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I've got a bit of dilemma: I ran my gun cleaning rags through the wife's washing machine. Now, the washing machine smells like gun cleaning fluids. I don't think it smells all that bad, but the wife is livid and on the war path over the residual odor.
To eliminate the smell, we have:
1) Ran the washing machine through a couple of heavy duty cleaning cycles, empty, with the usual laundry detergent and bleach.
2) Did #1 with a couple of old blue jeans to improve the mechanical cleaning action.
3) Did #1 with baking soda and bleach.
4) Did #1 with dish washing liquid.
5) Ran the washer on the sanitize cycle.
6) Manually scrubbed the drum with concentrated citrus oil degreaser.
My thought is that some of the gun cleaning solvent penetrated into the rubber gaskets, and is now slowly outgassing, and things will eventually be fine.
In the mean time, anyone got any suggestions on how to get rid of the smell?
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Dawn mixed with baking soda..This might take a few times. Use a few drops of Dawn
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I know. I know. I've done this in the past with different washing machines, and never had a problem. Not this time, though.
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My wife recommends pouring a gallon of white vinegar, with some Dawn dish soap (maybe 1/4 cup), and run thru a wash cycle. Vinegar is her cure for almost anything! It may not work....but it may! memtb
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Rabid Creedmoorians ring my doorbell ...
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Tell your old lady it will be ok.
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A few tsps of salt and a large bottle of Hoppe 9
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I'd try spraying the drum down with a water/dish soap mix, wiping it down, and leaving the washer door open. Repeat this for a few days and see how it does.
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Or tell her if she washes her panties in Hoppes #9 she might get lucky.
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You done messed up A-Aron.
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As with most women, just tell her she is over reacting and to just calm down and everything will be okay... I'm sure she will be calm as a kitten in no time.....  You have packed your things and made other living arrangements, right?
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Try washing some loads w Fast Orange Laundry detergent.
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Or tell her if she washes her panties in Hoppes #9 she might get lucky. LMAO!
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A good stout mix of H4831 and Tannerite should clean things up..
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A diamond necklace with matching earrings might be easier and cheaper.
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After you buy her a new washing machine make sure to hook the old one up out in your garage or shed to avoid repeat occurrence.
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WTF was a guy doing his own laundry for, in the first place?.....
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After you buy her a new washing machine make sure to hook the old one up out in your garage or shed to avoid repeat occurrence. Or just nab a few towels from the motel you'll be staying in for the next few days.
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This thread just made my whole night..........
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Not being married to any particular political party sure makes it a lot easier to look at the world more objectively...
Having said that, MAGA.
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