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Old Oct 23, 2015 | 07:36 PM
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Anyone who has Topshop bags, or possibly any of the fiberglass bags. Did yours have a strong fiberglass smell when you got them? If so, how long did it take to go away? I put a set on in August, and the smell is still pretty strong. Have left the lids open when sitting to try and vent the smell out, but still there. Anything that sits in there very long smells as well.
 
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Old Oct 23, 2015 | 07:44 PM
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They will probably stop smelling after a good summer of being in the sun, or after about 5k miles.
 
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Old Oct 23, 2015 | 07:47 PM
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If you apply a light coat of dog crap to the inside of the bags and leave them out in the sun for about three days, the smell of fiberglass will be gone. Just scrape out the bigger chunks and fill those puppies up with jeans, socks and tighty-whiteys! Your friends will never notice the nasty smell of resin and hardener !
 
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Old Oct 23, 2015 | 09:28 PM
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Mine still Smell also
 
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Old Oct 24, 2015 | 05:07 AM
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Have you tried washing them out with a 50/50 Simple Green and water solution ??

Maybe tuck a couple air fresheners in each side for a few months.....
 
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Old Oct 24, 2015 | 06:30 AM
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My boat still smells like fiberglass after 35 years. The smell may always be there to some degree.
 
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Old Oct 24, 2015 | 06:42 AM
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Cat **** might do good...lol....take the. Off leave them open in the sun.
 
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Old Oct 24, 2015 | 03:03 PM
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Thanks for the info. Think I will pass on putting any type of #!*? in them. Fiberglass smell is not that bad. Just curious about others experiences.
 
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Holy ****... Have we finally run out off stuff to bitch about? Damn, I wish my life was so GD good that I had the luxury of worrying about the "fiberglass smell" of my saddlebags.....
 
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Old Oct 24, 2015 | 07:35 PM
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Holy ****... Have we finally run out off stuff to bitch about? Damn, I wish my life was so GD good that I had the luxury of worrying about the "fiberglass smell" of my saddlebags.....
It was a simple question. No need to be a douche.
 
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