I am now in the process of cleaning a second-hand leather couch. What I found the most effective: enzyme cleaner and a solution of a gentle laundry detergent. Use separately! Disclaimer: my couch is dark brown and so you won't water stains on it. You may damage your leather. Seems like the couch belonged to smokers and unfortunately I also found a stinky cat pee stain. Enzyme cleaner took care of that, but I had to do like 10 applications. You need a lot, and you need to soak it, more is more. I found it most effective to be used first, before any other cleaners, only after vacuuming. It took away a lot of the smoke smell too. A weak solution of laundry detergent for delicate fabrics in a bucket and a good scrub with a sponge seems to have helped with the smoke smell. Rinse well, I used a wet vacuum to help it dry. Also dishsoap solution to help get rid of the residue, basically I had to do at least 2 deep cleans, first detergent, then dishsoap to remove any residue. In some stinkiest spots I used an abrasive cleaner (like pink stuff paste but more liquid) and even a bathroom cleaner. It doesn't smell like smoke anymore and I can't find any stains under black light, but it took forever and if you're not absolutely broke like me, probably save up for a new-ish couch or buy a nice good quality fabric one instead of leather. Although leather is durable and easy to clean messes, fabric is much easier cleaned for old stains, pet urine, etc. You can probably just have one pass of enzyme cleaner and it would be gone. The fabric parts of my couch cleaned up really quickly and smelled great after the first deep clean with wet vac (cheap home-grade one).
Btw, what didn't work well for me: baking soda (removed maybe 15% of the smell but it took so much space and time for every part if the couch to be sprinkled and flipped and sprinkled again...), vinegar for pet urine, it just smelled like pee AND vinegar, don't bother, enzyme cleaners are expensive but in the end will save you time, money and energy, just buy one with good reviews. Also fabric refreshener with odor removing technology, was nice for the fabric parts but did nothing for the leather.
It looks like the answer is fine wet sanding. I looked at the components and it is 99% ground up quartz powder made into a paste. The same thing used to make sandpaper. It looks like they mix it with a little water and some citrus and other scents. So basically the only way to get rid of the odor is to remove the very outer layer of the leather and it would only work if the smell had not seeped all the way through the leather. The foam is easier to get the odor out of because it is so porous. Well done. Thanks for sharing.
I tried this today with the pink stuff, it definitely helped lot and lifted a lot of the smoke/nicotine of the black leather recliner i bought, i could see it when wringing out the cloths (brown). It has been the most effective thing I've tried. But the smell of smoke still lingers (not as bad). I'll give it another go in a few days with more pink stuff, fabreeze, vinegar etc and hopefully that'll do. I really dont want to have to get rid of it, it's in perfect condition & looks expensive. Thank you for the suggestion.
Great knowledge 👏!!! Very informative. Although the wife told son and I that most of the smoke smell comes from the underneath and it's wood frame.. my son found a beautiful blue-ish Grey leather couch, no tears, no holes, no stains...except smoke. We will try the method you had said 1st, give it a week outside and then hit with some bleach, let dry and go with the pink stuff. Thank you. Gives my son and I a project that he will pass down to his families soon..
Thankyou so much for this video!! I was at my wits end after buying a cream leather sofa and didn’t realise how badly it smelt of cigarettes until we got it home. I used everything, tried so much to get the smell out and nothing worked like “the pink stuff” Thankyou xxx
I’m about to purchase a leather sectional for 250 from a smoking home! Perfect condition but was so worried about getting out the smell! Thank you for posting this! I hope it works!!
I did. Unfortunately it didn’t work, I scrubbed for multiple days in a row. I removed the fabric underneath and sprayed. Not sure what else I can do! My couch changed color so I know I removed the outer layer of oils.
