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Open Roads Forum  >  General RVing Issues  > Removing diesel fuel smell from clothes ??? This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next Big T • View posts Augusta GA, USA Full Member Joined: 10/15/2003 View Profile Offline Posted: 08/05/04 06:47am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Anyone have any tips to remove the diesel fuel smell from clothes? I spilled diesel fuel on my clothes and had to leave them outside because of the odor (and wife). I've done a search on this site to no avail. Any help will be appreciated! Thanks Tom & Patti Leopard Holiday Rambler 40' DP 3 slides & bath and a half! marshro • View posts MI - USA Senior Member Joined: 02/23/2004 View Profile Offline Posted: 08/05/04 06:53am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Tips on getting diesel fuel from clothes: Diesel on Clothes? magicbus • View posts LBI, NJ or Nantucket, MA Senior Member Joined: 06/16/2002 View Profile Posted: 08/05/04 07:07am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Put Lestoil on the stains and wash the clothes in the washer with soap but no other clothes. Then wash the clothes again using only soap one more time. Lestoil is made by Clorex and should be available pretty much anywhere. Dave Life doesn't come with a safety fence around it... enjoy it anyway. shorthair • View posts vancouver, wa. usa. Senior Member Joined: 03/18/2004 View Profile Offline Posted: 08/05/04 07:39am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator colgate toothpaste will take fuel smell out of clothes and off hands better than any thing else i've ever tried. jdcone • View posts Riverside, Ca. USA Senior Member Joined: 04/11/2004 View Profile Offline Posted: 08/05/04 08:14am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator A match? Owners of Bob the Wonder Dog, and a bunch of other useless stuff. 1999 22' Tioga class C Spanky • View posts Johnstown, PA Senior Member Joined: 08/25/2003 View Profile Posted: 08/05/04 09:19am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator In a lot of cases where we deal with petroleum product spills, we use, believe it or not, Dawn dish detergent. Liquid Tide works well too. The soap helps break down the product. I would suggest any particular areas that are soiled be rubbed in with either detergent and let them sit awhile before regular washing. Good Luck 2004 Coachmen 248TBG "Spirit of America" KidKrazee • View posts Anchorage, Alaska Senior Member Joined: 06/17/2004 View Profile Offline Posted: 08/05/04 10:19am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Never tried this on diesel, but my DH get into all kinds of nasty chemicals, and this usually works. Fill washer with HOT water and detergent (Don't forget CLOTHES) like normal then add about 1 cup of SIMPLE GREEN, let wash agitate for about 2 or 3 min then open lid to stop agitation, let sit for a couple of hours to over night then close the lid and let the cycle finish. If you hate the smell of simple green as much as I do, rewash clothes before putting in dryer. Works on Brake fluid, Tranny fluid, Car oil, and most of the weird things my hubby get on him at work. YUCK. This also works for the unknown "suff" my boys get into. I don't want to know what it is. [blue]Mom & Dad + 3 Kids 9, 10, and 11 1990 Georgieboy Cruise Air III Note: Due to invalid formatting, all formatting has been ignored. garryp • View posts not Hereford, AZ Senior Member Joined: 09/01/2003 View Profile Posted: 08/05/04 06:42pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Sprinkle the inside with diesel, close all doors and windows, and let steep in the sun for 2 days. Then, when you bring inside the clothes with the diesel smell, I guarantee that you will not notice it! Travel Blog | Current Location | The Barth | Places Visited | 2007 Travels "Now, listen, you don't go any one special place. That's cornball style. You just go." -- Johnny in the movie The Wild One Milt • View posts Climax MI Senior Member Joined: 12/16/2000 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Offline Posted: 08/06/04 08:02am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator try rubbing wateerless hand cleaner into the spots of deisel before washing Milt Ames • View posts South Central Florida Senior Member Joined: 01/05/2001 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Posted: 08/06/04 08:07am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I threw mine away and just wear old stuff if I am going to be in a situation that I could get diesel on them. Richard and Babs and a Bob Tail Cat 97 Beaver Patriot 40 Kitchen Slide 330 HP Member FMCA, BAC, Good Sam, CAT RV Club Toad 04 Durango HEMI This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next Open Roads Forum  >  General RVing Issues  > Removing diesel fuel smell from clothes ???

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