Removing Diesel Fuel Smell from Clothing

RE: Removing Diesel Fuel Smell from Clothing Post By Deb (Guest Post) (03/29/2008) Liquid fabric softener worked! I tried everything (simple green, clorox for colors, vinegar) then last resort I soaked the shirt inliquid fabric softener for about 2 hours. No more Diesel Fuel Smell. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Diesel Fuel Smell from Clothing Post By nutsmama (Guest Post) (03/28/2008) I could not find orange glo, but used pine sol all purpose orange cleaner. It worked great! Thanks for the tip! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Diesel Fuel Smell from Clothing Post By david @ eswales.org (Guest Post) (02/28/2008) Hi all. I'm a foolish male in the UK, so you Yanks don't have the monopoly, after all. ;) Whilst squirting diesel into my Merc, I decided I couldn't feel it pumping, so I drew the nozzle out, and generously splashed my Rohan trousers. I stuck them in the washing machine, on a normal wash, and, what's more, I put other clothes in too. Told you I was a foolish male. After polluting the machine and all the other clothes, I THEN started reading. Using a couple of dishwasher tablets on the hottest (empty) cycle was successful with giving the washing machine a detox.For the clothes, and particularly the trousers, I tried and failed with all the usual ones, vinegar, soda, etc etc. Things didn't even go better with Coke, so that's another Marketing lie. I couldn't find the "Orange" product in the UK, or an equivalent. I did consider chucking orange-juice concentrate in with the load. I didn't in the end, but I do still suspect it might work. Finally, I remembered what my Mum always swore by : an overnight soak in Ariel washing powder. A 6am visit to Tesco led to the discovery that they do one "with Febreze effect", so that's the one I used. Put about half a pint of powder in a bucket, add boiling water (ie: from a kettle), and stir in the clothes with a wooden spoon. Put the most polluted items in first, and stir ...as viciously as you like, but without splashing any nosey, but otherwise innocent, observer ... although inebriated adult males are fair game. If the water is largely absorbed before the last garments are in, please DON'T stick your hands in to manoeuvre the clothes, add cold water until it's over the clothes, stirring with the spoon. ...unless you're another foolish male, in which case, I'll probably see you in A&E ! Due to circumstances beyond my control, I actually soaked for 24 hours, so I don't know if overnight would be sufficient or not. Anyway, once drained and wrung, they came out smelling "grubby" but otherwise neutral, but most specifically NOT of diesel, so I then put them through a normal 40deg cycle with conditioner, and the Job is done. Hope this helps someone :) Report Spam or Abuse RE: ORANGE GLO Post By Sarah (Guest Post) (02/21/2008) Can you buy orange glo in the UK? Trying to get smell of diesel out of husbands trousers! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Diesel Fuel Smell from Clothing Post By cindy (Guest Post) (02/13/2008) My husband had diesel spilled all over his suitcase, all his cloths smell really bad. Thanks for the ideas, I was lost. Now I'm going shopping. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Diesel Fuel Smell from Clothing Post By Lisa (Guest Post) (02/09/2008) I have a brand new wool Tibetan sweater I bought about 3 weeks ago. The other day, as I was fueling my school bus, the nozzle and the hose at the fueling station fell apart spraying diesel fuel all over my hair, face, sweater, bus, as well as the ground. Being wool, I can not wash my sweater in hot or even warm water. I washed it normally once as soon as I could. I have soaked it and washed it once with the Orange Glo stuff, but can still smell the diesel. Guess I will try a few of the other ideas here. Perhaps a combination of them will finally do the trick. I am really glad that I found these ideas though, at least I have a few different things to try. