crosspost - help with removing odors

[Guest guest]

Hello Everyone,

Sorry for posting to both groups but I know these are the best 2

groups to ask

We bought a camper whose previous owners were smokers, I think they

must have been living in it because appears to be permeated. The mattress,

curtains & carpet have been removed & some of the cushions replaced so far

but the problem seems to be the walls, ceiling, etc. Without gutting the

whole thing what can we use? I am going to go into some of my natural

cleaning books & see what I can come up with but would like to know if anyone

has

a tried & true process that they have used? After scrubbing down the

walls & ceiling we are going to paint & I plan to put lavender eo in the paint

as I have done previously & we will be putting in laminate flooring.

Thanks & I truly appreciate any input that can be given.

 

God Bless You & Yours,

Georgia (hahagranny)

 

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[Guest guest]

have you tried putting bowls of white vinegar in every room -? or washing the

walls with the same certainly cheap & easy to try - if it does not work - you

are not out much

 

 

 

hahagranny

; TheEssentialHerbal

Mon, Jun 15, 2009 9:53 am

crosspost - help with removing odors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello Everyone,

Sorry for posting to both groups but I know these are the best 2

groups to ask

We bought a camper whose previous owners were smokers, I think they

must have been living in it because appears to be permeated. The mattress,

curtains & carpet have been removed & some of the cushions replaced so far

but the problem seems to be the walls, ceiling, etc. Without gutting the

whole thing what can we use? I am going to go into some of my natural

cleaning books & see what I can come up with but would like to know if anyone

has

a tried & true process that they have used? After scrubbing down the

walls & ceiling we are going to paint & I plan to put lavender eo in the paint

as I have done previously & we will be putting in laminate flooring.

Thanks & I truly appreciate any input that can be given.

 

God Bless You & Yours,

Georgia (hahagranny)

 

~~~God's answers are wiser than our prayers~~~

 

~~~Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take but by the

moments that take your breath away~~~

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[Guest guest]

Hello Everyone,

 

Sorry for posting to both groups but I know these are the best 2

 

groups to ask

 

We bought a camper whose previous owners were smokers, I think they

 

must have been living in it because appears to be permeated. The mattress,

 

curtains & carpet have been removed & some of the cushions replaced so far

 

but the problem seems to be the walls, ceiling, etc. Without gutting the

 

whole thing what can we use? I am going to go into some of my natural

 

cleaning books & see what I can come up with but would like to know if anyone

has

 

a tried & true process that they have used? After scrubbing down the

 

walls & ceiling we are going to paint & I plan to put lavender eo in the paint

 

as I have done previously & we will be putting in laminate flooring.

 

Thanks & I truly appreciate any input that can be given.

 

 

 

God Bless You & Yours,

 

Georgia (hahagranny)

 

Dear Georgia,I would air out the camper as much as possible, until it is gassed

off the smell will remain.  Beyond that, I have a client in New Orleans who has

a dance school right on the water.  Last summer  a storm flooded the whole area

and left sea life everywhere.  After removal of rotting shrimp, fish etc. I

instructed them to keep the temperature inside around 65-70 degrees, they washed

with d-limonene and some essential oils.  Next they 'fogged, " the entire

facility with peppermint terpenes.   A fogger is an apparatus where you can

combine essential oils, terpenes with water and a little soap to bind the

ingredients.  It allows you to deliver a fine particle mist or a heavy spray

depending upon the nozzle setting.Worked like  a charm, peppermint terpenes are

super concentrated so a little goes a long way. 

Good luck and have fun camping!Be well,Rachel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

>We bought a camper whose previous owners were smokers, I think they

 

>must have been living in it because appears to be permeated. The mattress,

 

>curtains & carpet have been removed & some of the cushions replaced so far

 

>but the problem seems to be the walls, ceiling, etc. Without gutting the

 

>whole thing what can we use

 

 

Evaporate essential oils like lemongrass or litsea cubeba. A customer of

mine did just that in her apartment, with the same problem you have: the

previous tenants were smokers. She let those EO's evaporate on an

aromastream every day until the smell of smoke was gone!

 

 

 

Saskia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

, hahagranny wrote:

>

would like to know if anyone has

> a tried & true process that they have used?

 

Georgia,

 

We have gotten rid of horrible smoke smells by using an ozone generator.

Companies that clean up after fires use these to eliminate the sooty odor.

They're expensive but you can rent them. Hopefully, you might know someone who

owns one. We run the generator for a few hours in an enclosed area & then air

out the space afterwards.

 

Breathing high concentrations of ozone is unpleasant and unhealthy but it breaks

down pretty quickly so we stay out until it's gone.

 

Another thing to consider is that there is some research out there about ozone

reacting with terpenes to form sub-micron sized particles. (bad indoor air

quality - like invisible indoor smog) So, even though I air out the space, I

wouldn't use essential oils in cleaners, candles, nebulizers, etc. in a room

before " ozonating. " Once the ozone smell is gone, I could use the terpene rich

oils if I wanted to.

 

When we travel, we bring along the ozone generator. If we get stuck with a

smoking permitted motel room, we run the generator while we're out to dinner.

When we return, we open the windows for a few minutes. This has never failed us.

 

It sure sounds like a lot of trouble I know but, cigarette smell is not pleasant

and ozone makes it go away.

 

Nicotine stains can bleed through paint even weeks after it's been applied. If,

after scrubbing, the walls are still yellow, you can buy a primer at the

hardware store that is specifically designed to prevent bleed through. My son

worked as a painter and said he thinks any primer will do the trick but multiple

layers of paint often do not.

 

However you solve your problem, I hope that when you're camping the only smoke

you smell is from a campfire. Good luck & happy travels to you!

 

Gail

[Guest guest]

I have so many great answers from this list & those that emailed me

privately - thanks a lot. I will definitely be putting them to use. Thanks

again~~~

 

God Bless You & Yours,

Georgia (hahagranny)

 

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[Guest guest]

What's an aromastream?

 

~Amber

 

 

Evaporate essential oils like lemongrass or litsea cubeba. A customer of

mine did just that in her apartment, with the same problem you have: the

previous tenants were smokers. She let those EO's evaporate on an

aromastream every day until the smell of smoke was gone!

 

Saskia

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

At 02:43 PM 6/17/2009, you wrote:

>What's an aromastream?

>

>~Amber

 

It's one type of cool air diffuser... fan driven.

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

According to the " Queen of Clean " you can try Odorz

 

http://www.azfamily.com/gmaz/queen/faq.html

 

I bought a big container of this stuff at Pet Smart. I think it was about $15.

I use it to remove smoke odors from used paperback books (put some of it a

ziplock along with the book and let it sit for a while). It has done a good job

for me, don't know how it would work on something large like a camper. Also

removes skunk odors <GRIN>.

 

Cynthia

[Guest guest]

Thanks Cynthia, will check on it. We tried cleaning the carpet but we

were not pleased with the results so we ripped it out. We may end up

replacing the subflooring although it seems to be in pretty good shape. Virgil

just got the ac fixed & the filter was cleaned in that. We will check on the

odorzout, the kilz. think I will probably put a little of the lavender eo

in the kilz also. Thanks for remembering & sending the link.

 

God Bless You & Yours,

Georgia (hahagranny)

 

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