I had an ex that used to scream bloody murder when I would clean guns with Hoppes #9 solvent. You'd of thought I'd killed someone, the way she'd go on and on about the smell in the house. So I made me a man cave. We were living in the city, and had a huge old Victorian home at the time that had those three foot thick field stone walls in the basement. So I took over the basement and made my man cave. Funny part was, when I was in my man cave, cleaning rifles with Hoppes #9, she'd come down to see what I was up to, and never mention the smell.

The one gun cleaning product that I find the smell offensive is BALLISTOL SPORTSMAN'SOIL. I do not know what it is about that smell but it is a real turn off for me. Birchwood Casey is a good smelling product, Hoppes I grew up with and is like a cologne to me. Which ones do you hate the smell of?