how can i get the smell of damp out of clothes

oddies

hello all
please can anyone tell me how to get the smell of damp out of clothes ? my son's sent some clothes over for me to wash and they smell dreadful of damp i have no idea what i can do with them or should i just tell him to throw them away and start again :think: thank you all in advance :beer:

shammyjack

Wash as normal adding a cup of soda crystals and about half a cup of normal strength floral disinfectant to your wash.

Add an extra rinse cycle afterwards with a cup of white vinegar in the next to last rinse instead of conditioner.

Peg out in the frost we are due in the next few days and they should be fine !

tina_malteser

you can use vinegar and wash as normal with your detergents im sure, Hopefully somebody will along soon as to use correct method and amounts needed
Tina x

GreyQueen

Agree with the posts above. You might need to wash them twice, and definately get them into the fresh air, preferably for days. Sun is a natural disinfectant and frost is excellent, too.

I once bought curtains from a bootsale which had been stored clean but had acquire a fusty odour. Pegged them out dry on a washline for 2 days and it was all gone. HTH.

oddies

thank you everyone i love this forum everyone helps each other :T:T

sonastin

wash them at 40° rather than 30 too (if you usually do a low temp wash). The extra heat helps to kill off the bugs that are making the smell.

Another tip that i learned from this forum!

tina_malteser

oddies wrote: »

thank you everyone i love this forum everyone helps each other :T:T

Let us know how you get on, its always great to hear what works
Tina xx
:beer:

whiteguineapig

you could try soaking them in cold water before you wash them as well
(this is my mums answer to everything and it usually works )

meritaten

I find that washing in Bio powder helps but will soak some in bicarb solution if the smell is really strong!

oddies

sonastin wrote: »

wash them at 40° rather than 30 too (if you usually do a low temp wash). The extra heat helps to kill off the bugs that are making the smell.

Another tip that i learned from this forum!

thank you sonastin i always wash at 40 unless i have a stubbon wash then it's 60

oddies

tina_malteser wrote: »

Let us know how you get on, its always great to hear what works
Tina xx
:beer:

i shall but i won't be doing them for awhile he only sends clothes every so often but i have made sure he knows his clothes stinks :rotfl: