[GreenKeys] Before I give it a try, anyone washed the horsehair padding from a 15's cover

[Pete Lancashire]

This seems to a common hit on the inter-webs

Add one cup of white vinegar (to water and laundry detergent) Vinegar is
slightly acidic and will break down the smoke and tar molecules that create
the smell.

Guess will find out tomorrow.

On Sun, May 28, 2017 at 8:40 PM, drlegendre . <drlegendre at gmail.com> wrote:

> If you have cigarette tar in that lining material, I'd not even think
> about using any water-based solutions. While I'm talking straight out of my
> arse, here, I'd suggest going directly to a dry cleaning type solvent like
> carbon tet or trichlor / perchlor et al.
>
> Hate to say it, but chances are you might never be able to salvage that
> lining. Have you a local cleaners that deals with cig tar issues in drapes,
> rugs and so on?
>
> The stuff is completely freaking noxious. And I'm a smoker, as we speak..
> but heck if I smoke inside vehicles or indoors around sensitive equipment.
>
> On Sun, May 28, 2017 at 10:16 PM, Dave Horsfall <dave at horsfall.org> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 28 May 2017, Pete Lancashire wrote:
>>
>> > Normally I would not bother but the smell of cigarettes is just too much
>>
>> As a rule, I never buy anything owned by a smoker; the stench is just too
>> much, and there's long-term reliability to think of (and I don't just mean
>> taking care of the equipment as they do with their own bodies)...
>>
>> --
>> Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU)  "Those who don't understand security will
>> suffer."
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