Diesel smell in clothes

[brokesailor]

After a hards day of winterizing what do you to get the diesel smell out of you clothes? Tide isn't cutting it!

[blt2ski]

I use Cheer? then a wash and double rinse. This seems to work for most of my clothes, and I get hit with diesel more than I care to admit filling my bobcat, trackhoe etc at work. along with one of two trucks.....

marty

[Boasun]

Some boats also have a musty smell about them... and that odor seems to cling to your clothes and you have to double wash them.

[jrd22]

Learn to like it:-))

[RichH]

When working around 'oil, etc' dont wear 'natural fiber' clothing - cotton, wool, rayon, etc. as any oil, etc. will soak INTO and inside the porous fibers. Best is to wear 'polyester' clothing.

Long-term 'soak' (multiple soaks) in detergent and HOT water will aid in extraction of oil, etc. from 'natural' fibers but you're not going to get it 'all out'.

[rockDAWG]

Originally Posted by brokesailor

After a hards day of winterizing what do you to get the diesel smell out of you clothes? Tide isn't cutting it!

Wash it again and use hot water. I am a grease monkey, never have any problems with the smell.

[gathhill]

Try adding about a half cup of vinegar to the wash cycle, it helps with skunk odor some and gives a clean smell to the clothes.

[cormeum]

Soak with a capful of Pine oil cleaner (like Pinesol) then wash as usual.

[eryka]

Originally Posted by gathhill

Try adding about a half cup of vinegar to the wash cycle, it helps with skunk odor some and gives a clean smell to the clothes.

Agree, a dock-neighbor told us about using white vinegar when one of our fuel tanks leaked onto the teak-and-holly sole. Soaking the wood in vinegar worked great! Vinegar also helps get spilled diesel odor out of fiberglass-lined lockers.

[QuickMick]

Originally Posted by Boasun

Some boats also have a musty smell about them... and that odor seems to cling to your clothes and you have to double wash them.

lol, i got accused of having that old man smell the other day... this stuff actually works pretty well:

Evergreen Concentrated Room Spray - Slatkin & Co. - Bath & Body Works