How To Remove Unwanted Odors From Books | Smoke, Mildew, Old Book Smell from Manga, Comics, etc
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ส.ค. 2024
- A bit of a different video than I typically make, I wanted to provide some advice for a situation that I'm sure many book readers and collectors find themselves in from time to time.
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th-cam.com/video/k8JTHfl2fD4/w-d-xo.html Is where the actual tip is, everything before is me explaining the situation I found myself in and why I landed on doing this rather than some other strategies.
Great tip! Just one question. Does the dryer sheets leave any impression or marks where you can see where it was placed in the book? Thanks!
I just lost everything in a house fire this past Monday, except for 85% of my graphic novels and action figures. It's mostly smoke damage, the fire just went around my action figures and my graphic novel collection (thank god). thank you for making this video I really appreciate it.
So sorry for your loss. Hopefully everyone was safe.
How are you now
I'm so sorry this happened to you
I tried this on some of my second hand novels that I got on ebay and it did the trick. Thank you for sharing 3 years ago. Also, that hat is awesome.
This is a useful tip. I've never considered dryer sheets. I have had similar results with crumpled up newsprint, but that can take several weeks...
This is awesome!!! Thank you for sharing this! I’m definitely going to try this. I get an instant headache if I smell cigarette smoke whatsoever.
I must say that this really helped me with my problem, therefore, I'm really thankful for your tip + video! I tried it with recently-purchased vinyl records that came from an obvious heavy chain-smoker, and it worked great! I just opened up the bag and took a peep to see the progress and the ashtray stench is gone a good 90%. I've resealed it and I'm leaving it to sit for another 3 days, or so. Really good tip with very positive results!
Was just wondering if this would work for a record I got last week. Thanks!
@@wouldbehero Checking back in 1 year later per your reply. Odor gone 100%!
I do something similar whenever I ship a book that I sell on eBay or Amazon. I do kind of like what you do with the sheets, then I put it in a paper lunch bag, and then a polymailer. I noticed that the paper bag kind of absorbs some of the scent from the sheets, and kind of helps the cover get deodorized as well.
The man with a plan!
It’s one of those situations where you find yourself saying,
“why didn’t I think of that”
Worked flawlessly ❤
I was going to give some books, that i bought at a yard sale, to the Goodwill store because of the stale-cigarette smoke smell. I will try this idea first. Thank you for the tip.
Thanks for the tip, I will try it and check back in once I try it out! Cheers!
That happened to me this fall when I bought a box of used manga about 4 towns away. I didn’t realize the Smokey/old bookstore smell until I was home. I cleaned all the books with a cloth and pledge. Then I put them in a large tote with Gonzo odor air magnet left it for little over a week and it worked like a charm. I was going to use bounce sheets but was worried they’d smell like bounce. It’s nice to know the bounce smell goes away too.
Are the Gonzo odor air magnet things still worth buying or have you found something better? since your comment is 2 years old :P
Thank you very much for the dryer sheet tip. I recently got brand new copies of Aria: The Masterpiece manga and they smelled odd probably because of the sellers house. I used two sheets for each book and wrapped them in a garbage bag for 4 days, and they came out smelling close to brand new.
great idea! would’ve never thought of that
Sir you are a life saver!!! I recently bought a haul of goosebumps and baby sitters club books. Was so excited when they arrived but bummed when they had that musty cigarette smell! Going to try this thank you!!!
Hey, thanks for the tips. I am definitely going to have to try this out for this hard cover book that I just got and smelled of cigarettes
Great tip I would have never thought of. Subbed.
thanks so much, have a bunch of graphic novels in storage and just took them out - a delicate operation and don't want to throw them out! this helped
I just received a few smoke smelling manga books from a seller. So this video came at the right time, haha. Like you said, I’ve had them sitting in a zip lock bag with a few dryer sheets. I also found a box of baking soda in the cleaning section that has removable sides. The box has a net keeping the powder in the box. I’ve had it set up for a few days. Hoping to get them smelling better next weekend.
Did it work
@@Katherine_xs it took a few weeks, but they do smell better. I have the books sitting with my others and don’t notice anything.
