getting rid of musty smell from armchair

[sacbina]

just bought an armchair of ebay, beautiful and cheap, but leatherette smells damp and musty where it was stored in a garage

what can I use to freshen it up? not exactly the weather for airing!

[sacbina]

gentle bump

[Gatekeeper]

leather wipes or wash carefully with warm water and stardrops and a microfibre cloth. Some drops of lavender oil under the cushions will help as well

[Rosa]

Bicarb of soda sprinkle loads on even slightly damp if possible without ruining the chair leave and then hoover off. Maybe down the creases as well.

[tharsheblows]

Vinegar gets rid of musty smells. Do a test patch first - if that's ok, spray the chair with about half vinegar, half water then wipe off the leatherette, don't worry if it's soaked in anywhere, and let it dry. It'll smell like vinegar for a while but the musty smell will go when the vinegar smell does. You might have to do it a couple of times!

[sacbina]

brilliant, thank you all

[DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen]

I've used Mr muscle pet odour destroyer recently which is amazing, but not sure if it would be ok on leather. It's about 7 quid on Amazon but it's a massive spray bottle.

[footflapper]

www.athriftymrs.com/2011/08/cleaning-with-bicarbonate-of-soda.html