Today I wore a leather jacket that I had not worn in a while and while I was waiting at a coffee house for a friend, I thought I got a whiff of cigarette odor, not fresh smoke, but old odor very faint. I thought it was someone around me and didn’t think much of it. However, as the day progressed I continued to notice it regardless of where I was, not strong or consistent, just a whiff now and then. Then when I got in my car to drive home the odor was more prevalent. Upon arrival at home I removed the jacket and held the exterior in my face and the odor was strong. Not on the inside but on the outside. I had not worn that jacket for in excess of, let's see, eight years! I remembered when it happened. The odor was picked up while at a movie. Yes it is true, I have not been to a movie theater in eight years. I had noticed a much stronger odor after returning home from the movie after sitting in a chair a smoker has sat in sometime prior to me. I did not do anything about it at the time. As it happens I had no reason to wear the jacket until today, now as I write this, I can smell the cigarette odor coming off the clothes I have on so the cigarette smoke was transferred to my clothes too! The clothes I will wash immediately and I will shower, but the leather jacket will either be dry cleaned or burned. What happens when you toss a leather jacket in the washing machine?
I really don't know about putting a leather jacket in the dryer! I would think it would be fine as long as none of it is wet. But the smoke will need to be removed and not just covered from the leather. Thats why the pink stuff does so good. It uses grit to remove the oil residue left from cigarettes.
@@BethEHomeAndGarden Actually this turned out much better than I could have imagined. I closed all the zippers and this motorcycle jacket has a lot of zippers and snaps. Turned it inside out, set the washing machine on delicate, medium water quantity, no spin and put in some Woolite detergent. When it was done I pulled it out turned it right side out, unzipped the main zipper, put it on a plastic hanger and hung in the shower overnight. The next morning it was no longer dripping allowing me to move it to a location where I could unzip all the rest of the zippers and snaps, used another plastic hanger about half way down inside the body to pull open a little keeping the body open for air circulation. I inserted a yardstick up each arm to prop open the sleeves for greater air circulation. I plugged in a small space heater and set it to blow toward the jacket and in another couple of days it was finally dry. This is a heavy leather jacket and I was surprised it took two days to dry fully. The day I washed this I ordered some Leather Honey leather conditioner, and a bottle of their cleaner too. By the time the jacket was dry the Leather Honey was in hand. Examining the jacket after it was dry I was very impressed not only was the stench from the smokers gone, but the leather looked fantastically clean. I set to applying the Leather Honey conditioner according to instructions. Now it looks like a new jacket. Just as soft and supple as it was originally. This washing process for leather works great!
@@GL-xf3dj that’s amazing! I actually came to this video because I bought a purse on eBay that was super cheap, and brand new but the stench of cigarette smoke is terrible! I have nothing to lose, so I’ll either try the pink stuff or your method to get the smell out. I’m so glad your jacket worked out beautifully!
I bought a new coach purse on eBay, it was very inexpensive and I really love it but it reeks like cigarette smoke! I’ve had it hanging on a hanger in my hallway for about six months, and it still smells terrible! I don’t mind if it changes the color of the brown leather, I’m going to try the pink stuff. Thank you for the help! I’ll check back and let you know what worked.
Thank you for this! I just took a delivery of a free leather sofa someone gave away, from a smoking house 😫 so I bought the Pink cleaner and some leather conditioner. It’s such a stunning difference, looks and smells so much better. Didn’t fade at all I wonder if the vinegars you used maybe faded yours?
I noticed the brown coming off when I used the pink cleaner, but its possible the vinegar helped that process. I don't mind the little difference in the color. And I also used leather conditioner at the end which helped a lot!
oh gosh! This as happened to me. Just watched your video and at least I feel more hopeful. I hope the "pink stuff" is available in the UK? P.S. You are one very cute lady too! 🤩
1. How much time did you invest to have a used leather couch? 2. What condition is the couch in now? 3. What was the true monetary cost (used couch, delivery, cleaning chemicals and your time? 4. Was it worth the time and money with what it have now?
I got a leather COACH backpack, tried vinegar water thorough wipe downs 3 times, didn't work. Next I tried to put dryer sheets in there for 24 hours, didn't work. Tried to wipe it with dryer sheets, didn't work. Also read to use citrus peels so I tried orange peel overnight, absolutely nothing happened. The only thing that did a little was unzip and let it sit overnight. I guess the Pink Stuff is up next
Good luck to you! Let me know if it works for you please! Also, make sure you wash the liner fabric on the inside really well. It seems like the odor sticks to the leather the most of all, but all parts need to be treated. The pink stuff works well to remove the odor from the leather.
