how do you "de-smell" old straps etc?

[ewand]

janice&fred

Back when I had the car shop I bought an old 912 from a customer. He stored it in his barn and generously sprinkled the entire interior, seats and floor carpeting with moth balls. Well it was so unbearable we took the whole thing apart-seats, carpets and door panels and scrubbed the hell out of them. Stuff still stunk to high heavens. My dad the chemist/engineer said "lay everything out in the sun for a few days, that'll fix it".
That worked.

I might give that a go if other solutions aren't acceptable. Trouble is, it'll be about 5 months here before the sun is strong enough to do anything

 

[janice&fred]

ewand

I might give that a go if other solutions aren't acceptable. Trouble is, it'll be about 5 months here before the sun is strong enough to do anything

Feel free to send it to us in Florida. We'll give it a few weeks of sunbath on both sides of the strap halves and send it back smelling like low tide

 

[Seabass23]

I've had really good luck with coffee to remove odors. I'd seal it in a container with GROUND coffee. Perhaps use a coffee filter for separation and WAIT. Give it a few weeks.

Edited: Dec 15, 2022

 

[Mark020]

+1. Coffee will do the trick

 

[Seabass23]

Oh yeah, one more thing. Avoid the temptation to brew the coffee when you are done.

 

[Mad Dog]

Utilizing Axe Apollo may or may not be worth the old college try regarding de-smelling old straps…I do it…and it works…but it has the capability of offending a few people…

 

[SkunkPrince]

Tropic is rubber. Dawn dish detergent and a brush. Scrub vigorously.

 

[janice&fred]

SkunkPrince

Tropic is rubber. Dawn dish detergent and a brush. Scrub vigorously.

Like the guy didn't try soap and water already. Rubber, believe it or not, is capable of absorbing odors so it's not always a matter of cleaning the surface.

 

[JwRosenthal]

Mad Dog

Utilizing Axe Apollo may or may not be worth the old college try regarding de-smelling old straps…I do it…and it works…but it has the capability of offending a few people…

I will repeat my sentiment from earlier in this thread

 

[SOG53]

janice&fred

Like the guy didn't try soap and water already. Rubber, believe it or not, is capable of absorbing odors so it's not always a matter of cleaning the surface.

For advice on odor management I would defer to SkunkPrince

 

[SkunkPrince]

janice&fred

Like the guy didn't try soap and water already. Rubber, believe it or not, is capable of absorbing odors so it's not always a matter of cleaning the surface.

Dawn is magic.