I bought a new leather messenger bag from overseas and apparently they are tanning old school and it smells like a cow, like a live, dirty, manured cow. And since I'm not lugging it around the farm, I'd like to figure out how to get the smell out of the bag. Knowing nothing about "horse urine" tanning process I think they must have used, I'm looking for a way to make the bag at least not smell like a barnyard and hopefully get that "new leather" smell in it. So anyone have any ideas?
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I have had pretty good luck with coffee grounds. Place an open container of, (used wet), coffee grounds in the bag and seal it closed for a couple of days. It will smell like coffee for a few days, (better than urine), and then the smell will be gone. I'm told that the grounds have the ability to absorb oders. After that I would get one of the auto leather conditioners and use it on the exterior of the bag. I use a creme conditioner purchased at Wal Mart on my leather seats and they smell wonderful. It couldn't hurt.
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Why not throw a couple of dryer sheets in your bag or you could also use a car freshener that you hang from your mirror. Throw that in your bag. These may not get rid of the odor but it might cover up the odor.
Seeings you said it was leather there really isn't to much you can do for it. You could ruin the item trying to get rid of the odor.