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Need a tip..........(not CH)
« on: Dec 12th, 2006, 10:48am » |
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I am sooooooooo stoopid!!!!
I take Omega 3, 6, and 9 pills. (Fish oil).
I left 4 of them in my pocket of my work pants and washed them.
the whole load of work clothes smells like fish. (bad ass!) and I cannot get the smell out. it's STRONG - even after 5 washings.
When I discovered WHY it smelled like that - i cut the pocket out of my pants .....cuz it was all crusty and nasty.... thought that would help - but NO.
I asked people at work what to do to get the smell out and I was told......
1. vinigar -- tried this - didnt work
2. lemon juice - then someone else told me it might discolor the clothes???
3. baking soda - tried - didnt work
4. tomato juice - dont know how much or what??
5. bleach - cant - will discolor the clothes
6. ammonia - REALLY???
I tried the fabreeze laundry stuff. Didnt work
I tried the oxyclean stuff - didnt work.
so - how do i get the smell out??? anyone have a tip??
The load is full of my work pants and shirts and Ramon's work pants and shirts...we NEED this stuff. I cant just throw it all out....... my work shirts are 40.00 a piece, and there was 4 of them in there.
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Re: Need a tip..........(not CH)
« Reply #1 on: Dec 12th, 2006, 11:01am » |
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Good luck. I've heard of bathing a dog in tomatoe juice to get skunk spray smell off.
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« Reply #2 on: Dec 12th, 2006, 11:07am » |
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Fill a sink with tomato juice but not to full. add pants make sure they get fully submersed. set for about 2-3 hrs. drain or drink your choice, add hot water to soak till water cools drain then wash in cold water . have had to get bad fish smell out when worked at a cannery for a couple months. this worked best for me. good luck.
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Re: Need a tip..........(not CH)
« Reply #3 on: Dec 12th, 2006, 11:09am » |
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Don’t know if this will work but try soaking them in a solution of Simple Green and water, the stuff breaks down enzymes and oils so it might work?
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« Reply #4 on: Dec 12th, 2006, 1:59pm » |
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on Dec 12th, 2006, 10:48am, Woobie wrote:I am sooooooooo stoopid!!!!
I take Omega 3, 6, and 9 pills. (Fish oil).
I left 4 of them in my pocket of my work pants and washed them.
the whole load of work clothes smells like fish. (bad ass!) and I cannot get the smell out. it's STRONG - even after 5 washings.
When I discovered WHY it smelled like that - i cut the pocket out of my pants .....cuz it was all crusty and nasty.... thought that would help - but NO.
I asked people at work what to do to get the smell out and I was told......
1. vinigar -- tried this - didnt work
2. lemon juice - then someone else told me it might discolor the clothes???
3. baking soda - tried - didnt work
4. tomato juice - dont know how much or what??
5. bleach - cant - will discolor the clothes
6. ammonia - REALLY???
I tried the fabreeze laundry stuff. Didnt work
I tried the oxyclean stuff - didnt work.
so - how do i get the smell out??? anyone have a tip??
The load is full of my work pants and shirts and Ramon's work pants and shirts...we NEED this stuff. I cant just throw it all out....... my work shirts are 40.00 a piece, and there was 4 of them in there.
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For the combined price of all this shit, you could buy a new pair of pants. 
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Re: Need a tip..........(not CH)
« Reply #5 on: Dec 12th, 2006, 2:59pm » |
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Invest in some 20 Muleteam Borax and dump several cups in the wash. I usually let it soak for a while, then hit the wash button. Takes smells out of everything I wash (especially greasy dish cloths - those things get yucky at times).
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« Reply #6 on: Dec 12th, 2006, 4:05pm » |
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Yeah, Brew - but in this load was 6 pairs of pants, 4 of my work shirts ($40.00 a piece) and 4 of Ramon's work shirts.... and some socks and stuff.
I am gonna try the Muleteam Borax first - a lot less messy than the tomato juice. (and I have some)
If that doesnt work, I'll try the Simple Green stuff - and
if that doesnt work, I'll try the tomato juice. That's A LOT of tomato juice for a super capacity load of laundry - holy bats that'll take me forever!
shit. it's gonna be a long night 
thanks for the input ya'll!
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« Reply #7 on: Dec 12th, 2006, 4:11pm » |
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Oops. I thought this was just one pair of pants you were talking about.
Yeah, it's worth it to try the borax route.
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Re: Need a tip..........(not CH)
« Reply #8 on: Dec 12th, 2006, 4:48pm » |
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on Dec 12th, 2006, 4:05pm, Woobie wrote:Yeah, Brew - but in this load was 6 pairs of pants, 4 of my work shirts ($40.00 a piece) and 4 of Ramon's work shirts.... and some socks and stuff.
