My wife picked up an oak dresser that has a faint smoke smell in the drawers.
Any product is clear and will seal the ordor?
My wife picked up an oak dresser that has a faint smoke smell in the drawers.
Any product is clear and will seal the ordor?
In older homes like these, the main remodeling goal is often a more welcoming, more social, and more functional kitchen.
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I hear that shellac will get rid of the odor. Try it on one of the drawers, inside and out.
Wolfman
Yup, like Wolfman said, shellac.
white pigmented shellac
"All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone." Pascal
Thanks. I'll give it a try...
Definitely shellac. I'm staring at a can of Zinsser Bull's Eye shellac and it even says "blocks odors" on the can. I used it on an old cabinet that came out of a barn that reeked of cat urine. Worked well.