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Diesel Fuel Smell from Clothing Post By Gordo migraned86@hotmail.com (Guest Post) (01/19/2008) I'm a moble grease monkey/fuel dude who regularily gets sprayed with a variety of oils and fuels including diesel, hydraulic/transmission/engine oil and grease. I've tried borax, ammonia, bleach, dandruff shampoo and detergent to no avail at all. I guess i'll try orange glo next. Report Spam or Abuse Removing Diesel Fuel Smell from Clothing Post By Joe (Guest Post) (12/15/2007) Can someone please help me out? I spilled Diesel all over my work clothes, and cannot get rid of the smell at all. Can anyone tell me a product or method for getting rid of the Diesel smell, that is available in the UK? Because I'm not sure if the products listed before can be purchased here in the UK. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Diesel Fuel Smell from fabrics Post By robert william (Guest Post) (11/07/2007) I spilled diesel in the back of my new car and I cant get rid of the smell. Can some one please help me and tell me how to get the smell out fast? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Orange Glo Post By Cheree (Guest Post) (11/07/2007) Thanks for the Orange Glo tip. My son got diesel on his new jeans. I figured I'd have to throw them away until I came to this website. I went to Dollar General and bought an All Purpose Orange Cleaner. Took it home, poured about 3/4 of the bottle in the washer with the jeans in hot water. Let soak for about 2 hours. Ran through the wash cycle with Gain and the water they had soaked in. I then added the remainder of the orange cleaner and let soak overnight. I washed them again using the same cycle as before. NO DIESEL SMELL!Thanks so much! Report Spam or Abuse Request: Removing Diesel Fuel Smell from Clothing Post by Stew_Admin (137) | (11/01/2007) Contact How do you get diesel fumes from a Navy ship out of clothing? Just washing doesn't help. The smell is so deep into the clothes and pillow from a training weekend. Thanks, Melanie from CANADA Answers: RE: Removing Diesel Fuel Smell from Clothing My husband works on military trucks and the gas leaked all over his uniform. I tried everything on this website and nothing worked so I went to walmart as a last resort and found this stuff that is called"kids 'n' pets" instant all-purpose stain and odor remover. It work like a miracle. If you ever need any odor out of your clothes this is the best stuff to get. (02/08/2007) By kristi RE: Removing Diesel Fuel Smell from Clothing Murphy's Oil Soap takes diesel fuel and odor out of clothing. (02/17/2007) By Alicia James RE: Removing Diesel Fuel Smell from Clothing My husband got sprayed with fuel. I've washed the clothes 3 times soaked them over night. But the odor is as strong as ever. I am going to try the Orange Glow. Thanks for the advice, hope it works (02/26/2007) By Amanda RE: Removing Diesel Fuel Smell from Clothing This is an update. At one of the janitorial supply companies in our city they carry a product called "Breakdown" made by Butchers. I used 2 cups of this in just enough hot water in the washing machine to soak the pillow and the sleeping bag for 45 minutes. Then rinsed them out, took them to the laundromat because industrial machines are just better, and the smell of diesel was gone. Thanks for all the help. (04/13/2007) By SeaHag Odoban Wal-Mart also sells a product called Odoban. I used it on some work gloves that were soaked in JP-5 (Jet Fuel) and it completely took care of the smell. I washed the gloves after I let the Odoban dry and I could still smell the Eucalyptus scent. (05/02/2007) By Dan RE: Removing Diesel Fuel Smell from Clothing Try Castrol Super Clean. Its a big purple bottle in the automotive section of any Car Parts store or Walmart. I started using this stuff when i went to massage therapy school to get the oil out of my sheets. You can pretreat areas with it too. i put about a cup in a wash load and wash at the hottest possible water setting. Soak in the washer if you can for about 1/2 an hour (I have a front load now and really miss this feature) There is no need to re wash after, this stuff smells great! Good Luck. P.S. its great in a spray bottle in the kitchen too! (06/27/2007) By deb RE: Removing Diesel Fuel Smell from Clothing To take out jet fuel from uniforms or clothes and you don't have any fancy stuff just use coke , get a can of coke and put it on the stain area and poor a little extra in with the soap and it disappears. Makes you wonder whats in the coke. Doesn't work with other sodas just coke for some reason. (07/02/2007) By Henry RE: Removing Diesel Fuel Smell from Clothing I have the same problem, but with my VAN...over a gallon of gas spilled in the back onto the carpet - it was SO BAD it