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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: oldschoolace on May 22, 2013, 06:32 PM
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Got some a'me grips a while back and remembered they were a bit wiffy when they turned up. Thought i would dig them out and give them the once over for my new build but they wern't wiffy they are fookin rank (http://www.pistonheads.com/inc/images/vomit.gif)
Whoever had them must have smoked 50 a day and had fingers like linda mcartney sausages :(
Any ideas of how to get rid of the smell? Gave them a good scrub and a hot soak which has helped but its still there and dont want to use bleach or owt that may affect them :'(
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Wrap some charcoal in an old sock or something like that, then tie the charcoal sock and grips in a carrier bag and leave, the charcoal should absorb nasty smells and leave the grips more palletable
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It maybe the rubber, as I have some Mach grips that smell like some one smoked 50 a day ;D gives off a weird smell of smokey fire ???
answer ? don't know :(
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I know what you mean Bendy but this is deffo a stale tobacco smell :'(
Cheers Jaymz thats just the old wives tale type thing i was hoping for :daumenhoch:
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:daumenhoch: if it doesn't work after 24/36 hours, try bicarbonate of soda
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Put them in a bowl of vinegar as it absorbs tobacco odours.
But then your grips will smell like vinegar ???
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I opened a complete from the |US that had the same problem. 6 months later I sold the tyres and could still smell the tobacco when I wrapped them up, now the new owner will think i'm a 50 a day man >:(
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it couldn't have been the white ame supersoft from me as i only smoke 20 a day, :D and my fingers look more like cumberland sausages. ;D the ones i sold you had been sat in my shed a few years and were grubby and i did give them a quick clean before sending them off. if it was these one's then sorry. :-[
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ONA deodourising gel,you should be able to get it on ebay,not cheap though depends how much it is bothering you.Put both grips in a bag with some of this for a bit they will come out smelling fresh! :daumenhoch:
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LYNX
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what colour are they clint ???
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Ok so i dont have any charcoal, an overnight soak in tons of bicarb didn't work and neither did some weird shake and vac odour absorbing stuff :'(
Thankfully they are white so have broke out the gumption soft scrub with bleach.... never let me down yet .....:-\
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(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v521/fischflo/noseclip.jpg)
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sealed in a bag of chopped onions overnight :daumenhoch:
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Just a quick update for potential future searchers. The soft scrub with bleach got rid of the overpowering stench of fags but there was still a lingering odour. I sealed them in some tupperware with a egg cup full of white vinegar and a week later the smell is almost gone. Apparently the smell of vinegar will go in a few days. :daumenhoch:
I do think another go over with the soft scrub may be on the cards though, can still smell a faint wiff :(