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Thread Number: 90234
/ Tag: Detergents and Additives
Cant get smell out of new Dickies |
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Post# 1148055 5/5/2022 at 14:54 (721 days old) by robbinsandmyers  (Conn) |
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I recently bought several pairs of Dickies relaxed fit denim painters pants. I guess you could call them stone washed. They had a funny smell thats a cross between a petroleum and Lestoil smell. Prob the chemical used to distress them. They're nice and comfortable but the problem is I've washed them 4 times already and the smell wont come out. I had this same trouble with some Carharrts several years ago. Any suggestions?
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Post# 1148057 , Reply# 1 5/5/2022 at 15:08 (721 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Post# 1148061 , Reply# 2 5/5/2022 at 15:26 (721 days old) by mrboilwash (Munich,Germany) |
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Any consumer goods or clothes that have a strong smell of chemicals are a potenzial hazard to your health. Even more so if it smells like tar or petroleum.
If washing them 4 times didn`t remove the smell chances are high the smell will stay forever. I`d make a complaint to the store where you bought them and if they refuse to take them back I`d get in touch with the manufacturer. Good luck! | ||
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Post# 1148063 , Reply# 3 5/5/2022 at 15:29 (721 days old) by donprohel (I live in Munich - Germany, but I am Italian) |
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Try ammonia ...it often works against odours | ||
| Post# 1148064 , Reply# 4 5/5/2022 at 15:29 (721 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
Need a dryer with UV/ozone light to get rid of odors in clothes 😉
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Post# 1148072 , Reply# 5 5/5/2022 at 16:48 (721 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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You know oil cuts oil and if the scent on these Dickie’s is petroleum based then why not fight fire with fire so to speak?
I would try washing them in the hottest water possible, but rather than using a detergent try using a real soap based product. Since its next to impossible to find real powdered soap or soap flakes anymore you could get a bar of Fels Naphtha and grate it on a cheese grater and dissolve the grated soap in some very hot water and add this to the washing machine. Wash them for the longest possible time. Then use some white vinegar in the final rinse to remove any soap scum. This could very possibly work and would be an inexpensive remedy. Oh, and one last thing, line dry them in fresh air, instead of the dryer. Nothing makes laundry smell better than sunshine and fresh air. Eddie This post was last edited 05/05/2022 at 17:03 | ||
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Post# 1148080 , Reply# 6 5/5/2022 at 18:25 (721 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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Last Summer I spilled gasoline on my clothing - white shorts and a blue shirt. I washed them several times, but they still had an odor. I hung them outside in the rain and sun for a little over a week, and washed them again - no more gasoline odor. | ||
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Post# 1148094 , Reply# 8 5/5/2022 at 20:40 (721 days old) by CleanteamofNY ((Monroe, New York) |
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New clothing dye scent | ||
| Post# 1148182 , Reply# 11 5/7/2022 at 03:10 (720 days old) by Stan (Napa CA) | ||
Borax | ||
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Post# 1148194 , Reply# 12 5/7/2022 at 08:36 (719 days old) by neptunebob (Pittsburgh, PA) |
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Post# 1148351 , Reply# 13 5/9/2022 at 13:16 (717 days old) by robbinsandmyers (Conn) |
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Sorry for the late reply folks. Been battling COVID the last week solid. Still on the mend. I did try the hot wash with Dawn dish soap, then a warm second rinse with no softner just 1 cup white vinegar. Then followed by a hot wash as normal with Persil and warm rinse with fabric softener. It seems to have gotten most but not all the smell out. I may try this cycle again if I feel its needed as they may smell more in hot temps with Summer coming. Thanks again for all the tips!
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Post# 1148358 , Reply# 14 5/9/2022 at 15:47 (717 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Hope you recover completely and swiftly. | ||
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Post# 1148406 , Reply# 15 5/10/2022 at 13:04 (716 days old) by robbinsandmyers (Conn) |
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| Post# 1148467 , Reply# 16 5/11/2022 at 07:59 (715 days old) by iej (.... ) | ||
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Take care & get well soon! | ||
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Post# 1148554 , Reply# 17 5/12/2022 at 06:32 (714 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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Post# 1148584 , Reply# 18 5/12/2022 at 18:26 (714 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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D-L topic here? lol | ||
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