Cigarette smoke smell

Simple Green and warm water. Maybe a toothbrush to get in the cracks.
Rick

I got a pretty bad smoke smell out of an extension cab recently.  I left it outside on sunny Florida days a few times over the course of a couple months.  Had to store it in the garage until just recently.  It's not bad now.  I used a lot of Febreeze on it, but I'm not sure that really helped much.  The sunglight and fresh air helped more.

Not sure I'd live a LP sitting in hot sun for too long, but certainly sunlight and fresh air will help.

Yes Rusty good idea. I would never leave your guitar in the sun or outside unless you do not ever want to play but again. The heat and shift in humidity will destroy your guitar garenteed.

Different strokes for different folks I would never leave one of my worst guitars in direct sunlight. An accident waiting to happen for sure. I think Rusty has a great idea PRS fretboard conditioner or something with lemon based on fretboard.
Should go along way to get rid of smell and at same time treat the guitar
Cheers Ron

If you don't smoke and don't store it in a case all the time, the smell will go away. Just be patient, clean the guitar regularly, and enjoy knowing it has a bunch of miles on it. Of course you will have to address the smell that is likely in the case itself. Just leave it open and air it out. I would not use any chemicals, whether soap or vinegar, on a guitar finish. Use only luthier-approved products.

We're not talking about mag wheels so forget the simple green and a brush. I don't recommend polishing the guitar either. You could easily ruin its value by polishing out the patina. I suggest airing out the guitar and the case in a shaded, breezy spot. Or you could buy a big bag of activated charcoal from your local pet store that sells tropical fish/fish tanks and supplies, pour that into a extra large tall garbage bag with the guitar and tie up the bag. Let that sit for a couple weeks and that should draw out most of the smell. You might need to change out the charcoal a couple of times. Depending upon the age of the guitar, the formula of the finish, and the amount of time exposed to cigarette smoke, you may never get the smell completely out of it but you will eventually diminish it. Good luck.

I used to take in so much smokey smelling stuff on trade that I would have to leave it (securely) outside in the sun for a day or two.  Whatever it took, otherwise it would stink up the whole store.

Don't see as much of the nasty stuff anymore now that you can't smoke indoors in most states.  (I guess everyone knows that if you have a cat, make sure your guitar case stays closed.  That is worse than smoke.)

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