Comments on: How do I get rid of rubber odour?

Question: How do I get rid of rubber odour?

dirtynumbangelboy — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 06:34:40 -0800

Stinky balls. No, not that sort. I purchased a wine decanter that comes with a stand for drying. Unfortunately, the stand has a rubber ball on the end (to prevent scratching, I'd assume), and has a very, very pungent rubber odour. Is there some way of getting rid of that smell?

By: torpark

torpark — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 06:53:42 -0800

You can remove the odor by using an ozone generator. If you don't have time to buy one, just drop it off at a fire restoration service and tell them the issue. This will possibly result in a premature hardening of the rubber, but that probably isn't a big issue.

By: StarForce5

StarForce5 — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:23:16 -0800

...or seal the smell in. Try painting a coat of clear nail polish on the rubber.

By: occhiblu

occhiblu — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 08:33:55 -0800

In my experience, that smell tends to go away over time. If it's not driving you totally insane, you can probably just leave it alone and it'll go away on its own.

By: hortense

hortense — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 09:47:34 -0800

Replace the stinky ball with a wood ball from a craft store.

By: chairface

chairface — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:24:57 -0800

I don't have a picture of the device so my suggestion may be out of line. Try wrapping the ball in saran wrap before you use it. Seal off the open end with string or a rubber band if necessary.

It probably will go away eventually. Plastics and rubbers tend to give off solvent gases for a while when new. This effect may be responsible for the new car smell.

By: philad

philad — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:12:13 -0800

Our company gave us a bag with some stinky rubber cup holder on it - I threw mine away but a co-worker says he put his out in the sun for a few days and the smell was gone.