@@andrewrockzyou Mine has a mold smell :/
I'm usually use baking powder for my little brother's shoes when that thing get smelly due to poor drying, it works magnificently but i never try to use it on my book collection. I think i will try it then, thanks for the information 😁
Very helpful! Many thanks for sharing. I'll hunt for dryer sheets in my area (Phils) and see if I can get some for my old books.
That's a fantastic discovery! I will keep this in mind in case I ever come across this issue (hopefully never).
I wrapped my book in press and seal paper with the dryer sheets to help keep things sealed off. Placed in ziploc as well.
I've recently used a small, thin air freshener from a car wash facility for a copy of Jupiter's Legacy (*the first issue, not a paperback collected edition) I ordered from eBay. Then I put it with a comic in a mylar comic bag to seal it and help contain the clean smell.
Will it work better if the dryer sheets are scented or unscented?
I tried this on some tobacco smoke smelling books and it work a treat. After ten days not a hint of smoke. Thanks for your great zdvice
I purchased a book used and it arrived with a musky smell. Thanks for this tip. I will give it a try.
I recently bought someone's complete set of the original cardcaptor sakura manga for a pretty penny and was super bummed when they arrived smelling completely of tobacco 😭 really hoping this method helps because I already tried baking soda in a box and it didn't do much 🤞🏼
Thank you so much for the suggestion!!!!!
Just picked up a midi controller and the box smells strong of cigarettes and the controller does as well. I'm going to definitely try this. Hope it works on Plastic and rubber too. Thanks for the content.
Good tip! If I ever run into that, I will give it a shot.
I just bought a manga secound hand and I can smell a small sent of mildew can this effect my other manga ? When I do this method and the smell comes out will the mildew bacteria be gone ??
Bro, I saw your vid, ordered some used books, bam smoke smell, didn't panic, looked this video up again and I just finished putting dryer sheets in them 🤞
Thanks for this video, I have the same issue, I will try that out. 👍🏻
it works, thank you very much
Thanks for the tip. Now I know what to do if it ever happens to me
Great Tip! I will try this out! 👍
Q I just bought a book with leather cover with old people smell, what can I do. help, please.
Love that old sitcom type intro! Too funny 😂
Absolute genius!! 🤩
but with the pages , that were touching the dryer sheets- could you smell a trace of the dryer sheets on those pages??
Just tried this. After 10 days in a container with a dryer sheet in 40 manga volumes it has stained two pages in each book...
That's because all dryer sheets are full of chemicals. This guy is brainless, he swears he came up with this stupid idea but idiots have been doing this for decades. You are trading one chemical for another, you're just making the problem worse
Thank you so much, I'll be trying this on a copy of Diary of a Genius by Salvador Dali. I can't wait to read it this Summer.
I came for expertise & realized I had the answer already 😅 Thank you💯
Thanks for the tip!
Iv been doing that but i tested a book first as my book was a vintage books with Coloured photos inside of it i put 30 sheets in one book hahahah i could not wait 10 days though it took me a day to clear the musty charity shop smell out of it . very happy . ps love the beard .
Bounce sheets in u shape in each book. I will also use those scented kitchen trash bags instead of regular trash bags.
Great video tyfs!
I got a comic from Ebay that smelled pretty bad. Which made me google the issue...which led me here. I'm gonna try the Bounce method, hope it works!
Has anyone tried Mrs Meyers lavender dryer sheets, or unscented Bounce dryer sheets?
My brand new board game has an icky cardboard smell--such a bummer. I'm going to try this--fingers crossed that it works!
I’ve been burned(sorry about the pun) a few times through eBay with smokey comic books. Thanks for the idea, I’m going to go through my collection and try this out
That would be useful! Thanks ♥
I bought a book which was a gift for some one I had done some family history for, writen by a relative of theirs, some 52 years earlier, the pages were quite dirty, and dusty, and was horrified that it smelled so bad, -dont get me wrong i was used to the usual musty odour, this item I could tell had been stored in an old property, or out building for a long time - the book was rare, but not at all cheap, I used isopropanol on the closed or outer edges of the pages, worked really well, [ and some suggest light sandpaper will do a great job on stuborn marks] , the smell disapears almost immediately, and next day it's a regular book smell, but will bare in mind the above video recommendations for any other purchases! thanks bare in mind DON'T KNOW ABOUT COMICS that's a whole new problem -
If this tip works it will probably save me several hundred dollars if this also works for like electronics, shoes, paperback books and pleather.
