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Post subject: Re: Getting cigarette smell outta vintage amps
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:50 am
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Scrubbing with armor all cleaning wipe works partly but if you have access. could you leave the cab outside with out speakers or amp head in there. and let the fresh air get to it.


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Post subject: Re: Getting cigarette smell outta vintage amps
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 9:30 am
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cjpeck wrote:
A guitar player I used to play with for years (the guy whose amp ran over the barmaid in the parking lot) had late 70's white strat that for years I thought was a parchment color. That is until I took the pickguard off to clean the pots and replace the 5-way. I had no idea that guitar wasn't yellow! Alpine white under the pickguard, and tobaco yellow everywhere else. Didn't even try to clean it. The strat didn't smell bad though.


Exposure to UV rays and the natural aging tendencies of lacquer also played a part in that discoloration.

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Post subject: Re: Getting cigarette smell outta vintage amps
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 10:36 am
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I'll post a pic of the beast, the amount of yellowing is insane


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Post subject: Re: Getting cigarette smell outta vintage amps
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 11:23 am
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Way, way back we owned a professional carpet cleaning company. We did high end clientele, not sears type of work. Odor removal was part of the job. We used Ozone Chambers or ozone generators in the rooms to get rid of cigarette smoke smells. No water or moisture involved and no discoloration. Worked great. Look for an odor removal/carpet cleaning company. Be sure they're certified by the IICRC or some other certification board.

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Post subject: Re: Getting cigarette smell outta vintage amps
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 11:25 am
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Great tip, supro......thanks!

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Post subject: Re: Getting cigarette smell outta vintage amps
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 11:34 am
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I had a 30 year old Fender 75 combo that smelled like dog. I cleaned it all up as best I could to get the grime out. After that, I left a new dryer sheet in the bottom of the cabinet. Seemed to work for the most part. Only noticed the smell when it got really heated up.

What about Febreeze or something like that?

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