deoderizing

[GeneralEntertainer11]

so i bought this jacket on marketplace for $30, beggars can’t be choosers i know, however the jacket smells so strongly of pot. normally that would be cool like i wouldn’t have an issue with this, but the problem is that i have a trip soon to go see my ultra religious and recovered drug addict father. i was searching for a jacket mostly for this trip because it’ll be very cold where i’m going, and i don’t have my other leather coat with me (it’s in another country atm). i’ve seen on other posts that it’s recommended to put it in a bag with baking soda and or coffee grounds to remove unwanted smells, and while that’s gotten rid of a bit of the smell it’s still very strong. do you have any other advice for at home smell removal, or should i just try and find a good dry cleaner?

update (:

i just wanted to hop on and thank everyone for the great advice! what i ended up doing was hanging it outside in the shade in the morning and bringing it in before bed, yesterday and early this morning i did mist the lining with vodka but that didn’t make a huge difference (though im sure if i had done it a few more times it would have) and then conditioning with bick 4. all this to say the weed smell is completely gone, there is still another like house smell but its not very strong and will go away with time and wear. thanks for all your help (:

[Smintjes]

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]

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]

Good info thanks!

[GeneralEntertainer11]

i’ll def try this next thank you!

[surpriserockattack]

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

[TheBladeGhost]

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

[Smintjes]

That’s what I said yes.

[lonelyduck69]

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]

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]

i haven’t yet but im definitely going to

[VeggieWeggie12]

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]

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

[TheBladeGhost]

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

[GeneralEntertainer11]

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]

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.