How to Remove a Mothball Smell From a Fur Coat

How to Remove a Mothball Smell From a Fur Coat
Published: Jul 20, 2011
Updated: Nov 20, 2021
1 minute read

Simple yet effective techniques can rid your fur coat of the mothball odor.

Things You Will Need

  • Clean sheet
  • Drying rack
  • Clean towel
  1. Place an outdoor table in direct sunlight. Lay a clean sheet across the table.

  2. Lay the fur coat right-side up. Leave it in the sunlight for two hours. Turn over the coat, and leave it for another two hours. The sunlight destroys the mothball odor.

  3. Place a clean towel over a clothesline or a drying rack placed outside. Position the fur coat over the clothesline or drying rack, and leave it there for the rest of the day. The circulation of air removes any leftover mothball odor from the coat.

Tips

If the mothball smell remains on the interior of the fur coat, turn it inside out and place it in the sunlight again -- in the same manner as described in Step 2.

Choose a sunny and breezy day to air out your coat.

Take the coat to a dry cleaner if you cannot remove the mothball odor yourself.

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