Getting cigarette smoke out of jacket

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I’ve just received a lovely jacket I ordered off eBay but unfortunately it smells of smoke.

Has anyone any recommendations for the best way to get the smoke smell out of clothes? When I was teenager pre indoor smoking ban I used to just shove everything in the wash after a night out but am obviously reluctant to do that with a wool jacket! Would like to avoid a dry cleaning bill if possible.

I would hang it on the line on a coat hanger on a windy dry day or even two days if needed, that has worked for me.

Hopefully it might naturally air out. I used to work in retail and someone once returned items that REEKED to high heaven of smoke. She insisted she didn’t wear them and my manager accepted the items back! Within a few days, the smell was fainter.

Wouldn’t you get a second hand item cleaned anyway before wearing it?

I’d sponge it, like the aristocracy have always done with their ‘unwashable’ tailored wool clothes. Hang it out in the air (2 days undercover, but watch for moths), then get a basin of tepid water with eco wool wash mixed in. Preferably one with eucalyptus. Press a soaked and fully squeezed clean sponge into the fabric repeatedly, rinsing the sponge between presses. Inside the entire lining too.

Dry by hanging longer. If any smell lingers try a Febreeze-style fabric spray, but be careful some have scents worse than the original smoke problem. Don’t drench the jacket in those sprays, or even a dry clean won’t shift it.

Personally I’d dry clean the eBay jacket first (since it also clearly has sweat and grime in it) then sponge it each time I wore it after that.

Thanks for the tips everyone. The jacket is new with tags which is why I want to avoid dry cleaning.

Btw did the seller make you aware that the item would smell of smoke? I think this would fall under a “not as described” complaint. Not that I’m saying you should make one, but perhaps they could offer you a small partial refund to contribute to a dry clean. Dry cleaners around me charge around £8 for a coat.

I think someone I knew once put such an item in a bag with bicarbonate of soda which soaks up the smell.

@throwaway100000 no they didn’t say it would be.

On the other hand the ad didn’t have “smoke and pet free home” that I’ve noticed on some ads. Fairly new to second hand shopping so now know to ask about this in future.