How do i get petrol out of clothes???

whatsnext

thanks everyone am going to try all the above hopefully the first one i try will work!:beer:

whatsnext

just another quick question after oh washing a petrol soaked towel in my washer dryer when do you think it would be safe to put my dryer on as i really dont want to blow my house up:eek: should i wait until all traces of the smell have gone or is it not flamable since i have washed it:rolleyes:
thanks lyns x

JenniO

Personally I would put detergent and a capful of vinegar in and wash the washer again with nothing in it once or twice until the smell is gone. But technically I think you are OK regardless.

tattoed_bum

i would put the washer on a few empty washes just to make sure the machine is clean ,i suppose it depends how much petrol was on the towel .

my mum washes my dads overalls and puts them in the dryer if she is in a hurry (dads a motor mechanic so he is always covered in petrol/oil/deisel)

but these are two separate machines .

but my mil washes and dries my fil's overalls (also a mechanic lucky me never have to pay for repairs for my car lol) in her combi machine and she has never blown the machine up yet but i woulld definatly run the machine on a couple of empty washes first ,just to make sure

whatsnext

thankyou i feel a lot better! will shove a load of vinegar in it now, my washing pile is getting larger by the second!.

PJ1

Hi All,
Any suggestions please-my husband managed to get red diesel on his jeans at work today and although they've since been washed twice I can't get rid of the smell and it's really strong! I've washed them with Star drops and Ariel biological. Would soda crystals help? It's so annoying as the jeans are quite new. Please help...?
PJ x

Peartree

I have had a similar incident recently with white spirit. I'm using white vinegar from a sort of plastic demijohn package for fabric softener and after a very trying day absentmindedly picked up a very similar package which was white spirit and used it instead! Wrongly shoved in pantry in pre Xmas rush around - am still trying to live it down!

Anyway. No amount of washing or rinsing got rid of the smell (I tried soda crystals and no joy too). What did get rid of the smell was hanging the towels I was washing on the line for a day and not bringing them in (despite the rain) until the smell had gone - I think the smell needs to evaporate rather than be washed out - it just seems to intensify in the confined damp space of the washer. Give it a go - it won't cost anything!

I also ended up having to run the washing machine through empty on 95 degrees with washing soda as the smell lingered and was in danger of tainting other items.

Fruball

Thats what I was going to suggest - 24 hours subjected to sun and moonlight should shift it

zippychick

Sorry......i megred your thread by accident. Auto pilot!

This thread may help - and ill merge it later:o:rotfl:
Zip

Paul_Coleman

Use borax.

I had this problem - I spilled diesel on a jumper then accidentaly washed it with a load of other clothes, which made everything smell!

I managed to shift the smell by soaking the clothes in washing powder and borax overnight, then washing in the machine, again with borax.

Borax is available from old fashioned hardware stores.