Smelly bow help

[Robhood23]

Hey guys,
    I recently traded for a bow and it has a leather grip on it and has a very strong smoke order to it. What is the best way to get the odor off the bow?
    Thanks

[SCATTERSHOT]

You might set it outside for a few days, under a patio awning or something. Anything I can think of that will remove the smoke smell leaves a chemical smell in its place. You may have to remove and replace the grip, though.

Before you smokers get up in arms, it does stink, and if you hunt with the bow it makes a difference.

[Arwin]

You might have to replace the grip.

 I agree Scattershot. Opening day of gun season last year I knew there was a guy who was too close cause I could smell his cigarette. I shined my flashlight on his direction and sure enoguh, there he was. Imagine what the deer smell.

[Grey Taylor]

Good luck. I tried everything I could think of on the used bow I got and it still took months for the smell to go away.

Guy

[allan f]

What about getting some camp smoke on it?  I would try to take a bunch of smoking grass and what not and hold the bow handle under the smoke for 20 min and see what happens.......or spend 20 minutes and replace the handle.

Allan

[2treks]

Pour a box of baking soda over it and let it set over night, buried in the soda. then fabreeze it,any chemical smell will be gone by fall. if that will not work then you may have to replace it.

[jacobsladder]

baking soda for sure..

[jimmerc]

pinesole works and leaves a pine scent and it will wear off after aweek, the leather grip may need a little soaking or just replace it!! i've been using it for years to wash my laundry(hunting clothes) some may disagree here but it works for me!!

[Big Ed]

I soaked one in Dead Down Wind and seemed to work fine.

[Stringdancer]

Windex window cleaner. Spray it on, and let it dry, and give it a second treatment if needed. It will still need to sit till all the smell is gone. I have an armguard that after a year is finally smoke free.  I tried Baking Soda, and every other thing you can think of, but the Windex worked best.  Much easier, and faster to just replace the grip though......

[Dartwick]

I would try Febreeze and maybe baking sada after.
 
But assume you will have to replace the leather. Even a tiny bit of remaining cigarrete smell will transfer to you hand every time you shoot and annoy you for as long as you own the bow probably if you keep the grip.

[VTer]

Do a change a smelly grip-a-long and post it on here. It works every time!  

[Randy Morin]

I second Gregs idea...the "change-a-smelly-grip-a-long has never been done before. You will be the first!!    

[GingivitisKahn]

Lol - before stumbling across this thread, I had no idea there was such a universal problem with smelly grips.

Is the problem that you are concerned that your new bow's grip stench will frighten game (can't see how it could if you are downwind anyway but whatever)?  Or is the problem that your grip-funk is blowing towards you and causing distraction issues or what?

How does one go about stinking up a grip anyway?  The OP mentions a strong smoke odor - what the heck was the previous owner doing, using the arrow shelf to rest his stogies?  

This is turning into a very educational thread.  :-p

[Stringdancer]

GingivitisKahn,  Just by having the bow in the same house as a heavy smoker will get the bow smelling like smoke. I have an armguard, and once had a bow like that. It's just nasty to have a bow that smells like that if your a Non Smoker you can smell it on yourself after shooting it  
 
  :mad:

[ranger 3]

Way back in my wheelie days I smoked and in my tree stand. One time I had to put my smoke down to shoot a deer. I know it's against all rules but it's a fact. That being said, I have since stopped smoking for 12 years now and I can't stand the smell of it on clothes or anything else. Point is I don't think deer can associate smoke with humans, but it sure stinks to us.

[Stringdancer]

ranger 3,  I was a smoker too, but have not had a smoke in 17 years.  I think reformed smokers are more sensitive to smoke than someone who never smoked at all. I don't feel the deer associate it with humans either, it just bothers the heck out of me.

[Froggy]

Just another reason I hate the smell of it...

[Robhood23]

Thanks for the info guys. We have an Ionizer at work that we put in used cars to get the smoke smell out. I am first going to try and use that to see if it makes any difference, then will try the baking soda and dead down wind and last resort I guess I will replace the grip! Thanks again

[Lost Tracker]

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