Get CIG SMOKE SMELL out of Books ?

[planeloco]

Hi, I have had a number of very nice books given to me which I would like to donate to our local Hospice, the problem is that they came from a SMOKER'S home so STINK of Cigarette smoke (YUK). I would not like to donate them smelling like this.
I do remember reading somwhere quite recently that there is a way to remove Cigarette Smells BUT I cannot remember where nor how...ANYBODY Please give me the answer.
Tnx, Kenny.

[Ice.Maiden]

You know those sheets of Bounce that you put inside tumble dryers? Put one between each of the sheets in the book. You'll either need a lot of them, or do it in stages. Wrap the book in brown paper and leave for a couple of weeks. The cigarette smoke should be absorbed into the sheets - I think!

[Jugglering]

If you google *removing cigarette smoke from books* you will find a myriad of "solutions", most of which seem to involve covering up the smell with another or using an absorbent material but I would have thought the cheapest way would be to simply take the book outside on a dry day and peg it on the line by its cover or string it up to allow fresh air to circulate through the pages (similar to redhead's solution). If the weather isn't dry, you could try putting the book into a carrier bag along with some (clean!!!!) cat litter or baking powder - both of those are supposed to remove smells, but these may take a few days to work.

[Ice.Maiden]

Good idea Jugglering, but fresh air alone won't take the cigarette smell away. It becomes inground into the paper - as in a smoky room where it gets into curtains and soft furnishings. Planeloco needs something to absorb it, but also leave a fresher smell. My grandma used the Bounce sheets when my grandad used to smoke a lot, and it definitely worked.

[blackalbino]

buy some cheap perfume/aftershave and spray the books,leave in a confined box,bag spray loads more in there and leave for a day or two! goodluck and godbless!

[zig.zag]

activated carbon is a good remedy
the same stuff you put in a fridge

(carbon filter)

[Ice.Maiden]

Lol - be careful with that one though. the cheapo perfume might make the print on the pages run!!??

[ChuckFickens]

^ errrr, I'd really recommend you don't spray anything on books that may contain a solvent for either the ink or the bindings on the books!

fresh air or baking powder would do it.

or for the best bet just time in a non smoky environment would do it, give the books to the hospice as they are they , let people read them and they will soon be aired.

[blackalbino]

not on the actual pages! tut,tut,tut! on the spine and inside the clear covers!

[spudqueen]

Many years ago there was a fire in our local bookshop. My Mum happened to be walking past when they were throwing all the unburnt books into a skip so she took a dictionary. It absolutely stank of smoke! She kept it in the sideboard and you could smell the smoke every time you opened the sideboard. The smell did go eventually, but it must have taken about 5 years!