I was stuck in this cigarette smelling apartment for most of 2020 after a failed attempt to move overseas (and yes the majority of my things were on a different continent when I was in the ashtray apartment so thankfully not everything I own smells like that) and while I did just about every trick in the book to deordorize the place, after I have moved out my things still smell like cigarettes. I'm currently in quarantine overseas (second try's the charm?) so I can't run out or even order any deordorizers without it costing me an arm and a leg but we do have dryer sheets! I will try this trick and give an update in a couple of weeks.
I'm a historical collector, and I collect certain old books..some of which will smell strongly of cigarette smoke. I actually live in Australia, so dryer sheets are an uncommon sight, but I was able to get them from costco. Thank you very much for the helpful information, I'm trying this now with one of my books and I will let you know how it goes!
How did it go?
How'd it work?
@@ttowntrekker5174 Worked like a treat
@@publicenemygelo6204 Worked like a treat
Very good trade one chemical for another
i thrifted a twilight book but it smells a lot like smoke which hurts my head :( hopefully this works!
Nice tip!
thank you!
I experienced that with the first 26 volumes of One Piece. They smelled like cigarettes. I kept the volumes for a few months and then I sold them.
My boyfriend is a smoker I've asked him to move out because it is affecting my asthma. I have around 50 books in the room he smokes in. But I'm going to try this as I want to rescue them. Thanks for sharing 😊
I've never had the odour problem aside from some new books that have an unusual smell that isn't indicative of a new book. I just feel like with dryer sheets there is a oily byproduct similar to perfume or similar fragrance. I'd be worried about something leeching into the book similar to oil staining. Maybe you can correct me because this does sound like a great idea that I'll have to remember at some point.
They are entirely dry and left no residue on my books after a week or more of being in the pages. Maybe there are other brands that would leave a residue but the ones I use do not
They actually absorb moisture just as they do odors, so if you have something like smelly and sweaty sneakers you can put them in the shoes to absorb the smell and the moisture
@@omnibuscollector That reminds me of the time I tried to use a talc like powder to absorb odour in sneakers once. All that did was make my sneakers smell both bad and outdoor fresh at the same time as well as leaving a white gunky sweaty mess after..lol. Sorry didn't mean to derail the topic.
@@omnibuscollectoryou're covering your books in dryer sheet chemicals. Smart.
Thanks for this. I just purchased a collection that had about 50 marvel omnibus books and unfortunately, they must have been stored next to an oil burner because they smell like heating oil. Going to try this method and will let you know the results.
I think I mentioned this in the video but I would be hesitant with color and glossy paper because I don’t know if they’ll leave a residue or mess with the colors. Maybe try on one book you care less about first and if it seems okay do the rest.
I'm curious about the product on the dryer sheet leaving any oily type of film on the pages? Thank you.
I would have mentioned any issues in that regard, but there were none.
@@omnibuscollector Great! Thank you!
Thank you!☮️
Gosh, it's so bad to receive an item that has 2nd hand smoke, will try this out. Thanks.
Really hoping this works for video games too. I got an old N64 game on eBay in great condition, but it has a really strong perfume type of smell the seller swears it didn't have before.
I love books but I hate receiving stinky old ones that have not been kept carefully. It's not pleasant to try to read them when they're too musky.. There's old book smell then there's this 🤢 ugh.
Thanks for the tip 🙂
I’ve also noticed that I’ve received books that smell like an Asian style cooking twice now. (Not a great book smell) I’m using these sheets and a charcoal deodorizer bag so very hopeful it works out!
Gonna try it with my UXF Omni reprint,it's got some strange smells. Hope it works.
