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  • Zendora Apr 10, 2010
    Thanks for the tips. I will have to make note of it.
  • jtneeds2know Mar 15, 2009
    For those black stains and awful smells embedded into wood flooring (caused by cat/dog urine))and usually found upon removing old carpeting and padding...I poured a good amount of hydrogene peroxide into a bucket and put an old towel in it to totally saturate the towel. With only gentle sqweezing rather than wringing it out, I spread the sopping wet towel on top of the stain and covered the towel with a plastic sheet large enuough to cover the towel entirely. Let that sit overnight, preferrably 12 to 24 hours; then remove plastic and wet towel from the area. I found the area to be clean of the black stain and the smell gone. If alittle blackness still remiains on the wood, repeat the procedure. The peroxide eats the bacteria and can even eat down to the bare wood which might mean a re-staining of the floor or at least the area that was treated but the stain and smell are for the mos
  • jtneeds2know Mar 15, 2009
    For those black stains and awful smells embedded into wood flooring (caused by cat/dog urine))and usually found upon removing old carpeting and padding...I poured a good amount of hydrogene peroxide into a bucket and put an old towel in it to totally saturate the towel. With only gentle sqweezing rather than wringing it out, I spread the sopping wet towel on top of the stain and covered the towel with a plastic sheet large enuough to cover the towel entirely. Let that sit overnight, preferrably 12 to 24 hours; then remove plastic and wet towel from the area. I found the area to be clean of the black stain and the smell gone. If alittle blackness still remiains on the wood, repeat the procedure. The peroxide eats the bacteria and can even eat down to the bare wood which might mean a re-staining of the floor or at least the area that was treated but the stain and smell are for the mos
  • brainsurg Jan 13, 2009
    for smoke of any kind in cars or home get a cup or bowl (not styrofoam), loosely put a paper towel or 2 in the cup or bowl, saturate with rubbing alcohol. It works on some other odors too. I also use quality coffee. I put some in a bowl, put a little grounds in the bottom & put near any item even clothes that smell bad.
  • brainsurg Jan 13, 2009
    for smoke of any kind in cars or home get a cup or bowl (not styrofoam), loosely put a paper towel or 2 in the cup or bowl, saturate with rubbing alcohol. It works on some other odors too. I also use quality coffee. I put some in a bowl, put a little grounds in the bottom & put near any item even clothes that smell bad.
  • MrDropLover Dec 16, 2008
    There are products available at Just'a drop dot net for privacy while you go to the bathroom, You can keep the product in your pocket for Public use also works very well because It doesn't cover the odour, It stops it right away before you sit. That's why you have to put it Before you go, If you're Canadian you can your products at justadrop dot ca and You'll get some special on the site. Have a good drop. Mr DropLover
  • MrDropLover Dec 16, 2008
    There are products available at Just'a drop dot net for privacy while you go to the bathroom, You can keep the product in your pocket for Public use also works very well because It doesn't cover the odour, It stops it right away before you sit. That's why you have to put it Before you go, If you're Canadian you can your products at justadrop dot ca and You'll get some special on the site. Have a good drop. Mr DropLover
  • up2late Oct 19, 2008
    Sergio702, where does one get ozone generators? While I was out of town, my cat caught and killed a mouse in my living room. It must have been there a day or two by the time I got home and found it. Enough time to stink up the room mightily! I removed the mouse, aired the room, and sprayed a lysol-type antibacterial cleanser on the carpet. The odor remains. What to do?
  • up2late Oct 19, 2008
    Sergio702, where does one get ozone generators? While I was out of town, my cat caught and killed a mouse in my living room. It must have been there a day or two by the time I got home and found it. Enough time to stink up the room mightily! I removed the mouse, aired the room, and sprayed a lysol-type antibacterial cleanser on the carpet. The odor remains. What to do?
  • sergio702 Sep 26, 2007
    I'm a tech for a smoke remediation company and we use ozone generators to get rid of everything from mold to the stench of death when someone dies and isn't found for days (or longer) Ozone reverts back to oxygen and unlike chemicals does not leave behind any harmful residues. Our ozone generator produces 3500 mg/h of ozone.
  • sergio702 Sep 26, 2007
    I'm a tech for a smoke remediation company and we use ozone generators to get rid of everything from mold to the stench of death when someone dies and isn't found for days (or longer) Ozone reverts back to oxygen and unlike chemicals does not leave behind any harmful residues. Our ozone generator produces 3500 mg/h of ozone.
  • Sep 03, 2006
    To freshen up your toilet and bathroom, after cleaning your toilet add a cap full of Ultra Downy to your toilet and let it sit. Your bathroom will smell great!
  • Sep 03, 2006
    To freshen up your toilet and bathroom, after cleaning your toilet add a cap full of Ultra Downy to your toilet and let it sit. Your bathroom will smell great!
  • Aug 08, 2006
    I fell asleep with the oven on. The house was filled with smoke 6-inches off the floor. The smoke smell was on everything; furniture, clothes, even the walls. I peeled and chopped an onion in half and left it on a salsa bowl, one in each room. 48 hours later you wouldn't even know I cooked toast in my house. No odor, all gone, nothing.
  • Aug 08, 2006
    Roll up a few sheets of newspaper and place in a tall vase full of water. Leave it for a day or two, or until the paper is fully saturated. The paper, while sucking up the water, removes odors along with it. Works every time!
  • Aug 08, 2006
    Roll up a few sheets of newspaper and place in a tall vase full of water. Leave it for a day or two, or until the paper is fully saturated. The paper, while sucking up the water, removes odors along with it. Works every time!
  • Aug 08, 2006
    I fell asleep with the oven on. The house was filled with smoke 6-inches off the floor. The smoke smell was on everything; furniture, clothes, even the walls. I peeled and chopped an onion in half and left it on a salsa bowl, one in each room. 48 hours later you wouldn't even know I cooked toast in my house. No odor, all gone, nothing.
  • Dec 22, 2005
    When trying to remove smoke odors, cut an onion in half and put it in a dish. The onion will absorb the smoke odor within 2 days.
  • Dec 22, 2005
    When trying to remove smoke odors, cut an onion in half and put it in a dish. The onion will absorb the smoke odor within 2 days.
  • Nov 22, 2005
    put baking soda on affected area
  • Nov 22, 2005
    Light a candle. The flame of the candle sucks oxygen (and any mild smells) out of the air. Probably not a good idea if you have pets or kids, but works well.
  • Nov 22, 2005
    The best odor removal/deodorizer/sanitizer is Nok-Out. It neutralizes the odor at the molecular level.
  • Nov 22, 2005
    Place containers of coffee randomly in the area that has an odor.
  • Nov 22, 2005
    Clean affected area with warm water, blot until clean and apply fresh ground coffee to affected area and leave for several hours. Works for me.
  • Nov 22, 2005
    To remove paint odors put several shallow bowls of white vinegar around the room and leave overnight...It doesn't simply replace the offending smell with the smell of the vinegar, I don't know why, but it somehow seems to suck up the paint odors....I've found this also works for other household smells too.

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