Laundry question! Is there a way to save this jacket?-VINEGAR did the trick!
I have a down puffy coat that I threw in the wash (like it says) and I guess it wasn't completely dry but my DH took it out anyway and hung it up in the closet. Well the coat and closet now stinks of this moldy/old/musty stench! I've washed the jacket again and it still smells. Is there a way to get rid of the smell or do I just throw it away?It's not that great of a jacket (it's a few years old) but it's super warm! I've thought about getting that dryell stuff instead of taking it to the cleaners, would that work?
Update: Vinegar worked! I did do 3 washes with it but the smell is gone! Thanks!!
I had that problem when I put some not so dry jeans in a suitcase. Whoops! The whole suitcase and everything in it stunk like that. I took a bottle of febreeze, hung everything up around the room and sprayed it. That took the smell out. Then I use a couple sprays of body spray in the general direction of the clothes and that took care of the febreeze smell. Worked great!
I have done the same thing before.
Put a little vinegar in the washer and let it soak, right before you start the wash dump some baking power in there.
After it's washed..Warm up your dryer with a dry towel and a dryer sheet in there and then put the jacket in but turn it on air fluff. It will take a while to dry. ( I sometimes take it out and reheat the dryer and start over) You'll have a non-stinky jacket lol.
Quoting bbmkfo03:
Can I add vinegar & other stuff in a front loading washer?
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on Feb. 14, 2012 at 9:54 AM