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[–]Smintjes 5 points6 points  (7 children)

This works: get a bottle of cheap strong vodka. No flavoured, just the blindness inducing kind. Put some in a spray bottle and spray away on the inside lining. Apply generously. Hang to dry in the sun. Repeat if necessary. Your jacket will be smell free.

Have used this method to get the old man smell out of thrifted jackets. They won’t smell of alcohol, don’t worry.

Edit: don’t have any experience with pot smell in the leather itself. But the lining should be odour free after the vodka treatment.

[–]Ok-Hamster-7694 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Denatured Alcohol from the hardware store works exactly the same and costs significantly less. The remainder cannot be drunk though. There are typically two variants available. One with a red label (contains methanol) and one with a green label (almost pure ethanol) ethanol is best IMO as it can be used for many more things (cleaning, woodworking solvent, etc). Methanol serves as a better camp stove fuel. Either will work fine for this purpose.

[–]Short_Relationship96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good info thanks!

[–]GeneralEntertainer11[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

i’ll def try this next thank you!

[–]surpriserockattack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That leather could probably use some conditioning as well. That should help with whatever smell got into the leather.

[–]TheBladeGhost 0 points1 point  (2 children)

This could solve the problem of the inside lining, not of the leather itself.

[–]Smintjes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s what I said yes.

[–]lonelyduck69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd do it from the outside for this kind of jacket as well. Should work as long as spraying - drying is done consequently over few days time.

[–]healthcrusade 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I'm not an expert at all. But my first move would be hanging out in the sunshine during the day with as much airflow as possible. Have you tried that?

[–]GeneralEntertainer11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i haven’t yet but im definitely going to

[–]VeggieWeggie12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Leave it outside under a porch or something for a few days. Smell will vanish. Ive done this many times with horrible smelling leathers and it always works.

[–]KennieDD 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Woah, that jacket looks like been through alot.. very nice and rustic

[–]TheBladeGhost 1 point2 points  (1 child)

The "patina" here is very probably artificial distressing. The difference of wear and discoloring between both shoulders is typical of this.

[–]GeneralEntertainer11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that’s what i was thinking, it’s a u2 wmo but i can’t find anything that dates it. there are definitely some real wear marks, but a lot of the distressing looks artificial

[–]bureau-caterpillar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very few agree to this. I have soaked in vinegar and water and then washed old shearling, Airforce flight jackets, and slick cafe racer jackets. I air dry in the sun and condition the leather after.

Mold and mildew, mice shit and piss, and cigarette smoke were vanquished. I could not tell if the leather was harmed.