I’ve not tried it with anything with glossy paper so I’m curious how well it works myself. I’d say maybe put the dryer sheets in the front and back not against glossy color pages. I’m not sure if the sheets cause any issue against glossy pages just yet and would hate for anything to happen
Great video, just got some Pokémon cards on Ebay and for the first time EVER I felt like I got slapped in the face by a cigarette bar by some cards lol I’m hoping this same method will work for these cards
Im going to try the sheets on some comics that have a smokey smell. Ill let you know
If they explode.
Dryer sheets may help removing the original bad smell of the books, but they have their own smell, which is also not desired. Somebody suggested kitty litter. Haven't tried it yet.
Only if the sheets you get are scented.
i bought an old big batman comic book 2nd hand, but it's old and has that smell... and because I have asthma, I read 2 pages and start having slight breathing problems, so i really need to get rid of the smell (already tried many things, like leaving the book outside, etc... will try the baking soda next :x lol cheers
was your issue resolved ?
@@niyalynn basically, yeah, i was able to read the book with no problem. But I'm not 100% sure what the real solution was because I tried many many things lol perfume, baking soda, had the book weeks in the window getting sunshine, etc. After 1 month the smell wasn't so bad anymore.
@@GeekHazu ah I see, thank you !
Super helpful. Got some books off of OfferUp and they stink like a dirty ashtray. Going to try this now
did it work
yea, did it work?
Thank you so much ❤
smoke smell is nothing compared to, the printers ink which is a millions worse, they use strong perfume to mask the smell of the toxic ink, any ideas to remove this?
I honestly thought i would never get a smoke smelling book ever when I first saw this but after 16 years of collecting I just got my first smoke smelling book luckily is one of the thin "sample sized" volumes of pokemon Black & white so it should be fairly easy to remove the smell w/ this method
Hold up, that Hat isn’t a part of your head?!?
Im trying this on video game boxes
Did the sheets stain any pages?
If they did I wouldn’t recommend this tactic
@@omnibuscollector good point! Lol I’m trying it out now.
how can i start a manga collection in a country like india?
if you are able to order the manga from online and get them that way.
@@Naglfar94 I can order manga online and all, but very limited selection on Amazon tbh
@@bihaanchakraborty6250 hmm amazon has many manga just try searching up a manga title and see if they have another option is ebay and another is this site called rightstuff which be having some manga there sometimes.
The OG Omnibro is a mad scientist theory confirmed!!
I'll give it a shot.
How did it go?
...l bought a very expensive Bible...used...had no idea that it was from a smoker. Beautiful Bible.... horrible smell...l am going to try this ...Thank you ...🧐
How did it go?
Leaving a book inside a container with catsand can also help.
OK thats smoke, what about mildew since it is a living thing?
Throw it out.
This is a very pricy thought, but I wonder if using an ozone generator machine will remove the scent. You can put multiple books in a boxed container with the machine to do it’s magic. It’s super overkill but I guess it’s fine if you buy used bulk on the norm.
Hey! Yeah you definitely can, they make USB rechargeable ones you can get on Amazon for about $20-$25, comes with a sealing bag and I've placed books in the bag for about an hour and it removed the smell. I commented above with a link to the exact unit I used.
@@nerdragegoods Do you know the name of that product? I’m not sure if youtube is censoring the link bc I don’t see one.
@@symphonia792 Do a search for RscCleaner ozone generator
Perfume in my video game manual.
Hey sisters(Or brothers)mdoes anyone have kid friendly manga suggestions 🥺
Card captor sakuras
Guess what? Dryer sheets make things highly flammable. Welders don't use them to keep from bursting into flames at work. You took a non problem and turned it into a big one.
Books are paper. They start out as highly flammable. Welders don't read books when welding either.
@@1WitchyBitch Ha, good one.
I just wanted to know how to do it not the history of your experience!!!
Just purchased a rare _vhs movie book_ ...but stinks of cigarettes and alcohol!
Book is in great condition - but the smell....ewwwwww
If you use dryer sheets, you are only exchanging one scent for another. Those fragrances are toxic
You can use unscented sheets.
damn we be out here dry aging our books?
Dryer sheets are full of awful toxic chemicals, no?
Bro just say hey put a dryer sheet in it end video Maybe 67 minutes do that video
first world problems