my moms house had a fire downstairs. she passed away... i wanted to save some clothing that was upstairs. but i dont think theres a way to get the smell out of some of it and the lighter clothing has smoke stains. what i did wash, the stains didnt come out.
2006-10-01 12:01:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
So sorry for your loss of Mom, and the fire. I too had a bad fire (electric) a few years ago. The dry cleaner did get lots of things restored, but my plain ole everyday things as undies, jeans, shirts, as well as bedding & linens I was instructed to do this and it worked:
Was told to use the expensive Tide detergent, & add a cup of white vinegar to the wash, and also use a cup of vinegar in the rinse water..then immediately rewash and do it again-same way. It did work & I cried, as I'd lost almost everything & the smell is so haunting & fearful after a fire. Hand bags could not be retored,but the cleaners did make my long leather coat as new again. The light colored dry clean only items were a loss. The cleaners did try but was striped up from the heat.
Good luck.
2006-10-01 14:37:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am sorry for the loss of your Mom.
As for your clothes,Yes! My mobile home burned last year. I couldn't afford to go out and replace everything. I used a lot of clorox 2, and cheer on my colored clothes. about 4 washings before I put in the dryer. The last washing I pretreated the places that still had smoke stain. Granted there were some things I still didn't get it out of. Use downy and febreeze. On the whites and my sheets I used regular bleech.
If you have already washed and dried, I'm afraid the stains are set in. I still have a few things this happened with.
2006-10-05 14:53:45 · answer #2 · answered by Gramms 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm so sorry about your mum... I'll say a prayer for her and for you.
Consider having a discussion with the insurance company. They should be able to put you in touch with a company that specializes in treating objects that have been exposed to smoke damage.
Good luck!
2006-10-01 19:10:18 · answer #3 · answered by princessmeltdown 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dry cleaning babe, if that doesn't work just keep the articles you can't part with and put them in a special airtight bag. At some point the smell might bring you comfort.
Sorry for your loss....
2006-10-01 19:14:20 · answer #4 · answered by WitchTwo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take them to a dry cleaner. They special treat them.
2006-10-01 19:04:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
try putting white vinegar in the final rinse
2006-10-01 19:03:35 · answer #6 · answered by fayem7 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
dry cleaners will help
2006-10-01 20:21:17 · answer #7 · answered by LILMISSY4LIFE 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