No I did not. It wasn't an issue for us to leave it. We don't have any small animals that could get up inside, and it makes it easier to find lost objects with the cloth off
you really have to look every day if you wanna get good deals, and be the first to reply to someone that is selling something that you’re interested in. Most people will not help you move or deliver, but that’s why you’re getting it at such a good price! Every area has good deals, he just need to be consistent and looking for them. Good luck!
I used the Pink Stuff on my Coach purse. It got 98% of the horrible cigarette smoke smell out. I scrubbed the purse and soaked it in water with the Pink Stuff. I rinsed it and let the purse dry outside. It smells great and I can use the bag now!! Thanks for the suggestion!!
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I am now in the process of cleaning a second-hand leather couch. What I found the most effective: enzyme cleaner and a solution of a gentle laundry detergent. Use separately! Disclaimer: my couch is dark brown and so you won't water stains on it. You may damage your leather.
Seems like the couch belonged to smokers and unfortunately I also found a stinky cat pee stain. Enzyme cleaner took care of that, but I had to do like 10 applications. You need a lot, and you need to soak it, more is more. I found it most effective to be used first, before any other cleaners, only after vacuuming. It took away a lot of the smoke smell too. A weak solution of laundry detergent for delicate fabrics in a bucket and a good scrub with a sponge seems to have helped with the smoke smell. Rinse well, I used a wet vacuum to help it dry. Also dishsoap solution to help get rid of the residue, basically I had to do at least 2 deep cleans, first detergent, then dishsoap to remove any residue. In some stinkiest spots I used an abrasive cleaner (like pink stuff paste but more liquid) and even a bathroom cleaner.
It doesn't smell like smoke anymore and I can't find any stains under black light, but it took forever and if you're not absolutely broke like me, probably save up for a new-ish couch or buy a nice good quality fabric one instead of leather. Although leather is durable and easy to clean messes, fabric is much easier cleaned for old stains, pet urine, etc. You can probably just have one pass of enzyme cleaner and it would be gone. The fabric parts of my couch cleaned up really quickly and smelled great after the first deep clean with wet vac (cheap home-grade one).
Btw, what didn't work well for me: baking soda (removed maybe 15% of the smell but it took so much space and time for every part if the couch to be sprinkled and flipped and sprinkled again...), vinegar for pet urine, it just smelled like pee AND vinegar, don't bother, enzyme cleaners are expensive but in the end will save you time, money and energy, just buy one with good reviews. Also fabric refreshener with odor removing technology, was nice for the fabric parts but did nothing for the leather.
Did this process lighten your dark leather?
@kaypea4685 no, it didn't affect the color at all! I will say though that it took 3 or 4 bottles of enzyme cleaner, which was not that cheap
It looks like the answer is fine wet sanding. I looked at the components and it is 99% ground up quartz powder made into a paste. The same thing used to make sandpaper. It looks like they mix it with a little water and some citrus and other scents. So basically the only way to get rid of the odor is to remove the very outer layer of the leather and it would only work if the smell had not seeped all the way through the leather. The foam is easier to get the odor out of because it is so porous. Well done. Thanks for sharing.
Yes exactly!! The cigarette oils is what makes it so hard to remove. And the sanding def takes it off the finish.
I appreciate your kind words :)
I tried this today with the pink stuff, it definitely helped lot and lifted a lot of the smoke/nicotine of the black leather recliner i bought, i could see it when wringing out the cloths (brown). It has been the most effective thing I've tried. But the smell of smoke still lingers (not as bad). I'll give it another go in a few days with more pink stuff, fabreeze, vinegar etc and hopefully that'll do. I really dont want to have to get rid of it, it's in perfect condition & looks expensive. Thank you for the suggestion.
Have you taken the underskirting fabric out? Take that out, and make sure to spray the wooden frame and foam under the recliner REALLY well
Can we get an update?
Great knowledge 👏!!! Very informative. Although the wife told son and I that most of the smoke smell comes from the underneath and it's wood frame.. my son found a beautiful blue-ish Grey leather couch, no tears, no holes, no stains...except smoke. We will try the method you had said 1st, give it a week outside and then hit with some bleach, let dry and go with the pink stuff. Thank you. Gives my son and I a project that he will pass down to his families soon..
