On Sun, 5 Apr 2015 09:15:03 -0700, "Bob F" wrote:

I've had very good results on heavy dirty oil stains on clothes by rubbing
waterless handcleaner (Goop) into the stain, letting it soak a few hours, then
washing it, once to clean it, and another time to get rid of the hand cleaner
smell.

This is off t he subject, but one time I had a jackass roommate, and the
radiator in his room was leaking. Instead of telling me so I coudl tell
the LL he let the parquet floor get damaged, and used MY thermal blanket
that he found in a closet ot soak up t he water. I had given him 60
days to move out and when he did he left it behind, smelling so bad.

I used the laundromat all the time then. I washed it and it smelled no
better, still mildew.

I dried it in moderately hot heat and it smelled just fine, as good as
anyting that had never been very dirty. Never smelled bad again.