aia wrote in Smell of smoke:Hya! Cod anyone with a good memory remind me if there is any topic about a good way to remove the smell of smoke from a book?
Thanks and ciaooo

I had a bunch of Dragon mags with cigarette smoke and got rid of most of it.  And, it cost me nothing.  That's the good news.  The bad news is that it took weeks if not months.  You simply open the front page of the mag and leave it out to air for a couple of days and then turn the page, wait a couple of days, turn the page and repeat until you go all the way through.  This should be done in a low humidity, out of the sun environment, and away from children.  

I've dealt with smoke issues over the years.

First line of defense is to not buy them in the first place. I ask folks selling to me about smoke damage.

But sometimes, you get them anyway.

I've seen folks try using dryer sheets, which sorta works, but then the books smell like dryer sheets which is scant improvement IMO.

I discovered by accident that the hot, low-humidity summer air of an Arizona garage will dissipate the smoke smell after a few months. Don't even have to open the pages. Not clear why it works, but it does. What's left is either a vague faint musty smell or nothing.

Like I said, I avoid smoky books like the plague, but for the few I get, it means I can't sell them for months.

My experience is only with cigarette smoke.

I have started experimenting with this stuff:

MicroChamber Interleaving Paper
conservationresources.com/archival-stor ... 5g-m2.html

and so far, in limited testing it seems to be doing a good job. I have no idea how much to use or how long to use it yet, but hopefully I will figure it out as I go.

Anyone else had experience with this paper? And if so, what have you found works best?