Urine Smell: How to get rid of it on elecronics?

[darren01]

I am sure that a few here have found audio equipment in a simular condition. Please bare with me as I tell you of my new found gem and my problem.

By a stroke of luck while driving around late last night I saw at the curb, waiting for the garbage man, a 1960s(?) Hammond Organ.

It weighed a lot more than I can weight lift but I got it into the trunk of my car, Jerry Lewis style.

Missing were speakers and it had a busted line out jack. Other than that it appears to work okay.

Got it home and left it outside (too heavy to lift up the stairs). Inspected it with my flash light. Everything, electronics, spring reverb, amplifyer, looks clean and in good shape but oviously this had been in a garge or shed for a number of years.

The spaces above the innerworkings of the keyboards is filled with the stuff of mice nesting and there is a strong scent of urine.

My project for this summer is going to be to dismantle the organ electronics and keys out of the wood body and get it to fit into a smaller, and lighter DIY enclosure. All new knobs and more. Easy.

However, how do I get rid of the urine smell?

I am leaving it outside for a few days. I will remove and shop vac out the essential innards and store the electronics in the shed until warmer weather.

Everything on this unit is analog so I doubt that I can damage it much with lightly cleaning with ammonia and a sponge.

However, how would you do it?

Thanks in advance for reading this offbeat topic.

[reverber]

I used liquid enzymes to get rid of urine in the carpet of the house I bought. I bought a bottle of it at a janitorial supply store. I have also seen it at pet stores, but for more $$$.

Good luck.

Cody

[johnnyx]

If the smell has soaked into the wood, I would remove the mechanical and electrical parts. These can be cleaned seperately. Bi - carbonate of soda is good for neutralizing odours, or a commercial product like Febreeze. This product is advertised on TV as an odour eliminator, to reduce carpet smells from dogs, or tobacco smoke. Ive tried it when the kids had an "accident" at night and wet the bed. Ive used both, and they both work, I would definately try them if it helps restore a good classic instrument.

[darren01]

Enzimes. Thanks for the tip!

I believe I have some of that in the kitchen.

Again, thanks!


Darren

[rif]

Pet stores sell some "cleaner" which priobably has enzymes to remove odors and stains. Can't hurt to try those -- cheap and nothing lost if it doesn't work.

[kilowattski]

Go to a pet store and get a product named "Natures Miracle". Every pet store I have ever been in has had it. Having had a few rescued un-neutered male dogs in my day, I can tell you straight up that this product is fantastic. Dogs will go in the same spot time and time again, because they can smell the ammonia in their urine left from the last time they urinated at that spot. The best household cleaners in the world can not remove enough of the ammonia scent for the dogs keen nose. Natures Miracle is the only product that I have come across that can elimate all traces of the scent well enough that the dog can not tell he has gone there before. You will be amazed how well it can remove the urine smell.