cleaning ashtrays.

[jfalbanese]

1 week in. . spent time cleaning all my ashtrays. i usually wait a year and take a chisel to them to scrape off the top inch of nasty. keeping them for my smoking friends. will never make a smoker feel like a second class citizen. they can smoke in front of me, in my truck, and in my house. working up the courage to clean the nicotine stained walls. next project i guess.

 

[Kweb]

Congrats! I hear ya- nothing worse than a reformed smoker. I have to admit though, after vaping for 8 months, the smell of cigarettes makes me a little ill.

 

[mostlyclassics]

working up the courage to clean the nicotine stained walls. next project i guess.

I used TSP. Good stuff, and if the paint on the walls is too badly smoke-stained, it is good surface preparation for repainting.

 

[Thompson]

I was trying to remember TSP but kept coming up with TSR, TRS, etc.

I saw somebody converted an ashtray into an eGo battery holder. I think they used that flower arrangement foam (the stuff that breaks down super easily and makes a bloody mess).

 

[Boiler]

I guess I made myself a second class citizen. After smoking in my apartment and seeing what that did, once I got a house and a new car I never - ever - smoked in them. I couldn't stand my own stink I guess.

Also… Rats! Crossing off flower arrangement foam to build wicks with.

 

[Cloud Ninja]

Great job! Now, just think what analogs do to your house, car, etc....and that's the same thing it does to your lungs!

 

[TxDevil]

I gathered up all our ashtrays (5 that were being used), soaked them overnight with some powerful soap and water then ran them through the dishwasher. Luckily, my walls were painted a tannish yellow already. Haha. The only problem now is that some of our clothes and jackets still reek. I am not spending days and a jug of laundry detergent on washing them all. Hopefully it'll just fade as time goes on. I still go on smoke breaks at work with my smoker friends but boy howdy can I smell it, now.

 

[jfalbanese]

co workers are definitely giving off some rosy odors i never realized were there. bad breath is the one that comes to mind. always have been a chronic mouthwash rinser. still it's a fish factory. you can't avoid ripe areas sometimes.

 

[Beccca]

Am cleaning out cubboards and shelves and threw 8 ash trays out today,,,,,good riddance.

 

[cocacola31173]

Well I treated my car to a complete inside detailing and planning on steam cleaning carpets and painting my walls this spring. I just can't believe how much cleaner my car is staying now there is no more ashes.

 

[TxDevil]

Well I treated my car to a complete inside detailing and planning on steam cleaning carpets and painting my walls this spring. I just can't believe how much cleaner my car is staying now there is no more ashes.

And also no more smoke residue on the windshield!! Had my car washed the day after I picked up vaping (week ago) and my windshield is still clear as day! Who knew all the tiny, subtle things that smoking did!?

 

[Thompson]

I feel bad for my Subaru, stupid burn marks all over the place from lack of attention and/or flying embers. Ugh.

 

[Rickajho]

I gathered up all our ashtrays (5 that were being used), soaked them overnight with some powerful soap and water then ran them through the dishwasher. Luckily, my walls were painted a tannish yellow already. Haha. The only problem now is that some of our clothes and jackets still reek. I am not spending days and a jug of laundry detergent on washing them all. Hopefully it'll just fade as time goes on. I still go on smoke breaks at work with my smoker friends but boy howdy can I smell it, now.

Do it - you will appreciate it. One of the first things that drove me nutz after I quit was the lingering odor in my coat, my man purse, my hats... It's not like you can get away from the odor if you are wearing it. I couldn't wait to run that stuff through a good washing. Other things could wait on getting cleaned up, but those used every day items had to get cleaned ASAP.

 

[Ruth-Ann]

Just waiting for my husband to quit and then it's spring (cigarette) clean time.

 

[rogerxd45]

i finally put the last of my ashtrays away yesterday, except for the one on my patio for friends.

 

[rotorhead]

I smoked cigars in my truck since new ( 14 years ) and it stinks. Never noticed it before. Been smoke free for a month. I can smell all kinds of things now.

 

[RVLT]

i finally put the last of my ashtrays away yesterday, except for the one on my patio for friends.

Idea! How about a few extra 510 batts for when friends come over, "no smoking inside but you can use these if you need your fix!"
They might end up being converted too.

 

[TroyHoot]

i never smoked in the house... so glad for that. My truck on the other hand. Got a severe cleaning, new seat covers. Had a bowl of coffee and a bowl of baking soda in it for a week to absorb stinks.

My 2 big glass ashtrays are now for atty cleaning and soaking with PGA

 

[Bookworm]

I haven't smoked inside since my college apartment. I used a big empty flower pot near the porch to toss my butts. I'll plant a nice flower in it this spring. It will be yet another benefit of quitting, lol.

 

[cags]

I'm saving all my smoking stuff - someday when they get rid of all the smokers that stuff could be valuable my young relatives might benefit