Rob McConachie wrote:
Greetings!

Recently, my parents gave my wife and I a dresser for our new baby.
However, when the drawers are opened, they smell musty and my wife is
reluctant to put baby clothes in it as it smells.

If it were not for the fact that my dad refinished this dresser for me when
I was a baby, I would get rid of it. But, because it has sentimental value,
I can not.

The dresser is hard rock maple with a (most likely) varnish finish on it.
The inside of the drawers are plain, unfinished wood of an unknown type.

So, if you have any *real* suggestions on how to get the musty smell out of
the dresser, I would appreciate it.


I suggest wiping the insides of the drawers down with household
ammonia,
and letting them dry outside in the sunlight. repeat a couple of times
if
necessary and wipe down the inside of the carcass too. Do not use
the 'sudsy' ammonia, as that has soap in it and it won't evaporate
cleanly.

The ammonia may discolor the wood slightly.

I'd avoid anything tht has its own fragrance added. You need something
that destroys odor instead of masking it.

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