Best way to get the stank out of a pedaltrain and bag

[SmallEQ]

Picked up another PT Jr (I think this is my fourth) off of craiglist on Friday. Didn't realize at the time, but the owner was a huge smoker. It fucking stinks. I febreezed the board and the bag. It of course helps, but you can tell the stank is still there below the surface.

Anybody got a good idea on how to destankify this bad boy?

[modernage]

Stick outside in direct sunlight for a day or two. Sounds silly, but it works better than most things.

[Fuzzy Picklez]

Or leave it for a while like Moderage says?
Or take up smoking so you don't care?
Your call.

[veteransdaypoppy]

wait, wouldn't that just make it smell more like smoke?

[tashiattack]

Stick outside in direct sunlight for a day or two. Sounds silly, but it works better than most things.

+1.

This will work.

[tuffteef]

Or leave it for a while like Moderage says?
Or take up smoking so you don't care?
Your call.

[hclapp219]

Stick outside in direct sunlight for a day or two. Sounds silly, but it works better than most things.

+1.

This will work.

+2 Also works for nasty gig bags and for when the plush lining of your hard case smells like ass.

[modernage]

wait, wouldn't that just make it smell more like smoke?

Perhaps a more pleasant smoke scent. It would make you wish you were camping every time you packed up your pedalboard.

[Gunner Recall]

Another "leave it in the sun" vote, works amazingly well.

[Jwar]

I hear cat pee helps with odor.

[SmallEQ]

Unfortunately, I live in an apartment building where it would be dificult to depend on the bag being there when I get back.

I think I may hand wash the bag, let it soak in some laundry detergent and hang dry it in the shower. At least the new setup is going to be awesome though!

[mathias]

It's going to sound silly, but instead of using regular laundry detergent, use something like


It'll react with all the nasty smoke smell and then it just rinses out. Follow up with a hand wash of a tiny amount of laundry detergent in warm water, then either hang dry or put out in the sun for maximum de-stinking. Since you can't put it outside, string it up in any south or west-facing windows you've got for a couple days, after washing.

Edit: strangely, the other thing I found that took smoke smell out is pet enzyme cleaner. It also seems to make the smoke smell undergo some reaction, which then just rinses out. (I moved in with my grandma for a bit, and people had smoked in that home for 60+ years, so the walls would drip nicotine when I took a shower. Consequently I spent a lot of time trying to get the smoke smell out of things.)

[CaptainWampum]

Burn a stick of incense in the bag. Repeat until it smells like a Buddhist temple.

[bobloblah]

quit being a little bitch

[theavondon]

quit being a little bitch

This works well for me. You'll just stop smelling it after a while because of the low amounts of fucks you're giving.