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hlthe2b

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5. Try putting in a big garbage bag with activated charcoal for several days...

Reply to yardwork (Original post)

Sat May 5, 2012, 10:15 AM

May 2012

Then I might repeat the sun time.

Activated charcoal is very good at absorbing odors. But, plastic is tough.

If you can't find activated charcoal readily in hardware or home stores near you, just buy regular charcoal brickets and cover them with paper towels to keep the dust off the cover within the plastic garbage bag. Just make sure you buy the kind that doesn't have lighter fluid mixed in.

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How to get body odor out of an old plastic sewing machine cover? [View all] yardwork May 2012 OP

Don't throw it out. NYC_SKP May 2012 #1

Sun alone didn't work. I haven't tried mothballs yet. Sealing it in a bag is a good idea. yardwork May 2012 #2

Mothballs are toxic nt LiberalEsto May 2012 #9

That's why you air it out well after the camphor treatment. nt. NYC_SKP May 2012 #10

Would one of those MuseRider May 2012 #3

I think I tried the enzyme cleaner, too, but I could try again. yardwork May 2012 #4

Try putting in a big garbage bag with activated charcoal for several days... hlthe2b May 2012 #5

That's a good idea. I'm thinking that putting it in a plastic bag with.... something.... yardwork May 2012 #8

I'd just hose it down with Febreze when I noticed it Warpy May 2012 #6

That's where I started! lol! yardwork May 2012 #7

I think your idea of the plastic disintegrating and emitting a smell is in the right direction..... northoftheborder May 2012 #11

It's a hard shell that fits over the machine and serves as the handle for the machine. yardwork May 2012 #12

I see your point. I thought the cover was soft plastic. northoftheborder May 2012 #14

Never wearing out is definitely a reason to hang onto it. yardwork May 2012 #15

Note to self: Never use sewing machine cover to dispose of the body! OffWithTheirHeads May 2012 #13

I had an issue with plastic holding a *taste* as well as smell... Robb May 2012 #16

Paint it? Kolesar May 2012 #17

This is a brilliant suggestion. yardwork May 2012 #18

Krylon® Fusion for Plastic Kolesar May 2012 #19

i wonder if an oil of some sort would seal it in. mopinko May 2012 #20

if the other ideas don't work.... flying_wahini Jul 2012 #21

SEWING MACHINE kaanguler Mar 2013 #22