Two other things that sometimes work for strong odors:
-Fill about halfway with charcoal briquets and leave in for a while.
-Sometimes crumpled newspaper works also, something in the ink.
Mary
On Jul 10, 2005, at 12:46 PM, Jen wrote:
It smells like something crawled in and died. I don't believe it is the gasket, since even without the lid being on it still stinks. If it was just musty I wouldn't mind, first time I opened the box, I about keeled over. (reason for leaving it outside,open, for over 3 weeks)
I will give baking soda a try and if that don't work, I am giving up on this ammo box.
Jen
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What kind of smell??
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Somebody gave me an ammo box with has an aweful smell in it. I have tried many things to get rid of the smell. Left it outside opened for 3 weeks to air, left bleach water in it to soak, scrubbed it numerous times. But as soon as you close the lid down that smell comes back. I have even left dryer sheets in the box hoping that would help, but the smell over powers the dryer sheets.
How does one get rid of a smell inside of a metal box?
I hate to just pitch this ammo box since it is in excellent condition other then being smelly.
Hoping maybe someone else had and issue with an ammo box.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Jen
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