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["Lynda" <lurine AT com-pair.net>]

Fabric softener sheets work too, speaking of leaving it in the heat.  Stick 
them under the seats, stuff them down in the seats, etc.

Lynda
Members of Congress should be compelled to wear uniforms like NASCAR drivers 
so we can identify their corporate sponsors.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "EarthNSky" <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Tobacco stains


> Febreeze is supposed to be good at removing odors. I like the baking
> soda idea, too.
> Generally, I just try to cover it up...I'd buy some essential oils, like
> rose oil or lemon oil and sprinkle it around inside the cab.  I'd put it
> on the dashboard, the seats, the headliner, etc. Park the truck in the
> sun and let the heat work the oil.
>
> Bev
>
> Lynda wrote:
> > Baking soda is great for both stain removal AND smell removal.  You can
> > sprinkle it all over the upholstry and brush it in.  Leave it a few days 
> > and
> > then use the shop vac to remove it.
> >
> > Lynda
> > Members of Congress should be compelled to wear uniforms like NASCAR 
> > drivers
> > so we can identify their corporate sponsors.
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Don Bowen" <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>
> > To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 6:00 PM
> > Subject: [Homestead] Tobacco stains
> >
> >
> > > I recently made a very good deal on a used pickup.  It is a '93 Nissan 
> > > with
> > > 55,000 miles, one owner and well maintained.  It needed nothing, tires
> > > were
> > > new, oil changed recently, new battery.  It runs great, getting almost 
> > > 26
> > > miles per gallon with my running around.  Its only problem is the PO was
> > > an
> > > extremely heavy smoker.  In fact he died as a result of heart failure 
> > > and
> > > had lung cancer.  I have scraped layers of smoke off the steering wheel,
> > > head rest, gear shift, door panel.  Some places it was thick enough to
> > > peel
> > > away.  With all the scrubbing there are still stains and there is the
> > > smell
> > > of tobacco.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I am wondering what I can use to clean the stains and get rid of the
> > > smell.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Don Bowen  KI6DIU
> > >
> > > http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html
> > >
> > >
> > >
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