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Okay, I don't know if it really is an urban legend or not, but it goes something like this:
I'm assuming this applies to gloss, which stinks something nasty while it's drying.
Anyway, 'er indoors has been glossing the skirting boards and doorframes in the hall today, and as per my advice, she has kept a halved onion in the room.
As of writing (a good few hours since she began) the smell is noticeable...but its doesn't seem quite as acrid as usual. If it's gone by tomorrow, then we'll have proof positive that it works. Will keep you posted.
Alas, 'er indoors did not believe me when I told her that paint fumes have a tanning effect on the skin, and dismissed my suggestion that she ought to do it in her underwear.
'Nah,' she said. 'Just an urban myth, that.'
If you leave a halved onion in a room which has been freshly painted, it will take the smell away in no time
I'm assuming this applies to gloss, which stinks something nasty while it's drying.
Anyway, 'er indoors has been glossing the skirting boards and doorframes in the hall today, and as per my advice, she has kept a halved onion in the room.
As of writing (a good few hours since she began) the smell is noticeable...but its doesn't seem quite as acrid as usual. If it's gone by tomorrow, then we'll have proof positive that it works. Will keep you posted.
Alas, 'er indoors did not believe me when I told her that paint fumes have a tanning effect on the skin, and dismissed my suggestion that she ought to do it in her underwear.
'Nah,' she said. 'Just an urban myth, that.'