Thankyou so much for this video!!
I was at my wits end after buying a cream leather sofa and didn’t realise how badly it smelt of cigarettes until we got it home.
I used everything, tried so much to get the smell out and nothing worked like “the pink stuff”
Thankyou xxx
I am so glad it helped you!!!
It works. Pink stuff paste and spray 👍🏼 thank you 🥳
I’m about to purchase a leather sectional for 250 from a smoking home! Perfect condition but was so worried about getting out the smell! Thank you for posting this! I hope it works!!
Keep me posted on your progress!! We are so happy we kept going and tried this product. Make sure you take the cloth out from the bottom of the sofa!
Any update?
@@BethEHomeAndGarden It still has a faint smell but we are going to keep trying! Thank you!
It’s me….I’m the smoker. 😅 but I thank you very much for this tip. Your channel is great 😊
I am hoping this works. I am at my wits end with this couch. I need a miracle!!
Good luck!! Did you try it yet?
I did. Unfortunately it didn’t work, I scrubbed for multiple days in a row. I removed the fabric underneath and sprayed. Not sure what else I can do! My couch changed color so I know I removed the outer layer of oils.
@@emilykeeley917 OH nooooo! I'm so sorry!
Today I wore a leather jacket that I had not worn in a while and while I was waiting at a coffee house for a friend, I thought I got a whiff of cigarette odor, not fresh smoke, but old odor very faint. I thought it was someone around me and didn’t think much of it. However, as the day progressed I continued to notice it regardless of where I was, not strong or consistent, just a whiff now and then. Then when I got in my car to drive home the odor was more prevalent. Upon arrival at home I removed the jacket and held the exterior in my face and the odor was strong. Not on the inside but on the outside. I had not worn that jacket for in excess of, let's see, eight years! I remembered when it happened. The odor was picked up while at a movie. Yes it is true, I have not been to a movie theater in eight years. I had noticed a much stronger odor after returning home from the movie after sitting in a chair a smoker has sat in sometime prior to me. I did not do anything about it at the time. As it happens I had no reason to wear the jacket until today, now as I write this, I can smell the cigarette odor coming off the clothes I have on so the cigarette smoke was transferred to my clothes too! The clothes I will wash immediately and I will shower, but the leather jacket will either be dry cleaned or burned. What happens when you toss a leather jacket in the washing machine?
I really don't know about putting a leather jacket in the dryer! I would think it would be fine as long as none of it is wet. But the smoke will need to be removed and not just covered from the leather. Thats why the pink stuff does so good. It uses grit to remove the oil residue left from cigarettes.
@@BethEHomeAndGarden Actually this turned out much better than I could have imagined. I closed all the zippers and this motorcycle jacket has a lot of zippers and snaps. Turned it inside out, set the washing machine on delicate, medium water quantity, no spin and put in some Woolite detergent. When it was done I pulled it out turned it right side out, unzipped the main zipper, put it on a plastic hanger and hung in the shower overnight. The next morning it was no longer dripping allowing me to move it to a location where I could unzip all the rest of the zippers and snaps, used another plastic hanger about half way down inside the body to pull open a little keeping the body open for air circulation. I inserted a yardstick up each arm to prop open the sleeves for greater air circulation. I plugged in a small space heater and set it to blow toward the jacket and in another couple of days it was finally dry. This is a heavy leather jacket and I was surprised it took two days to dry fully. The day I washed this I ordered some Leather Honey leather conditioner, and a bottle of their cleaner too. By the time the jacket was dry the Leather Honey was in hand. Examining the jacket after it was dry I was very impressed not only was the stench from the smokers gone, but the leather looked fantastically clean. I set to applying the Leather Honey conditioner according to instructions. Now it looks like a new jacket. Just as soft and supple as it was originally. This washing process for leather works great!
Thank you for this info! I'm so glad yours turned out well! Another piece of Leather saved from the trash!
@@GL-xf3dj that’s amazing! I actually came to this video because I bought a purse on eBay that was super cheap, and brand new but the stench of cigarette smoke is terrible! I have nothing to lose, so I’ll either try the pink stuff or your method to get the smell out. I’m so glad your jacket worked out beautifully!
