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Blowing a fan at an old book to get that musty smell out: dumb or stupid?

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mrc

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With a musty book, best to 'air' it in a dry bright room but not in direct sunlight. Open the book and turn the pages every few hours and repeat depending on severity. Yes, blowing a fan on a book is dumb.

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With a musty book, best to 'air' it in a dry bright room but not in direct sunlight. Open the book and turn the pages every few hours and repeat depending on severity. Yes, blowing a fan on a book is dumb.

 

I do this, but couple it with placing the book in a freezer for 24 hours or so, which can kill mood spores.

 

It's probably a good idea to bag the book, though. lol

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skypinkblu

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Fabreeze

 

Oh No! lol..I've gotten some books that must have been Fabreezed, they smell like perfume, they make me sneeze;)

 

I've heard about kitty litter and baking soda.

 

Don't sprinkle the baking soda on the BOOK;) just open the box, like you do in your fridge and put the whole thing in a sealed plastic container for a few days.

 

Not that I do that, I just bag them and board them Good porous backing boards and with that CGC microchamber paper stuff, it seems to work after a while.

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With a musty book, best to 'air' it in a dry bright room but not in direct sunlight. Open the book and turn the pages every few hours and repeat depending on severity. Yes, blowing a fan on a book is dumb.

 

I do this, but couple it with placing the book in a freezer for 24 hours or so, which can kill mood spores.

 

It's probably a good idea to bag the book, though. lol

 

So if my husband is cranky, I can freeze him and he'll be in a better "mood"?

 

I got up way too early, I'm spacey;) :jokealert:

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Brock

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With a musty book, best to 'air' it in a dry bright room but not in direct sunlight. Open the book and turn the pages every few hours and repeat depending on severity. Yes, blowing a fan on a book is dumb.

 

I do this, but couple it with placing the book in a freezer for 24 hours or so, which can kill mood spores.

 

It's probably a good idea to bag the book, though. lol

 

So if my husband is cranky, I can freeze him and he'll be in a better "mood"?

 

I got up way too early, I'm spacey;) :jokealert:

 

lol

 

I was going to go back and fix it, but that's just too good a typo to remove.

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With a musty book, best to 'air' it in a dry bright room but not in direct sunlight. Open the book and turn the pages every few hours and repeat depending on severity. Yes, blowing a fan on a book is dumb.

 

I do this, but couple it with placing the book in a freezer for 24 hours or so, which can kill mood spores.

 

It's probably a good idea to bag the book, though. lol

 

Just don't mess with the mood spores when they're red... wait till they're blue.

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