Stinky case

[Burns-bass]

I've recently picked up a Pedulla which is a lovely bass. Problem is that the case smells damp and musty. I'd normally just leave it in the sun for a few days, but this isn't an option (as I live in Bristol, not Bali). 

 

Does anyone have any foolproof and preferably non-messy methods to make it smell a bit nicer?

 

[BigAlonBass]

Never mind...

Edited 6 hours ago by BigAlonBass
What's the point?

[Misdee]

Leave it closed with a fair few of those silca gel sachets inside, as well airing it and spraying it ect. 

[Mokl]

I've just been through this process with an old case that smelt mouldy/ musty. 

 

Febreeze was a misstep in my case (excuse the pun), although anecdotally others have had success. I felt it made it worse (like spraying deodoriser to disguise bad toilet smells), but it's quite likely I executed it poorly. The only thing that worked was a combination of judicious vacuuming of the insides and exposure to direct sunlight/ airing in my garage. 

 

I realise this doesn't help you much, but I didn't think the smell would ever go and it's completely tolerable now after a concerted effort. 

[itu]

You can try ozone. The units are pretty cheap especially 2nd hand. Find a closet that is not in your apartment, and ozonize the case for few hours. After vacuuming, of course. If you can get a cardboard or plastic box that is slightly bigger than the case, the treatment is more efficient. Repeat once or twice. 

[PaulThePlug]

Bi Carb - sprinkle liberally then leave for 24 - 48 hrs, then vacuum out

Bi Carb should absorb the damp and associated smell. 

[Burns-bass]

Thanks all

[casapete]

I’ve heard some people have had some success using cat litter ( unused, before the comments roll in…) 

[Bolo]

https://hg.eu/uk/products/hg-odour-eliminator-for-clothes-and-fabrics

This stuff. Works great getting smells, smoke/soot, pet smells and so forth out of cases, bigbags, upholstery, carpet, draped, curtains, mattresses etc etc.

Edited 4 hours ago by Bolo

[BlueMoon]

3 hours ago, PaulThePlug said:

Bi Carb - sprinkle liberally then leave for 24 - 48 hrs, then vacuum out

Bi Carb should absorb the damp and associated smell. 

This ^^^^^^^
 

I place a saucer containing a generous amount of it and close the case for a few days. If you are careful, no vacuuming and the smell/damp is reduced/gone.

[Burns-bass]

9 minutes ago, BlueMoon said:

This ^^^^^^^
 

I place a saucer containing a generous amount of it and close the case for a few days. If you are careful, no vacuuming and the smell/damp is reduced/gone.

We use this method on carpets and it’s proven to be very successful. I shall try it with this case too. Be a Shane to have to consign it to the scrap heap but I can imagine anyone else would want it like this.

[Burns-bass]

1 minute ago, Burns-bass said:

We use this method on carpets and it’s proven to be very successful. I shall try it with this case too. Be a Shane to have to consign it to the scrap heap but I can imagine anyone else would want it like this.

Please don’t message me if you are seeking a Pedulla case. I’ll sort this somehow.

[Reggaebass]

Shake n vac to put the freshness back, remember that 🤓

[Skybone]

I've had a couple of Ric cases that have suffered from this, unfortunately, no matter what I tried, they still reeked after treatment. They also suffered from the usual Ric ABS case breakages, so I'm assuming that they were the cause of the mustyness getting in to the case.

 

The easiest option was to buy a new case.

[Misdee]

At my local liquor store the Korean owner would routinely spray the very stinky homeless people who made up a large part of his customer base with Febreze and an air freshener called Ozium and it seemed to work pretty well. They kept coming back, anyway. I doubt any Pedulla case has seen the same levels of poor personal sanitation that those poor wretched souls were subjecting themselves to. Might well be worth giving that combo a try.