I bought a new coach purse on eBay, it was very inexpensive and I really love it but it reeks like cigarette smoke! I’ve had it hanging on a hanger in my hallway for about six months, and it still smells terrible! I don’t mind if it changes the color of the brown leather, I’m going to try the pink stuff. Thank you for the help! I’ll check back and let you know what worked.
Yes, please let me know! Good luck!
Did it work?
Thank you for this! I just took a delivery of a free leather sofa someone gave away, from a smoking house 😫 so I bought the Pink cleaner and some leather conditioner. It’s such a stunning difference, looks and smells so much better. Didn’t fade at all I wonder if the vinegars you used maybe faded yours?
I noticed the brown coming off when I used the pink cleaner, but its possible the vinegar helped that process. I don't mind the little difference in the color. And I also used leather conditioner at the end which helped a lot!
You deserve a gold medal for your perseverance, good job! P.S though it's spelled like cog knack, it's said like cone yak, it's a French thang!
Thanks, Claire!
oh gosh! This as happened to me. Just watched your video and at least I feel more hopeful. I hope the "pink stuff" is available in the UK? P.S. You are one very cute lady too! 🤩
1. How much time did you invest to have a used leather couch?
2. What condition is the couch in now?
3. What was the true monetary cost (used couch, delivery, cleaning chemicals and your time?
4. Was it worth the time and money with what it have now?
1. About 5 hrs
2. Excellent used condition
3. $275
4. ABSOLUTELY!
these are awesome questions, very to the point, and awesome answers! Wish they were more people in the comment section like you.💛
Has anyone tried this on a gray leather? Want to know how it changes the color
I got a leather COACH backpack, tried vinegar water thorough wipe downs 3 times, didn't work. Next I tried to put dryer sheets in there for 24 hours, didn't work. Tried to wipe it with dryer sheets, didn't work. Also read to use citrus peels so I tried orange peel overnight, absolutely nothing happened. The only thing that did a little was unzip and let it sit overnight.
I guess the Pink Stuff is up next
Good luck to you! Let me know if it works for you please!
Also, make sure you wash the liner fabric on the inside really well. It seems like the odor sticks to the leather the most of all, but all parts need to be treated. The pink stuff works well to remove the odor from the leather.
Thank you for this
Thanks for the tips
So do we need to do the bleach step? 👀
Or just vinegar and then pink stuff?
Great question! I wonder if anyone else has eliminated the bleach and had success?
How many applications of pink stuff did you do please? Thanks
We applied multiple coats, at least 3, until the smell was removed.
About to try this on a green leather couch I’m trying to save… cross your fingies!
Did it work?
Ha brilliant , you will never throw that couch out all the effort that went in
What I learned from this video is that your husband is a lucky man.
thanks, hiw about upholstered chair
I think an upholstered chair will take a liquid cleaner, so you can get thru the layers of fabric.
Did you put a new bottom black cloth underneath after you took it off?
No I did not. It wasn't an issue for us to leave it. We don't have any small animals that could get up inside, and it makes it easier to find lost objects with the cloth off
Did you try an ozone machine?
I honestly bet it didn't change the color of the couch it just removed the tarish color that smoke leaves.
I have tried everything. What ratio of bleach & water underneath?
50% bleach
Where do you live where you find such cheap deals on furniture?
Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace
you really have to look every day if you wanna get good deals, and be the first to reply to someone that is selling something that you’re interested in. Most people will not help you move or deliver, but that’s why you’re getting it at such a good price! Every area has good deals, he just need to be consistent and looking for them. Good luck!
Where do I find this stuff?!
I ordered mine from Amazon
Can you use this on a purse?
I would think so, if it is pleather or leather! Keep me posted if you try it!
I would think it would work even on vinyl
I just ordered the Pink Stuff. I will let you know how it turns out!
I used the Pink Stuff on my Coach purse. It got 98% of the horrible cigarette smoke smell out. I scrubbed the purse and soaked it in water with the Pink Stuff. I rinsed it and let the purse dry outside. It smells great and I can use the bag now!! Thanks for the suggestion!!
Woop woop!!!! Im so glad!! Now you can rock your purse with style and leave that smoke smell behind!
Sell it to a smoker. Cheeky lol
God bless