Removing fag stench from second hand leathers?

Amber Phoenix · Traffic Copper Joined: 01 Feb 2013 Karma :

Just picked up a reasonable Alpinestars leather jacket off ebay. However the seller is obviously a bit of a dirty sod, it's covered in flies and specks of dirt, which fair enough should all just wipe off. But it totally sticks of fags, not just a faint whiff, but enough to make our house stink on opening the parcel. Yuck! Nice of the seller to omit this from his ebay listing...

Anyhow, any tips/tricks on giving the jacket a damned good clean and removing the stink?
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P. · Red Rocket Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

Another thread recently, you won't remove the smell totally but leather cleaner, feed it the stuff it desires, hang outside etc.

I'd be inclined to get one of those vacuum packing bags, load it with stuff that smells, fill it with oust, febreeze, lynx... anything that is fucking horrendous is large amounts and seal it.

MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

Apparently according to a chemist I know (an expert on cleaning chemicals strangely) Febreeze actually does remove the smell. The leather won't be too bad, it'll be the lining. I had some Hein Gericke boots that made my whole house stink of fag smoke, and I febreezed them a couple of times and it sorted them out completely.
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chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

I had a SH leather jacket that was very musty, 2 bottles of Fabreeze and several days in the garden sorted it. I went to my local dry cleaner, he is a nice guy and we are quite friendly so I know he wasn't trying to rip me off when he said it would be £50 to get it cleaned Shocked

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