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I have a small humidor (40 count) that I put a few of those "ACID" cigars in for a month. Needless to say it reeks worse than a prostitute.. the stench is absolutely unbearable.


Any ideas on how to clean this mess up? Is my only option to leave it open and air it out or did the 140 botanicals, herbs and essential oils pretty much destroy my humidor? :sl

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Shot! You could try sanding it down, but I'm afraid the smell has penatrated the wood. Bummer, hope someone else can tell you different.

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Haha that figures, those smokes should really come with a warning label.. or at least some 80 grit sandpaper to recover from damage they cause. :D

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Lesson learned.

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Yeah, unfortunately you have to store ACIDs and other flavoreds in a separate humidor otherwise they will impart their infusion on everything around it.

Looks like you now have a humidor for flavored cigars. LOL Sorry I am not much help.

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:tpd:

go on one of those bid sites and get a new 40ct for $20.

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that sucks man

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I've seen some solid wood ACID boxes that will still have the smell years after being emptied.

You can try airing it out, or putting a box of baking soda or a carbon pack in it and closing it up, see if that helps. If you sand it, don't sand too deeply, most inexpensive smaller humidors are just a very thin sc veneer over MDF.

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Sanding is a waste of time........Burn it.........

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Don't smoke Acid cigars. :tu

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I would try the baking soda...if that doesn't work you can always use it for collecting bands, storing cutters, lighters.

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Agreed !!!

http://ts2.mm.bing.net/images/thumbn...8e94bc1f052cca

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I'm with Adam. A box of baking soda poured in a try might do the trick. :tu
The humi is veneer. Very, very, thin veneer. Take a piece of sanpaper to it and it's history.
If the baking soda doesn't do it, I'd ramp it up to a 10% bleach solution and spray it down or soak the whole inside in it for a few hours. You could do the base then prop the humi to do the lid.
If that doesn't do it, bury it in the back yard. ;)

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You now have a humidor for acid cigars. Just get a new humidor for your regular smokes and you can smoke both.

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craigslist can help problem humidors. sell it as a flavored cigar humidor.

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i agree with dwoodward, this makes the most scene to me. Dont even try fixing your smelly one. Just use that one for your "tastey" cigars and you can get another humidor right now with a CI purchase more than $90.01

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My wife likes those infused cigars. We got two of those small 20 counts when CI has a $15 deal and now she has 2 small humidors just for infused cigars.

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ACID's.....nuff said. Burn it and chalk it up to lesson learned.

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That sucks, one of my favorite things in the world is opening my humi. to the smell of sweet tobacco and cedar!!

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:dance:

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I'll try the baking soda method first and let you know..


ACID - the rebirth of cigars and death of humidors :r:r:r

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As others said try the Baking Soda and if it doesn't work just change that humidors duty to Flavored Cigars as I guarantee if you spend enough time here a 40ct would only last you a month or two anyway. Trust me!:r Find yourself a nice large humidor and have that one be strictly for non-flavored cigars. If you end of spending a lot of time here think about what size humidor you will realistically need and than times that by 4 and you should be fine for at least 6 more months.:D
I have been working at a local B&M part time a night or two a week and the problem you ran into is the exact same reason why when I have someone buying flavored cigars I always ask them if they also smoke non flavored cigars. If they answer "Yes" than I always mention that they should consider storing their flavored cigars outside of the humidor that they store their non flavored unless of course they don't mind their non flavored cigars tasting like their flavored collection. Most guys say they already do that while others thank me as they never realized or gave it any thought. The guys who never realized it I usually offer a water pillow to so they can at least move the flavored stuff to a big zip-lock or Tupperware.

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This. You will find soon you have some favorites and 5 packs after 5 packs you buy, you'll wanna eventually start getting boxes, and that's where storage really becomes an impact. With the cost of most humidors, I almost would suggest just getting a Wine cooler or Igloo cooler right away lol. Save yourself the money in the future.

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I have the Treasure Dome already but I have a load of cigars coming so I was hoping to have something ready because I'm pretty sure it'll be overflowing. If all else fails I'll make a tupperdor. I don't think I'll be able to fit another 80 cigars in here:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17726206/humi/DSCF0095.JPG

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Lol fencefixer... I think it's time to get some tupperware out and get on the ball on getting a cooler lol.

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You guys are bad influence. :sl Already checking craigslist for some old wine coolers...

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:tu:tu

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Placed Acids in as 20 count desktop when I first got seriously into cigars a few years ago...tried everything, baking soda, scrubbing...still smells of it. Burn it and chalk it up to experience.

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Ya know what, I just thought of this. It's a trick I used for years when I had rental properties, it'd take smell out of ANYTHING.
I used it to destink whole apartments, especially smoker's apartments.
Ammonia.
I'd get a gallon, set it out in dishes, close the place up, come back in a week, and every smell was gone.
With your humi, if baking soda or bleach solution don't work, get a dish of ammonia and sit it in a big green garbage bag. Open the humi up and sit it in there, too. Tie it off and come back in a week or two.
I'd really, honestly be shocked if that didn't work.
Don't use lemon ammonia, just regular ammonia. :tu

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Keep it full of infused sticks and use it just for that purpose.....then when the ladies come over you're in great shape! :tu

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You, Shane and Taki heading over there? Llr

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On second thought I have a better idea....send the whole thing infused sticks and all right to the front door of Mike's house! I hear those things are right up his ally! ;)

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Just keep it for other infused sticks. Those humis are cheap enough not to worry about trying to clean it- just get another or a tupperdor or a coolerdor. I love my cheap, roomy coolerdors!

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I feel for you, my wife loves flavored cigars and keeps wanting to buy them when I'm at the tobacco shop, I only let her get one or 2 because I'm not a fan of flavored cigars and I don't want her stuff stinking up my good ones. I finally bit the bullet and bought a second Humi since mine was getting full anyways, she can put her Acids and whatever else she likes in my old one once I get the new one seasoned up.

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:r

I'm starting to have the same problem, my wife loves the infused

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I warned you about the acid mess to start with but you didnt listen...
:gary

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I know I know.. yes you did.. but DC sends love, bishes and our friends needed proof of that. :) The things we do for our friends.. ;)

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Ahish.. I do long time same misteak with Acid cigars in 50 cout humidor. I learn bad too.

-Hapi.

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WAIT JUST A MINUTE! Maybe there WAS a prostitue in it! What aren't you telling us, DC? Huh? Huh?

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Sorry bud, no more jokes from me.


Scott, you rock. This worked. Left a little dish with ammonia in it, a week later and a little bit of airing out - the stench is gone. Great trick, thanks again.

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You can try activated charcoal too I would think.

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That trick was shared with me years ago, I think Colonel Tom Gusky told me about it. It'll take the stink out of anything. Except maybe toofless hookers.