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LTC1010
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Clothing that you wash and hang and it smells!!!
 OMG I just cant.. I have this one pair of jean shorts that I do not want to dry cause I dont want them to shrink, BUT every time I wash them and hang them they smell.
What to do????
Any suggestions!!!
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Posted 9/27/10 2:52 PM  |
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Christine
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Re: Clothing that you wash and hang and it smells!!!
Is it a musty smell? That happened with one of my sweaters once - I packed it before it thoroughly dried. 
If that's the case THIS might help.
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| Posted 9/27/10 3:06 PM |
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HeatherRose
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Re: Clothing that you wash and hang and it smells!!!
I throw them in the dryer on low for 5 mins with a few other things just to shake the water the out, but its not enought time to shrink them
then I hang them in a very dry area on a drying rack.
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| Posted 9/27/10 4:01 PM |
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LTC1010
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Re: Clothing that you wash and hang and it smells!!!
Well I cant have them wet and throw them in the dryer they will shrink 
Message edited 9/28/2010 11:55:28 AM.
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| Posted 9/28/10 11:32 AM |
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MeNBobs
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Re: Clothing that you wash and hang and it smells!!!
I have a dehumidifier next to my drying rack so it takes the dampness out of all of the clothes. Are you drying the shorts in a damp basement? If yes bring them to a room upstairs to dry if that is not an option iron them with the steam off. The heat from the iron will get all of the moisture out of them.
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| Posted 9/28/10 11:37 AM |
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LTC1010
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Re: Clothing that you wash and hang and it smells!!!
Posted by MeNBobs
I have a dehumidifier next to my drying rack so it takes the dampness out of all of the clothes. Are you drying the shorts in a damp basement? If yes bring them to a room upstairs to dry if that is not an option iron them with the steam off. The heat from the iron will get all of the moisture out of them.
I dry them upstairs in a room. We do not have a basement. And in that room its pretty dry and all the other clothes smell fine its just this one pair of jean shorts. Its sooo werid lol
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| Posted 9/28/10 11:55 AM |
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queensgal
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Re: Clothing that you wash and hang and it smells!!!
They could be a thicker fabric or for some reason absorb more water.
Can you put a fan on the drying clothes, it will make them dry much faster and then it shouldn't smell musty.
You may need to wash them on hot or dry them once to get rid of that smell. there could be some mildew on them that just keeps coming back, once time shouldn't shrink them too much.
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| Posted 9/28/10 7:57 PM |
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PrincessVonTrockel
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Re: Clothing that you wash and hang and it smells!!!
Posted by LTC1010
Well I cant have them wet and throw them in the dryer they will shrink
what about the cool setting on the dryer?...so its just cold air.
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| Posted 9/28/10 10:06 PM |
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