Re: please help-i cant get the smell out :(

"Joseph Knecht" <joseph_knecht2003@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> i spilled some industrial strength weedkiller concentrate on my tshirt
> and jeans..i immediately put them in the wash (and was dumb enough to
> add in some more jeans and t-shirts). i cant get the smell out of
> them now...i have washed
> 3 times with regular liquid detergent and oxi-clean
> 1 time with the same as above + 16 oz baking soda
> 2 times with an industrial odor neautralizer called nilium
> 3 times with liquid detergent, and plenty of vinegar
>
> PLEASE HELP!! i have spent the last two days in total aggravation :(

Sounds like the weed killer was solvent based and consequently you would
need to dry clean then all. Mixing with water presumably makes an emulsion
where the solvent doesn't mix with the water and all the droplets are
suspended all over the garments.

Unfortunately, washing them so many times may have pushed the droplets deep
into the fibres and it still may be difficult to remove the odour.

However, I hope this helps
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