Smelly Shooting Jackets

[zooma]

White vinegar is good for getting rid of smells in clothes

I may have seen some white vinegar lurking beside the washing machine - it could be that SWMBO already uses it as a laundry aid ?

I will "borrow" some and see how I get on with it........and then wash the jacket in Woolite perhaps to give it a real spring clean treat!

Many thanks,

Bob.

[Vic Thompson]

This is a "guess" suggestion but I have a feeling that some Dry Cleaners offer Ozone treatment for just such a purpose, usually to deodorise clothing and curtains etc when exposed to smoke from a fire or other source.

Vic Thompson.

[RobinC]

Bob

We got given an expensive KT leather and canvas jacket for our loan fleet, it had been stored in a loft for years, I spent hours scrubbing it with soapy water and detergent, and slow dried it in the Norfolk breeze (read gale!), I did it several times, it came up stunningly spotless, and it also re stiffened the canvas, but I could never get rid of the mould smell, so if you succeed, would be glad to hear!

Have Fun
Robin

[Edtwozeronine]

We've got similar problems at our club but with the heavy canvas sheets that we put down to save the town hall staging area, we were temporarily reopened after the first lock-down for about 3 weeks but in that time between we first locked up and then, the canvas has gone all mildewy and smells of what I can only describe as baby sick. Fortunately not as wet to handle as baby sick but I'm not looking forward to dragging out the smelly sheets this Monday even though it will mean the club is back open.

[zooma]

When the jacket arrived home I put it outside and draped it over a heavy cast iron garden chair with the canvass on the outside and the leather inside. I was hoping that the heavy weight of the chair would be able to hold the jacker without it blowing-over in the strong winds that we are currently enjoying from time to time.

Unfortunately I could not turn the sleeves inside-out so they remain the usual way around but they are "open" and quite "tube-like" so that some of our finest Lancashire breeze can get to work on it.

I brought it into the garage last night as heavy rain was forecast (I was tempted to leave it outside) as I did not want to risk it damaging the leather and suede on the outside of the jacket, but it may well have seen a little rain earlier in the week and it has also stayed outside over-night during the week too.

Although a little damp, the jacket did not smell anything like as bad as it did when it was first taken out of the cellar range locker, so I will give it "some more of the same" as soon as the rain stops and see if the treatment continues to improve it.

Meanwhile, I have added some Woolite to next weeks shopping list and SWMBO has advised me than white vinegar is excellent for deodorising and killing most smells and that it is recommended for rinsing through the washing machine from time to time to keep it smelling fresh (hence its location beside the washing machine!) so I may try that too if nature does not succeed in blowing it away "naturally".

[I. J.]

so I may try that too if nature does not succeed in blowing it away "naturally".

I came through 'Rottenstall' the other day and boy was it windy. The winds were THAT strong - what I thought was a barking shooting jacket was actually a dog blown inside out.
I bet your neighbors are never ceased to amaze what appears on your washing line and garden. One minute its your black leather gimp mask - now its your bondage shooting jackets.

[zooma]

I came through 'Rottenstall' the other day and boy was it windy. The winds were THAT strong - what I thought was a barking shooting jacket was actually a dog blown inside out.
I bet your neighbors are never ceased to amaze what appears on your washing line and garden. One minute its your black leather gimp mask - now its your bondage shooting jackets.

If I knew you were passing through this capital town I would not have risked leaving my jacket outside - luckily you would not have been able to see it over the pigmy wall - so it was safe