Airing out post war.

Febreeze. Other options are baking soda and sunlight and fresh air. But Fabreese was the easiest and most effective. For paper spray on a clean tag and wipe quickly. 

I find that once you get rid of the green scum most of the smell goes away. I wash the shell in dish washing detergent  and wipe off the boxes with a damp cloth and then wipe dry immediately. You don't want to get the boxes too wet!

bisel posted:

Any good ideas on how to get the cigarette smell from engines and boxes? Thanks Dave

Dave 

           buy a large bag of cheap charcoal briquets ,the one with out the lighter fluid in them. Put the charcoal in a heavy plastic bag , about 1/4 of the charcoal bag they came in, then gently tap on the plastic bag ,i use a rubber mallet , to break up the briquets . Open the bag with the crushed briquets , put a thin layer of paper on the briquets ,then put your engines or boxes on top of the paper ,gently close the plastic trash bag.Leave the trains in the bag for a day ,24 hr . then open and take your items out, you might have to repeat the procedure a few times , always use new bag and charcoal , easy clean up just through the plastic bag with charcoal away .  techman      

techman posted:

bisel posted:

Any good ideas on how to get the cigarette smell from engines and boxes? Thanks Dave

Dave 

           buy a large bag of cheap charcoal briquets ,the one with out the lighter fluid in them. Put the charcoal in a heavy plastic bag , about 1/4 of the charcoal bag they came in, then gently tap on the plastic bag ,i use a rubber mallet , to break up the briquets . Open the bag with the crushed briquets , put a thin layer of paper on the briquets ,then put your engines or boxes on top of the paper ,gently close the plastic trash bag.Leave the trains in the bag for a day ,24 hr . then open and take your items out, you might have to repeat the procedure a few times , always use new bag and charcoal , easy clean up just through the plastic bag with charcoal away .  techman      

That's a great idea to use charcoal for a deodorizer ... could be handy for other situations too. Thanks !

Thanks guys, great idea's. That charcoal sounds like a winner. 

Sunshine works great and it's no mess!