please donnot laugh too hard, this is serious

[Jon]

gentleman , i am sure at least one of us ( other than me ) has had this problem and solved it . my luger holster has a disinct oder , ok it really smells..bad. i placed it a closet and the whole closet now smells really bad.now this holster came with my luger and they be together (pals ) for a long time since ww2 and i donot wish to discard it .of-coarse if i donnot find a solution ,i am be discared. how does one de-stink there old luger holster??

jon


p.s. i am being serious . thanks

Jon, what does it stink like?


This might take a while but get a couple of boxes of Arms and Hammer baking soda, put them opened, but not on the holster inside of a small box, but big enough to keep the things away form your holster.


If it takes away smells in the fridge, it ought to be okay for your holster.


I am sure one of those ionizers like they show you that suck away ammonia and smoke smells would work also, but I am unsure where you would get one. (Like those demonstrations at the county fair?)


Ed

[Jon]

well mustang, it smells like there in the holster and i donnot know what to try to rid the smell in the holster , actually its kind of funny until you smell it and it could knock you down. com-on guys give me the great idea and solve my problem. i'd like to where the holster for christmas..., ok and my luger too.

[lugerholsterrepair]

Ed is right. I would dump a box directly into the holster and after a day or two shake it out and blow it all out with compressed air. Sprinkle it all over the outside as well. The more the merrier, it won't hurt anything. Jerry Burney


Ed hat recht. Ich w�¼rde einen Kasten direkt in die Pistolenhalfter abladen und, nachdem einen Tag oder zwei es aus sch�¼ttelt, und es bl�¤st alle aus mit zusammengedr�¼ckter Luft. Sprenkeln Sie es alle �¼ber der Au�?enseite ebenso. Die mehr wird das fr�¶hlichere, es nichts verletzen. Jerry Burney

Jerry I didn't know you spreke ein deutch. I can catch it better than i can spell it!


So I hadn't looked, it is JON, sounds like (yawn) not JOHN.


I had a tool kit that smelled so bad i finally threw it away, that plastic barf smell.


Of course I don't think you should throw the holster away!


Ed

[Heinz]

Old fashioned moth ball are an excellent deodorizer. Especially for any mold, bacteria. I am not sure of the effect on the leather. I would try the baking sodafirst. If that does not work, put a half dozen mothballs in a shoe box with it, then remove the moth ball oder with another baking soda treatment.

[lugerholsterrepair]

Jon, etc. even though you are working with holsters, I can recommend a couple of products that remove odors - they are tested and designed for catterys, specifically for urine and territory marking. Therefore I am sure that it could and would work for this specific problem too. Most of these products are in the US. Will give telephone contact numbers. Ranked in order of best products first.


Tuff Oxi 310-574-3252; Urine Erase 519-285-2083 (Canada); Dumb Cat Antimarking 760-433-5696; Mother Nature's Odor R'mver 800-333-7254; and Odorzout Stop Odors Pet Powder 800-887-8465.


Even though baking soda can and will work, it does not work on some chemical compositions and it does not hurt to have a back up product! Good Luck, Ellie Burney

Try putting some sheets a Bounce in it. Bounce is a scented fabric softner that you put with clothes in a dryer. One of the hints for housewives states that Bounce is a good odor remover and should not hurt the item.