Removing mild nicotine smell

[usacomp2k3]

We recently acquired a used crib for our son. The only problem is that the garage that was used to store it apparently was storing some other furniture that had some severe nicotine stink. As such, the crib now has 3rd hand smoke residue. It's solid wood construction with some sort of stain on it. (the Ikea Leksvik line)

Any recommendations for getting the stain/smell out? If all I was going to do was cover it up, I'd put another layer of finish on top to seal the smells in, but seeing as how young teeth have the potential to gnaw on the wood, that seems like a bad idea. So I'd rather try to remove the permeation directly. The best solution would be to disassemble the crib, sand each piece down to bare wood and then apply a finish. I'm trying to avoid that much work.

Any recommendations for less time-consuming alternatives that would come pretty close to achieving the same result?

[dwacker]

O3 fuming works best. Cost about $200 to set up. Probably easier to clean real good and respray a WB finish and install new teething rails.

Don

[Darnell Hagen]

I second the ozone treatment. I've heard that putting things inside a sealed bag with crumpled up newspaper works.

[Mister Pants]

If the piece is already finished wouldn't it just be on the surface? I'm wondering if scuffing the surface, sanding the stained area and spraying it down with something like Ozium would work then hit it with some sealer (just spit balling for a cheaper alternative for all I know it could destroy the finish and force you down to the sand to bare and refinish).

[duckkisser]

if you dont want to refinish it my sugestion is this burn it and build a new one

[dwacker]

If the piece is already finished wouldn't it just be on the surface? I'm wondering if scuffing the surface, sanding the stained area and spraying it down with something like Ozium would work then hit it with some sealer (just spit balling for a cheaper alternative for all I know it could destroy the finish and force you down to the sand to bare and refinish).

You dont have to strip but you do have to clean and seal. Ozium works for molds not nicotine. o3 is really the only way to kill it and even then the most sensitive of noses will pick up on it. We have used a o3 bag for years to kill the funk on antiques. Respraying with a water base will usually work well over most commercial finishes on factory furniture.

Don

[Mister Pants]

Good to know, I knew it was a neutralizer but wasn't too sure. I know it's done well with standard tobacco odor in a room, but directly on a substance not sure.

[duckkisser]

ill keep this info in mind for future refinish jobs. thanks dwacker

[usacomp2k3]

if you dont want to refinish it my sugestion is this burn it and build a new one

Heh. I'm pretty much settled on doing the breaking down and refinishing. That'll be this evening's project.

Thanks all.

[RyanLincoln]

Remove the stains before removing the odor. Remove stains from glass and ceramic, such a vases and bowls, by scrubbing with soap and hot salt water. Remove stains from all clothes or fabric material. Soak cotton in vinegar before washing to work out the stain.

[duckkisser]

try a little baking soda works to clean up alot of stuff.

[Dynablue]

Shellac is a very good barrier coat and non-toxic when gnawed upon. Know of a guy who had a fire in his shop and it reeked of smoke. He sprayed a coat of shellac on the walls, let the joint air out for a couple hours and no more smoke smell.

[duckkisser]

so how did you get the smell out?

[Derwood]

It's not nicotine your smelling. That's a product added to the tobacco that you smell. Just saying.