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I had a house fire a while back and lost everything but my guns, they were the first thing the firefighters grabbed. I have cleaned them probably 5-6 times and they still stink a little. Is there anything that I could put on them to make thesmell go away???

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Just a smokey smell? Any water damage? Man I hate to hear that. Hope you and your family recover good over it.

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I have had good luck by placing items in the sun for extended periods. Albeit never a gun. But dry sunlight and air work wonders.
Good luck
okcmco

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Its mainly a smoke smell. I got all the sut off ofthem and they look decent but the smell is the only thing that bothers me. I'll try puttin them outside after the weather gets better.

Wehave our house built back and were moved back in. The fire was on Nov. 9th last year but I just now thought about putting a post on here for help.

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have you tried a tub of baking soda in the gun cabinet. i used some cleaning oil one time on my mini 14 and it smelled terrible. the soda removed the smell in a couple of weeks. now i just leave a tub in the cabinet all the time to reduce the smell of the oils on all the guns. :)

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this is the third time this site has locked me in when making a post. it happens when their pop-ups start fighting with my pop-up blocker. oh well:D

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Maybe you should try a tub of baking soda!:D

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How about this: put the gun in a soft case. Liberally sprinkle (mabye a whole box or more) a bunch of baking soda inside the soft case. Shake it up so the gun gets covered with the baking soda. Let sit for a good long while. The baking soda might leech the smell out of the wood.

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Before you go doing all of this cleaning how hot did these guns get? You didn't say but I am assuming that not hot enough to burn wood or melt plastic?????

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They didnt get burnt, it is only the smell of the smoke.

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I just read your post regarding the house fire. I am a fire restoration contractor here in the Atlanta area. I deal with homeowners contents daily. The baking soda will do close to nothing to remove the odor. Smoke will permeate all nooks, crannies, and crevices. I use several chemicals that are specific to removing smoke molecules, thereby removing odor. You can contact your local "Fire/Water Damage Restoration Company". They can put you in contact with a local supplier. Her is a link to my supplier: http://www.jon-doninc.com/catalog/default.php?cPath=82_2478&osCsid=58d190d8fb8de 3fef86acea7b3950682

A call to these guys would be of use as well. You will at the very least need to break each firearm down to its simplest components and clean each one. Hope this helps.
ethosb