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De-smelling an old suit
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stubloom
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Suggest you call either Wayne Edelman at Meurice Garment Care or Joe Hallak at Hallak Cleaners to discuss. Their Manhattan locations are drop stores so they will probably not be there personally. That way they can be alerted to the arrival of those pieces at their plants and call you back upon examination. Tell them Stu sent you.
rossyl
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Vodka. In a spray bottle. Cover the whole garment, ie soak it. Allow it to sink in and soak into the fabric for 5-10mins. Then leave it outside, in a breeze, so the vodka evaporates.
On a suit jacket, make sure the underside of the collar, and the padding, has gotten a good douse of vodka.
It is the only thing that takes the smell away.
Vinegar didn't work.
Febreeze didn't work.
Airing it out didn't work.
Steaming it in the shower didn't work.
Vodka worked.
I did this on a wool/linen suit jacket
On a suit jacket, make sure the underside of the collar, and the padding, has gotten a good douse of vodka.
It is the only thing that takes the smell away.
Vinegar didn't work.
Febreeze didn't work.
Airing it out didn't work.
Steaming it in the shower didn't work.
Vodka worked.
I did this on a wool/linen suit jacket
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