How can I clean soot from stuffed animals?

Answer 1

I would try spraying them down with Spray-n-wash, let sit overnight, and wash in machine with a good wash soap.

Answer 2

You can try repeated washings with strong detergent, but it might be better just to dispose of them and buy new ones. Soot clings something wicked. Whatever you do, DON'T dry the soot-polluted items in your dryer; you don't want to get those greasy petrochemical residues into it and accidentally start a fire. I know my stuff about soot from experience: about seven years ago, a fortuneteller told my father that there was money hidden in my house. He snuck in while I was at work and broke some of the fireplace stones with an axe and dislodged about forty years' worth of soot, which came down the chimney and went throughout much of my house. A lot of stuff there stayed two or three shades darker than it used to be after all kinds of scrubbing with all kinds of products, a lot of things just had to be thrown away, and the (once white) walls had to be repainted...three coats.

Answer 3

Soak in a bucket of cool water and dishwashing detergent for a couple of days, change the water and repeat upto 3 times. Squeeze the animal and air dry.

Answer 4

I would run them in the washer on warm, permenant press cycle using "Tide with bleach" and Bizz with liquid Downey in the rinse cycle. Dry in the dryer on low heat. Don't wash the ones with little balls inside this way. You may have to throw those out.