I am gonna try the Muleteam Borax first - a lot less messy than the tomato juice. (and I have some)
If that doesnt work, I'll try the Simple Green stuff - and
if that doesnt work, I'll try the tomato juice. That's A LOT of tomato juice for a super capacity load of laundry - holy bats that'll take me forever!
shit. it's gonna be a long night
thanks for the input ya'll!
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Nice part you can actually reuse the juice do 1 garment at a time then rinse in a different sink. 1 poss problem is the color may red up a little if white in that case after washing in cold wash in hot then dry.
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« Reply #9 on: Dec 12th, 2006, 6:13pm » |
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Hey, Woobster! I have an idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We have been dealing with a very rude skunk.........for DAYS!
I have some somewhat used termater juice....want me to send it on????????????
I believe in recycling, don't you???
Trade ya issues.......Cathi 
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« Reply #10 on: Dec 12th, 2006, 6:32pm » |
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For me, a little bit of ammonia has worked to kill odors but I've not used it in a machine. Probably couldn't hurt.
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« Reply #11 on: Dec 12th, 2006, 6:33pm » |
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« Reply #12 on: Dec 12th, 2006, 6:55pm » |
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Dont worry Linda.............
I promise to take my pills the next time and never leave them in my pockets again!!!!!!!!!
I cannot BELIEVE how strong of a smell those 4 pills give a whole super capacity load of laundry!!
UGH! 
ya gotta admit - that was a bonehead thing to do!
thanks for the help peoples!
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« Reply #13 on: Dec 12th, 2006, 9:24pm » |
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Tina I googled this and you are not the only person who has had this problem.here are some sites.hope you get the smell out and can laugh about it soon.
Cathi, Hope your pole cat problems end soon.we get lots of them around here.stinky road kill 
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« Reply #14 on: Dec 13th, 2006, 2:45am » |
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OMG Thanks MINNIE
I'm not the only idiot out there leaving those in your pocket!! They DO smell HORRIBLE!
That'll teach me to forget to take my vitamins!
Today I tried the Borax - no good.
Tonight - i'm soaking them overnight in vinigar (a recipe I got in a PM)........... and we'll see what happens.
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr 
I hope you all dont do this........... i also heard that those garlic pills leave a smell that's hard to get out.. .altho i'm sure it wouldn't be as offending as the bad asss smell the fish oil leaves.......
thanks for all the help guys!
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« Reply #15 on: Dec 13th, 2006, 8:02pm » |
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Kids and I were just watching myth busters tonight, and they confirmed a remedy that at least neuralizes skunk smell, it may work for this too....Baking soda, hydrogen peroxide and a dash of dish liquid. If it will kill skunk smell it should kill fish.
Worth a shot anyway.
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« Reply #16 on: Dec 14th, 2006, 1:33pm » |
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LOL>>I've google my goggles off for El Skunko..here's the best, at least in theory, for keeping them away.......
Use equal parts of
Murphy's Oil Soap
Borax, dissolved in 1 cup water
Human Urine
Spray in and around areas where skunk has ventured.
Now, we need to cover an acre, plus on and under about 3000sf of deck, the crawlspace and our basement. I got the Borax, got the oil soap, even have the pressure sprayer........but I think I'm gonna be short on the last item on the list.........
Gotta go now..... gonna make the boyz drink a lot of beer!
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« Reply #17 on: Dec 14th, 2006, 5:18pm » |
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My wife says there's Tide detergent with Fabreeze that might work. And extra fabric softner in the rinse cycle.
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« Reply #18 on: Dec 14th, 2006, 6:40pm » |
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I'm reminded of the old joke about a blind man who walks by a fish market, tips his hat, and says.....?
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« Reply #19 on: Dec 14th, 2006, 9:42pm » |
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« Reply #20 on: Dec 14th, 2006, 9:56pm » |
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« Reply #21 on: Dec 14th, 2006, 10:12pm » |
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on Dec 14th, 2006, 6:40pm, Kingjames1 wrote:| I'm reminded of the old joke about a blind man who walks by a fish market, tips his hat, and says.....? |
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« Reply #22 on: Dec 14th, 2006, 10:51pm » |
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Tina,
Have you tried Dawn dishwashing liquid? It take oil and grease out of anything. I've washed my clothes in it from work, after getting grease from the forklift truck on them, and maybe when the grease (or oil) is gone, the odor will disappear.
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« Reply #23 on: Dec 15th, 2006, 12:31pm » |
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 THANK you Gena for calling me and telling me about that.
It's also what Redd Posted..
apparently you were both watching the same thing... and thought of ME
so i'm trying that today. dawn dish soap, peroxide and baking soda. we'll see
this is soooooooooooooo frustrating!!
it IS getting a LITTLE better after all this.. but still stinks........
thanks a lot you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and human urine?? aaaaaa - NO.
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« Reply #24 on: Dec 15th, 2006, 12:49pm » |
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