Musty mouldy smell
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Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
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- Wilmslow, Cheshire
As said earlier use an antibacterial fabric spray like febreeze.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Soak it in petrol and then set fire to it.
snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
I had a coat like that, handed in to my local charity shop, end of problem.
Shortmember
Bickerton Cyclocross Racing Team groupie
Stick old fashioned mothballs in every pocket. It won't cure the mouldiness, but it'll make the coat smell slightly less rank.
Turbo Rider
Just can't reMember
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- A compounded speck of dust
Chromatic
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gloucestershire
Wash it again as hot as allowed then bung it in the tumble drier on high heat for a couple of hours.
Globalti
Legendary Member
Looks like just a proofed heavy cotton to me, almost a canvas. That kind of textile can have a slightly musty odour. There's lots on the web about musty-smelling canvas but my best bet would be to wash it at 60 as indicated with a standard laundry detergent then tumble dry it to reactivate the proofing and dry it quickly before it goes musty again. Don't ponce around with energy-saving washes as they don't work.
Puddles
Do I need to get the spray plaster out?
- Location
- Hamble, Southampton
[QUOTE 3544497, member: 9609"]I will be starting to spend a bit of time down at the seabird colonies at St Abbs head, so it will be soon smelling of Guano...(that will hide that mouldy smell)
I am not really bothered about it smelling anyhows, I am just curious, It has been washed, then i then left it in a bucket of soapy water for three days, rinsed it, hung it on the washing line for a few stormy wet windy days , and it still smells the same - and that in itself fascinates me.
as for the material, don't know but this is the label
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That will be the "army" smell... they arrive smelling vile... you cannot kill the smell... you might try bicarb... but in my experience they smell like that forever!
I am not really bothered about it smelling anyhows, I am just curious, It has been washed, then i then left it in a bucket of soapy water for three days, rinsed it, hung it on the washing line for a few stormy wet windy days , and it still smells the same - and that in itself fascinates me.
as for the material, don't know but this is the label
That will be the "army" smell... they arrive smelling vile... you cannot kill the smell... you might try bicarb... but in my experience they smell like that forever!
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
Bit like 'Wax Jackets' as well.
Puddles
Do I need to get the spray plaster out?
- Location
- Hamble, Southampton
Thats the one... I could always identify the box containing the Hubbies "kit" when we moved by the smell escaping from it....
Andy_R
Hard of hearing..I said Herd of Herring..oh FFS..
- Location
- County Durham
Try milton fluid - soak it in a weak mix.
albion
Guru
- Location
- South Tyneside
OK, I admit to being an expert on this. Even a 100C wash does not work !
But all you need is a light vinegar solution. Malt vinegar though if it is white I would play safe and go use clear vinegar.
The weaker the solution, the longer the soak. A couple of days maximum does it.
But all you need is a light vinegar solution. Malt vinegar though if it is white I would play safe and go use clear vinegar.
The weaker the solution, the longer the soak. A couple of days maximum does it.
numbnuts
Legendary Member
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- Gone over the hill and far away
Maybe that why the owner got rid of it