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Petrol infused clothes

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lizzywig · 07/06/2012 15:48

DH is incredibly accident prone. He managed to spill petrol all over himself when filling the car up. He soaked his top in fairy washing up liquid (rather than fairy washing powder that I suggested). He popped it in the washing machine with the rest of the washing (after I had asked him if he'd cleaned it first and him saying yes) and suprise suprise all of the washing stinks of petrol. So he put it on for a second (and longer) wash using baking powder (??? he looked it up) with said top still in washing machine. Just awaiting the fait of our clothes but does anyone have any ideas of how to get the smell of petrol out of clothes? It would also be good not to be highly flammable when wearing our clothes. Any ideas (besides giving my husband a clip round the ear) of how to sort this out?

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neverquitesure · 07/06/2012 15:51

My DH did something eerily similar. The bad news is that repeated machine washes failed to shift the smell. The good news is that it was mainly all his clothes in that load Grin

In the end I hung it all in our garage for about 6 weeks (moving in all into the garden on the odd sunny day, it was winter) and eventually it must have all evaporated as the smell went.

neverquitesure · 07/06/2012 15:55

Sorry, also meant to add that soaking in bicarbonate of soda failed to get rid of the smell either.

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lizzywig · 07/06/2012 16:03

I did wonder if it was his ploy to get out of doing the washing in the future - I just say he needs more pratice. Well at least I know not to bother with repeatedly washing over and over. Will get the washing line out when it stops raining!!!

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ClaireBunting · 07/06/2012 16:16

Hang it out on the line.

You just need the petrol to vaporise and the wind/sun is the best place to do that.

janmoomoo · 07/06/2012 17:40

I had this problem with a coat after a car accident. I ended up getting it dry cleaned as it really needs a solvent based cleaner.

Spilt white spirit on something and I left the clothes on the radiator for about two weeks and it eventually went, but I don't suppose you have your heating on right now, what with it being the beautiful english summer Hmm

PigletJohn · 07/06/2012 18:22

yes, put it on the line for a few days, with a bit of luck the sun will shine.

don't dry it in the house and don't put in the tumble drier. The vapour is flammable and explosive.

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