Getting smells out

[J T]

I put things in a tote with a grilling pan that has baking soda in the bottom below the slots of the griller. We call it the destinker.

[GirlGamer55]

I put things in a tote with a grilling pan that has baking soda in the bottom below the slots of the griller. We call it the destinker.

lol nice name. Well I found some dryer sheets (man those things smell...but its better then stale cigarettes...) and I took the games out of the box along with all the other things and put the empty boxes all in one tub with a locking lid. The games and manuals went in another. I have to many to do all at once so I'll let these ones sit for a few days to a week and check if it helped. If not baking soda time...

[Violent By Design]

fart on it, replace one smell with another.

[fvgazi]

fart on it, replace one smell with another.

All methods thus far have been adequate, but this is by fart...far the best option.

[Sano]

What about a light spraying of Fabreeze? Like hold the Fabreeze up high and let the mist fall onto the box.

[marurun]

Febreeze doesn't absorb odors, really, and enough to affect the smell could damage the labels and packaging.

If you don't like the smell of dryer sheets, you can buy some cheap unscented ones at Target. Also, activated charcoal kitty litter (unscented) is also very effective. Basically, librarians use these same tricks to deal with books that have taken on smells.

[Sano]

Febreeze doesn't absorb odors, really, and enough to affect the smell could damage the labels and packaging.

If you don't like the smell of dryer sheets, you can buy some cheap unscented ones at Target. Also, activated charcoal kitty litter (unscented) is also very affective. Basically, librarians use these same tricks to deal with books that have taken on smells.

Oh, I didn't know that. Learn something new every day. Ill have to keep the unscented dryer sheet and kitty litter tricks in mind in case I run into a smell problem.

[GirlGamer55]

Well while that's sitting in the tubs...I have another cleaning question.

My PS3, bless it, started overheating and showing signs of its age not to long ago (red blinking light, but it powered on afterwards...). I'm scared as hell to open it up but hey if I can open up my PC and clean it...I can open up a PS3 and do the same! Besides I think i'm on a cleaning spree...I want to clean things...and that's unusual for me. Also...I can't replace my PS3, I haven't got the money for one so I need to be sure I won't be breaking it in any way, or hurting it. Otherwise I'll save up the 60 bucks it costs to take it in to someone so they can clean/fix it.

Anyways the questions!

Can/will I hurt the PS3 by opening it and cleaning it with a can of air?

How do I open it?

Is there a better way to clean it other then a can of air/how do you clean a PS3?

And after it's cleaned, is there a way to make sure it doesn't overheat again?

The way I have it now it's in a closed shelf, so it needs to be moved out...i'm thinking on top of the tv if I have it running, and use the shelf space if it's not running.

[KDub]

The PS3 is pretty easy to open if you have the slim or original fatty, never tried a super slim. There are plenty of guides out there with pics that would be more beneficial to you than me typing it out. To just clean it out you mostly just need to get one side off, no need to full dismantle it. Blow out and wipe off and caked on dust especially around the vents, heatsinks and fans.

You can also try the old vacuum hose up to the air vents trick. Just don't use a super strong shop vac or something, don't want to pull something loose.

I have my PS3 (original) sitting up a little off my entertainment center (Use those sticky pads for chair legs on hard wood floors), and try to keep dust around it down. I also have a little desk fan ready to go to keep air circulating around it. Don't use the fans that attach on it, they just pull more dust in and don't set it on top of another electronic, you're just adding heat.

[Hobie-wan]

If you do open it and go at it with canned air, resist the temptation to make whizzing sounds with the fan. In fact hold the fan still while you blow at it. The canned air will spin it much faster than the bearings can handle and your fan will be that much closer to death.