[ SECRET POST #7038 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #7038 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Venting Corner

[(Anonymous)]

I have a new sweatshirt that I really love the colour and fabric of but it stinks so badly. I thought it would go away after the first wash as is normally the case with new clothes but I washed it three times already and it still stinks. I'll try washing with vinegar and letting it air out outside for a few days but ugh, I don't think it'll get better.

Re: Venting Corner

[(Anonymous)]

try a vodka spray - I get one of those $2 mini bottles of plain vodka (you don't want dye/flavor, just get the cheap Fleischmann's clear) and pour it into a spray bottle, add equal amount water. You want a 1:1 solution of vodka and water. Spritz onto the fabric until it's just damp and then air dry.

OLD theatre trick. I use it on fabrics I can't wash, like silks - when you upcycle old kimonos, you end up with a lot of nasty basement smell on delicate silk fabric, vodka does the trick.

Re: Venting Corner

[iff_and_xor]

I’ve had some luck with very musty/mildewy fabric when I soak it in dissolved oxygen bleach (like oxyclean) and/or borax. I dissolve the powder in warm water and then soak for at least overnight, but sometimes up to 48 hours when I’ve forgotten about it. Then I put it through the laundry or at least rinse thoroughly. Air drying outdoors probably helped a little too.

It did a great job on some clothes and loose fabric pieces that were in a smelly closet for a few years.

Re: Venting Corner

[(Anonymous)]

Seconding the vodka trick.

I've also salvaged many washable textiles using this method:

- fill a bucket or cooler with HOT water

- dissolve a powder detergent in it (you want to use something with enzymes like amylase)

- fully submerge the textile and cover it with something solid to keep the heat in (this is why a small cooler is ideal, you just close the lid)

- soak 6+ hours

- dump the whole thing, textile and soak water, into the washer and launder as usual

Re: Venting Corner

[(Anonymous)]

I'd love to try this method but I think the shirt doesn't take really hot water well.