leaked through the bottom of the vehicle. I haven't found anything to take out the smell, as it cannot be "washed and rinsed". I feel it's also a safety hazard. (07/30/2007) By Lore RE: Removing Diesel Fuel Smell from Clothing Good to know that the Orange Glo worked so well for so many of you. Like I originally posted, it was the only product we found that helped. Well, any all purpose citrus cleaner, but orange glo is the most common. The orange glo wood cleaner is a very different product. The one you need is a general purpose cleaner, like one that you'd put in a pail of water to mop the floor. (08/09/2007) By beanygurl RE: Removing Diesel Fuel Smell from Clothing On the weekend I soaked my work cloths in unleaded petrol and then wrung them out and left them to air dry. This was to remove the diesel. Then I soaked it in nappy sand for an hour and then machine washed them to remove the petrol smell and I am very happy with the out come. (09/09/2007) By Warren Report Spam or Abuse Request: Removing Diesel Fuel Smell from Clothing Post by lewis_admin (1164) | (02/07/2007) Profile | Blog! | Contact My husband works with diesel all day long and he comes home smelling of it. I have no clue in how to remove the smell off his clothing I know not to wash it in our own washing machine and I really can't soak it. We are living in a motel right now so I don't really have time to soak. If anyone knows a trick on how to remove the smell that would be great. Samantha from Houston TX Answers: Orange Cleaner The orange cleaner works! The bottom of my jeans were soaked in diesel fuel. I washed them 3 times and even sprayed perfume on them! Now they smell like oranges, but I am sure that will wear out in time. Thanks for the tips! (06/05/2006) By Melody Borax My husband works with all sorts chemical solvents and fuels as an outboard technician. I wash all his clothes in our home washer with hot water and about a half cup of borax (borateem) added with the soap. it breaks down the oils in the fuels (transmission fluid is THE worst) and i double rinse. hardly ever have odors left after that! (06/06/2006) By carla bledsoe Gain and Era my husband works on large equipment and I tried the baking soda and vinegar. It helped but what put it over the edge was both of those mixed with Gain and Era laundry detergent. make sure to let all that stuff soak together overnight (09/11/2006) By sherry o Orange All Purpose Cleaner I've tried washing my husbands work clothes 3x with just the detergent and the smell remains, I've lost my patience and to the point that I want to throw them away. Until I've read about using ORANGE all purpose cleaner and it works! I soaked the clothes for an hour and throw it back in the washer along with the water i soaked it with and add only a little of detergent and ran the washer in full cycle. It removed the diesel smell from the clothes & from the washer from previous wash. (11/19/2006) By Lynee Orange Glo You can buy Orange Glo at any Canadian Tire for $5.49. It worked for me. Now just have to see if it works on the inside of the truck. Thanks (11/27/2006) By Julie Baking Soda I have used baking soda 3 different times when my husband has gotten diesel fuel on his clothes. It has taken a couple boxes and I've ran them through the wash twice but it took it out completely. (12/28/2006) By Tami Washing Machine? What are the effects some of these cleaners and products have on a washer machine? I would love to try some of these suggestions on my husband's clothes but I am weary to try anything that can ruin my machine. (01/23/2007) By Turtlewench Report Spam or Abuse Request: Removing Diesel Fuel Smell from Clothing Post by ThriftyFun (3769) | (12/28/2004) Profile | Blog! | Contact I am requesting any information regarding the elimination of diesel fuel smell from clothing. I have tried washing (twice actually) with regular detergent but the smell remains. Subsequently, I now have the smell inside the washing machine and am afraid to wash a load of laundry in case the smell comes off on other clothing. Patti Answers: White Vinegar 12/28/2004 Try soaking overnight with detergent and a cup or more white vinegar. You may need to rinse twice but that should work. By lindal Vinegar and Baking Soda 12/28/2004 You might want to try the vinegar and baking soda together as well! Also some good softener may help! Good luck! By homeschoolin_mum Orange Glo 12/28/2004 