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On Mar 21, 9:55 pm, "Mike Petro" > wrote:
> On Mar 21, 6:20 am, "Mal from Oz" > wrote:
>
> > I want to store my tea in a wood chest/sideboard. The chest is new. The
> > inside of the cupboards are varnished. Inside smells of varnish. I have
> > the doors open to hopefully evacuate the smell. Anyone know of any tricks
> > to speed up this process ?

>
> > Cheers
> > Mal
> > Oz

>
> A fan might help. The more air flow the better. Although you may never
> completely get rid of the smell.
>
> Mikehttp://www.pu-erh.net


Some say that putting charcoal in the cupboard will help soak up some
of the smell as well.

Ventilation is probably the best cure. Use it for something else for
now, and stick charcoal in there somewhere.

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