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Wooooow. That packaging is amazing for all the wrong reasons. I mean, bubble mailers are cheap and easy to find everywhere and work great for ponies.Still, I'm glad he's got a home with you and you'll be working on trying to make him presentable again. That crusty ol' pirate has surely seen a lotta sea battles sez I.
Yikes, I've gotten some smokey ponies before. If it's cold where you are I found a vinegar paper towel wrap and some cold air helped out.
I had good luck with airing out and wrapping them in laundry sheet filled bags. That's how my boyfriend and I got the cigarette stench out of a Chief he bought for my daughter.
I've heard baking soda and vinegar take away the smoke smell, but don't quote me, I've used it and it seemed to work with cleaning at least. I wish you the best in restoring him since it looks like it'll be a challenge! But none the less it'll be worth it when its all said and done Maybe he'd work as a custom? I'll pm you at somepoint asking for the seller info myself as I'm picky about that stuff. Its so disgusting that they'd do that, even at that price its still dishonesty. He's cute though. Hair chopped Barneys work
Quote from: tailrustedtealeaf on February 16, 2020, 06:09:57 PMYikes, I've gotten some smokey ponies before. If it's cold where you are I found a vinegar paper towel wrap and some cold air helped out.Quote from: Leave a Whisper on February 16, 2020, 06:49:55 PMI had good luck with airing out and wrapping them in laundry sheet filled bags. That's how my boyfriend and I got the cigarette stench out of a Chief he bought for my daughter. Quote from: caseysealia on February 16, 2020, 07:34:10 PMI've heard baking soda and vinegar take away the smoke smell, but don't quote me, I've used it and it seemed to work with cleaning at least. I wish you the best in restoring him since it looks like it'll be a challenge! But none the less it'll be worth it when its all said and done Maybe he'd work as a custom? I'll pm you at somepoint asking for the seller info myself as I'm picky about that stuff. Its so disgusting that they'd do that, even at that price its still dishonesty. He's cute though. Hair chopped Barneys workThank you all for your advice! I did end up taking his hair out due to it possibly holding some of the smoke smell (there wasn't much left anyway and I plan to rehair him, although I do think he looked cute with the short hair). I actually tried an OxiClean bath and then let him soak in hydrogen peroxide out in the sun for the day, and it helped with the smoke smell. It also looks like it took the first grimy layer off, so here's hoping I can get him a little brighter with that method!
Ooo what color are you going to rehair him? His original or a new color? Can't wait to see pics, he's gonna look lovely!
Thats so sad!! Barnacle is one of my favorite boy ponies, I really hope you can get him restored, you should update us if you do, especially if the cat litter or charcoal method works, could be very useful especially for us with sensitive allergies :>
That’s no good!! Some people really get me going!
It's like one of Barnacle's own sea shanties.what do you do with a smoky sailor /what do you do with a stinky sailor /what do you do with a skunk-en sailor /early in the moooor-ning!
He arrived yesterday in the absolute worst packaging I have ever had a pony shipped to me in. It was - and I am completely serious here, as you can see from the photos - one polyethylene foam sheet wrapped in either duct tape or packaging tape, I can't tell which. It FEELS like duct tape but it has warnings on it like packaging tape. Either way, that was all he arrived in. No box, no envelope. Just...foam and tape
Thats how the courier companies here send packages too. China Post wanted me to ship a small package to California in nothing but a black garbage bag wrapped up in packaging tape. I was like.. NO. Find a box (for some reason they couldn't use the box I had)
Poor Barnicle. I'm glad he's in a good home now though and he's looking better already. I had a similar experience with a so soft Gusty from Etsy. She looked ok in the photos and when she arrived she was so brown and dingy. It took months of sunfading but she's looking much better now.