Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Smoke Damaged Turnings
John Leonard
>My daughter had a fire in her apartment building that resulted in heavy smoke damage to her apartment. She and her dog got out all right.
She meets tomorrow with the restoration folks and they will blow off as much soot as they can from her turned items and box them to be sent to me to "redo". Anyone have experience or ideas on how to clean up and remove the smoke smell from the wood? Thanks.
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Steve Worcester
>I don't know if it will work, but maybe natures miracle from the pet store, or fabreeze?
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Bill Hale / The Wood Spinner
>You might try the best. Put them in the sun, partial shade, if you can. Open them up and let them air out. You should be able to charge the insurance company for your handeling.
Good turning and be safe
Bill
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RevDoug
>How about washing them off with Murphy's Oil Soap. It is made to wash down wood. If the pieces are finished to the point of being sealed, there won't be any smoke in the wood to worry about. The soap will wash off any smoke residue and you should be good to go.
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John Lucas
>John
been through that twice at business's that I worked at. I didn't have to clean any wood but odds are the smell is in the finish. Rev Dougs idea about the Murphy soap is probably good. I'd try that first. If that doesn't work try refinishing the piece.
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Bill Turpin in WNC mountains
>Had a house fire in 1984, scrubbed painted furniture with Comet and steel wool. Then found out about a Fuller Brush spray product similar to 409. When we used it on already cleaned objects, the soot stains ran off like water on a duck's back. I have visited their web site and do not find a product that rings any bells. If you have a relationship with a FB vendor they might know what I used twenty years ago.
Bill in WNC mountains
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Tom Deyette (Hudson Falls, NY)
>A gentleman that I work with had a small smokie fire several years ago and he said that they had a company come in with an ionizer to rid the house of smoke smells.
Might be able to look into having the whole appartment done including the contents?
Tom
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Dave Smith(UT)
>I had a house fire a few years ago, the restoration company brought in a ionizer machine that ran for a few days. It neutralized most of the smoke smell. Only warning would be to make sure that all rubber and plastic items are out of the area. the air (O3)put out by this process tends to break down those items fairly quickly.