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Re: What Do You Smell Like Right Now?
« Reply #450 on: April 01, 2010, 12:59:47 PM »
Sadly enough, despite repeated launderings, the clothes I wear to my dishwashing job still smell musty/moldy. There's a foul dishwater smell that gets into the fabric and doesn't come out, at least not with the detergent I use now.  :thumbdn:

Are the clothes bleachable?

If so, then add a cup of liquid bleach to the washing machine the next time you wash them, being careful not to spill it undiluted onto your clothes.

If you can't use chlorine bleach on the clothes but can use an oxygen bleach, then try a scoop of Oxi-Clean in your washing machine the next time you wash them.

If not, then you could try using a cup of Lysol cleaner instead, then make sure the clothes are well-rinsed.  There will be a phenol smell, but if you can hang the clothes outside in the sun, that should dissipate.

Hanging clothes in the sun also gets rid of musty moldy smells because sunlight kills mold spores.

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Re: What Do You Smell Like Right Now?
« Reply #451 on: April 01, 2010, 04:23:41 PM »
Sadly enough, despite repeated launderings, the clothes I wear to my dishwashing job still smell musty/moldy. There's a foul dishwater smell that gets into the fabric and doesn't come out, at least not with the detergent I use now.  :thumbdn:

Are the clothes bleachable?

If so, then add a cup of liquid bleach to the washing machine the next time you wash them, being careful not to spill it undiluted onto your clothes.

If you can't use chlorine bleach on the clothes but can use an oxygen bleach, then try a scoop of Oxi-Clean in your washing machine the next time you wash them.

If not, then you could try using a cup of Lysol cleaner instead, then make sure the clothes are well-rinsed.  There will be a phenol smell, but if you can hang the clothes outside in the sun, that should dissipate.

Hanging clothes in the sun also gets rid of musty moldy smells because sunlight kills mold spores.

Thank you!  :thumbup:

Smelling like stale cigarette smoke now... :thumbdn:
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Re: What Do You Smell Like Right Now?
« Reply #452 on: April 01, 2010, 09:16:26 PM »
Bug spray. I just nuked a whole bunch of ants in my kitchen.

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Re: What Do You Smell Like Right Now?
« Reply #453 on: April 01, 2010, 09:32:56 PM »
Bug spray. I just nuked a whole bunch of ants in my kitchen.

Get 'em!  :flamer:

Hope you didn't inhale any!

I smell like nothing in particular at the moment, the smoke and dishwater smells have worn off.  :thumbup:
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Re: What Do You Smell Like Right Now?
« Reply #454 on: April 01, 2010, 09:38:37 PM »
Bug spray. I just nuked a whole bunch of ants in my kitchen.

We were quite lucky regarding ants this summer. Last summer though was a nightmare.

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Re: What Do You Smell Like Right Now?
« Reply #455 on: April 02, 2010, 03:40:54 PM »
Sadly enough, despite repeated launderings, the clothes I wear to my dishwashing job still smell musty/moldy. There's a foul dishwater smell that gets into the fabric and doesn't come out, at least not with the detergent I use now.  :thumbdn:

Are the clothes bleachable?

If so, then add a cup of liquid bleach to the washing machine the next time you wash them, being careful not to spill it undiluted onto your clothes.

If you can't use chlorine bleach on the clothes but can use an oxygen bleach, then try a scoop of Oxi-Clean in your washing machine the next time you wash them.

If not, then you could try using a cup of Lysol cleaner instead, then make sure the clothes are well-rinsed.  There will be a phenol smell, but if you can hang the clothes outside in the sun, that should dissipate.

Hanging clothes in the sun also gets rid of musty moldy smells because sunlight kills mold spores.

Thank you!  :thumbup:

Smelling like stale cigarette smoke now... :thumbdn:

The sun is indeed great to remove smells, even better combined with wind.
In winter hanging them outside during frost is good too. Packing them in a plastic bag and freeze them in the freezer for a night may also help.
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Re: What Do You Smell Like Right Now?
« Reply #456 on: April 02, 2010, 04:10:32 PM »
Men's deodorant/antiperspirant...I ran out of my femmy stuff and had only a tiny travel-sized men's roll-on to use!  :laugh:
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Re: What Do You Smell Like Right Now?
« Reply #457 on: April 02, 2010, 04:43:59 PM »
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Re: What Do You Smell Like Right Now?
« Reply #458 on: April 02, 2010, 08:19:39 PM »
deep fat

Have some fries, everyone!  :laugh:
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Re: What Do You Smell Like Right Now?
« Reply #459 on: April 02, 2010, 10:34:52 PM »
Cinnamon.

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Re: What Do You Smell Like Right Now?
« Reply #460 on: April 02, 2010, 10:36:17 PM »
Cinnamon.

Awesome. Have you been baking?
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Re: What Do You Smell Like Right Now?
« Reply #461 on: April 02, 2010, 10:37:03 PM »

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Re: What Do You Smell Like Right Now?
« Reply #462 on: April 03, 2010, 06:22:40 AM »
"I'm finding a lot of things funny lately, but I don't think they are."
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Re: What Do You Smell Like Right Now?
« Reply #463 on: April 03, 2010, 04:18:59 PM »
Beer.
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Re: What Do You Smell Like Right Now?
« Reply #464 on: April 03, 2010, 04:30:02 PM »
fresh cut grass, gasoline....tis bath time