I used to work in insurance restoration. The only thing we found that removed the diesel smell was citrus based products. Something like Orange Glo all purpose cleaner. Fill a tub with lukewarm water and a substantial amount of Orange cleaner (heck... use a whole bottle!!). Let it soak over night. Next day, drain the water and put the wet clothes into the washer. Run it thru a cycle using about a cup of the orange cleaner. You should probably run the washer thru an empty cycle with a cup or two of the orange cleaner first, just so you don't add the smell back in. Good luck, it's a stubborn odor and all the typical restoration tricks and chemicals (including odor neutralizers) didn't work. We tried the citrus as a last resort and it actually worked!! Don't use dish soap... it will suds way too much! By beanygurl Cola 12/30/2004 I don't know if this works but I have heard that if you soak the clothes in cola it will remove the smell - also oil smells. By toni k (Guest Post) Dawn Dish Detergent 12/31/2004 Since you already washed the clothes this may not work but try Dawn dish detergent. By brizaksmommy Simple Green 01/01/2005 Use 1/4 cup of Simple Green and half of what you would normally use of your laundry soap. It worked for us when my daughters mobile had a fuel leak and all their clothes smelled like fuel. By Cheryl (Guest Post) RE: Orange Hand Cleaner 01/17/2005 Does the orange hand cleaner work to get the smell out of the washing machine? Does it harm the machine at all, my washer is fairly new and I don't want to ruin it. Heck, we are still paying for it! By Malarie (Guest Post) RE: Vinegar and Baking Soda 01/18/2005 I tried vinegar and baking soda approach-did absolutely nothing. By Tim (Guest Post) RE: Orange Glo 10/20/2005 Thanks beanygurl for the Orange Glo tip! I was in a panic; I had washed my son's clothes three times-once with bleach and laundry soap, once with vinegar and the last time with vinegar and laundry soap but had no luck in getting rid of the smell of diesel that was still in the clothes and was now in my washing machine. After reading your posting I thought I'd give Orange Glow a try. I filled the washer with warm water and 3/4 of the bottle of Orange Glow and let the clothes soak for approximately 4 hours. I then added a regular amount of laundry soap and then let the machine run through the cycles. Not only did the Orange Glow get ride of the diesel smell, it also left a nice smell on the clothes and also got ride of the diesel smell that I thought might be permanently on the washer. THANKS AGAIN FOR THE GREAT TIP! By Lynda C (Guest Post) Removing the Smell 02/01/2006 By the way, to remove the smell from your hands, wash your hands with common white toothpaste (not gel). Works good after cleaning fish too. By Robert Dingley (Guest Post) No Luck 02/20/2006 My fiancé hauled fuel oil for 4 years. There is no way that we ever found to completely remove the smell or the residue. We tried Fabreeze, OxyGel, Baking Soda, Vinegar, every detergent on the market, tried hot water, cold water everything. Even after 1 shift in which he didn't get "sprayed" his clothes reeked. It's an oil on a porous fabric - like oil floats on water. We just threw them out. By Cass (Guest Post) RE: Coke 03/11/2006 Glad I found this site. My hubby sprayed himself with diesel when filling up his lorry. I've tried all sorts of cleaners (lemon, baking soda, 20 washes, vinegar, etc.). I am going to get a bottle of coke now and give that a go. Will let you know how I get on. By Angie Webster (Guest Post) RE: Orange Glo 03/16/2006 Where do you get the Orange Glo? By Joseph Barnett (Guest Post) RE: Orange Glo 03/22/2006 I Tried the orange glo wood cleaner. It's the only one I could find. I used the whole bottle. I can still smell the fuel, not so bad but still there. Did I use the wrong kind or not enough or what? By Kelly (Guest Post) Ammonia 04/24/2006 My husband works at a quarry and has to fuel the trucks frequently. He gets fuel on his clothing often. The only thing we have found that works to get the smell off is washing the clothes in ammonia. I wash them once w/ammonia and water and then I will rewash them w/detergent. That has always worked for me. By Josie (Guest Post) RE: Orange Glo 04/29/2006 Thanks for the tip with the orange glow it got the awful smell of diesel fuel out of my entire load of jeans! By christi (Guest Post) Report Spam or Abuse