can i wash my bed pillows/car mats in the washing machine???? PLEASE ANSWER THIS SOON!!?

Question

only answer this if u ACTUALLY HAVE DONE IT, OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS. thanks

will it make the stuff inside the pillows all lumpy?? or will drying do that

same thing with car mats? they smell like cigarettes..

i cant afford to buy new mats or pillows.. unless i buy cheap pillows and that means im just wasting my money.

also.. there;'s a site that says to put sneakers in with the washing machine, but i'm afraid that would either ruin my dryer and it would def. give me a nasty headache.. is there anything else i could use thats not so loud??

um hello.. i asked that ppl not answer it UNLESS THEY'VE TRIED IT, OR KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN. seriously. and dont ppl read? i said i DONT WANT TO PUT IN A SHOE.

i've tried febreeze and every other air freshener on my car mats back when i had money. lol - it never took the smell out, i'm wondering if i put vinegar in a bowl in my car overnight it would take the smell out??

I ONLY HAVE ONE TENNIS BALL.. WOULD THAT WORK FOR 2 PILLOWS??

Answer 1

You didn't say if your car mats are carpet or rubber. I have washed carpet mats in commercial (laundromat) machines with good results. If rubber, wash the car mats outside with a garden hose or in the shower if you have an apartment.

Pillows can be safely washed in a laundry machine - I suggest using the machines at the laundromat as those are heavy duty machines. I have washed both feather and synthetic pillows this way. When drying, consider using a couple of tennis balls .... using the sneaker may cause the dryer door to open. Sweet dreams.

Answer 2

That depends. What kind of mats are they? If they are rubber then I wouldn't advise at all. If they are fabric then yes. However, putting them through a cycle will take the flat shape out of them, bending the edges so they'll look very old and worn. I would advise you to just hand wash them in the bathtub. Put a few inches of warm water in the bath and dissolve a good amount of washing powder in the water. Leave the mats soaking overnight and in the morning, give them a light scrub with a brush of some sort. An old dish brush would work (what you use to wash dishes). Rinse them well and leave in the sun or near a radiator to dry for a few hours.

Answer 3

Why don't you just take the pillows and the floor mats outside and spray them with Febreze...let the air out for a while... same with the shoes..wash them in the washer, and put them near a heat run or let them sit overnight to dry....I have washed pillows in the washing machine before...and it did make them lumpy...I suppose it depends on what the content of the pillow is.... I have read that if you put tennis balls in the dryer with down filled items, they will not get lumpy. And, I know from experience the tennis balls in the dryer does work. I have dried coats like that.

Answer 4

The pillows can be washed in the washer. As for the car mats, soap them up outside and spray them down with water then hang over a fence to dry. It should take the smell out, but in case it doesn't spray some febreze or oust air freshener on them also.

Tennis balls can be used instead of a shoe!

Answer 5

I wash my bed pillows once a month in the wash machine with no problem. Make sure to put it in the dryer.

For the car mats, you can put them on the floor and pour liquid soap/detergent and wash it with a brush and water hose.

Answer 6

Your pillows could be washed in a machine depending on what they are filled with. I would not do it though. Car mats cannot be washed in a machine so the best way is to use a garden hose and a scrubbie brush on them, just hang them on the fence to let them dry.

Answer 7

Pillows, yes. One on each side for an agitator washer, on their side. A front loader, put them on top of each other.
I have never put a ball or shoe in the dryer with them. I check them every 15 min or so and fluff.. use low heat too, not high heat. No lumps!
Car mats, nope, dont put them in there. Get the garden hose out, or best solution, car wash (they have clips to hang them there), and pressure wash. Bring a garbage bag to put the wet mats in, and hang them up to dry at home outside.

PS you sound pretty stressed out about all of this (your 'additional details') people are just trying to help you, no need to be so short tempered...

Answer 8

Pillows, yes, but you'll always take a chance of them being lumpy afterward. A lot depends on the quality of it. I just strip mine, spray the heck out of them with Lysol and let them air dry.
Car mats, no. Too heavy and stiff for machine washing to be effective. Use the garden hose and a scrub brush and mild detergent on them, shake them out, (expect to get wet with that one), then let them air dry over a railing or banister or clothes line.

Answer 9

Pillows, yes, dry them with a tennis shoe to fluff back up. The mats you can scrubb and rinse with a hose or in the tub.

Answer 10

if you put car mats in the wash (you CAN do it), be sure to have the little rubber nipply things on the bottom facing away from the cloth, on mine the rubber grips tore up some of the cloth material a little bit,, nothing major, but i could have prevented it. i dont know about the pillows--they're cheap, i usually buy new ones