GUIDE Smoke smell

I frequently deal with consoles and accessories that are filthy and have been in heavily smoke-infected rooms.
The procedure I follow is as follows:
1. Completely disassemble system/accessory
2. Wash the casing and RF shield in the sink using regular washing-up liquid and a brush (nope, it doesn't scratch the plastic). Just be a bit more careful around the stickers.
3. Clean the PCBs using IPA and Q-Tips. (Yep, takes a while)
4. Clean the cables using a paper towel soaked in IPA.
5. Manuals and other papers gets put into a box that has a bowl of vinegar in it for day or so. Of course, the paper does not touch the vinegar.

Cartridges are treated the same as systems.

Now, everything should be clean and smell-free.

To go the extra "mile", after I assemble the system, I spot-clean the plastic with a windex soaked paper towel, and then finish off by applying Armor All vinyl wipes. The system comes out looking like new (save for deep scratches, etc).

 

For outer casings i use a humidifier and lots of scrubbing.