of the guitar or the label inside. The dryer sheet probably isn't as effective as the Ozium but it will neutralize some odor.

-Steve W.
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AussieJames
Posted 2010-04-21 9:51 PM (#3610 - in reply to #3601)
Subject: Re: How do I get cigarette smoke out of my CS 257?



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Location: Brisbane Australia		Thanks Steve I'll give it a try

AJ
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Ingrid Hansen
Posted 2010-04-21 11:17 PM (#3611 - in reply to #3601)
Subject: Re: How do I get cigarette smoke out of my CS 257?


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Location: Olympia WA USA		I don't think I'll go the smoking route to get rid of the tobacco smell. I don't have the Ozium or the dryer sheet, but I do have fresh ground coffee and a paper bag. If that doesn't work I'll start looking for the Ozium. Thanks for all the help.
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Ingrid Hansen
Posted 2010-04-23 11:45 AM (#3612 - in reply to #3601)
Subject: Re: How do I get cigarette smoke out of my CS 257?


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Location: Olympia WA USA		The coffee grounds worked! I put the fresh ground coffee into a paper envelope and sealed it up with scotch tape. I took the cover off of the back and put in the envelope. After 24 hours, the smell is gone. Yeah!
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BT717
Posted 2010-04-23 12:44 PM (#3613 - in reply to #3601)
Subject: Re: How do I get cigarette smoke out of my CS 257?


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Location: Vernon CT		With the price of coffee the little spray "can" of Ozium may have been cheaper! ;) :D
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load.toad
Posted 2010-04-25 1:20 AM (#3614 - in reply to #3601)
Subject: Re: How do I get cigarette smoke out of my CS 257?


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Location: Okinawa Japan		ozium is the greatest stuff on the planet. Spray it on my clothes after golfing so the wife doesn't smell the cigar smoke on my clothes. And drink coffee to get it off my breath :D
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Grif
Posted 2010-04-25 1:32 AM (#3615 - in reply to #3601)
Subject: Re: How do I get cigarette smoke out of my CS 257?


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Location: Up North		I'm glad the coffee worked for you Ingrid.
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