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Smell/Odor from door frame?

We sanded down years and years (old house, perhaps built in the 30s or 40s…maybe older) of paint (maybe 10 layers) down to the original wood on a bathroom door and also the woodwork on the door frame to this bathroom door. Doing so removed the paint that caused the space on the wood frame to breathe again. We painted a fresh coat on the door frame molding, but once it dried, we noticed an ammonia/pee smell coming from the area that can now “breathe.” Any suggestions on how to combat this smell? It’s pretty strong.
I should note that I do not want to use a product that will ruin/remove the paint. Also, it’s a rental, so we can’t just remove the frame to check it out….I’m too scared to anyway.

There are a few possibilities I can think of.

The most obvious thing would be the paint itself. Some paints contain a certain amount of ammonia and will smell a bit until the paint is fully cured. The smell can be noticeable for about a week, should be completely gone in 3 weeks or so. Since this is a small area, perhaps you notice it more because there is not as much air moving about.

The second possibility is that the frame was at one time soaked with urine. Not a happy thought, but could be. Shellac will seal any odor into a surface. Perhaps one of those layers of paint was really shellac? This property of shellac has been known for many years, so it could have been done as a solution to the problem. If this is the case, a new coat of shellac followed by another coat of paint should take care of it. Pigmented shellac would be best, BIN by Zinser is an example. Oil based stain block products (Kilz) do not work as well for this application.

Also, if it is some kind of urine smell the pet odor removers will not work without the added work of removing the paint you just put on.

And yes, latex paints do commonly contain ammonia. It is necessary to stabilize the ph of the paint. Without a stabilizer, the latex component causes the paint to become acidic over a period of time and develop clumps like cottage cheese.

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