So, every Friday evening I help out at a youth group doing craft activities with some of the kids. On Friday evening we were using acrylic paints and one of the lads managed to get paint on my very favourite jumper.
A simple wash did nothing to remove it and I have been systematically trying every possible suggestion that I can find on Google to remove it. I started with vanish, fairy liquid, neat laundry detergent and soap but they didn’t do a thing. I tried vinegar, rubbing alcohol, white spirit and acetone before finally resorting to WD40. Hurrah, it worked and broke down the paint enough to get most of it out, however, despite giving the jumper a run through the washing machine, I cannot get rid of the smell of the WD40. Has anyone any ideas? I fear this may be one of those situations where whatever removed the previous stain or smell is going to leave it’s own that I will then have to try another product to remove and so on and so on!
I would try a good application of Febreze spray and leave it overnight. It may work it may not but it needs something with a strong aroma that won't contaminate the fabric. Worth a try!
try giving it a second wash and leaving to dry outside for 24 hrs, the windier the better, saturday or the following thursday looking the better days to be doing this for you in liverpool
I’m planning on giving it another wash tomorrow and if that doesn’t work I’ll try comfort or febreze. I may also try soaking the jumper in bicarbonate of soda before washing as it is supposed to be good at neutralising odours.
UV light is powerful - I’d read that leaving something stained with tomato sauce in the sun to dry & sit for a few days would sort it, and sure enough! That process removed spaghetti bolognaise sauce off a white napkin, after a standard wash.
So if all the previous suggestions don’t work, try leaving the washed (wet) WD40 garment in the full sun for several days: a conservatory is ideal, window otherwise. Not guaranteed, however.
The bicarbonate of soda seems to have done the trick. I made a sloppy mixture with some tepid water and saturated the area where the WD40 Had been. I left it for an hour and then put it through the washing machine and the smell seems to be gone!
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Topic: Getting rid of wd40 smell
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