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Got creosote on some corduroy trousers while painting a fence. Swmbo says she washed them in her precious Miele, but on the past she has refused to use it for clothes that were too dirty, they still pong a bit. Personally i don't mind the smell of creosote, goes well with a dash of Jeyes fluid, but she witters on about it.
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Got creosote on some corduroy trousers while painting a fence.

sugarsoap? traffic film remover?

Check labels of household cleaners for trisodium phosphate or trisodium
nitrilotriacetate
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On Fri, 8 Jan 2021 02:06:13 -0800 (PST), fred
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Got creosote on some corduroy trousers while painting a fence. Swmbo says she washed them in her precious Miele, but on the past she has refused to use it for clothes that were too dirty, they still pong a bit. Personally i don't mind the smell of creosote, goes well with a dash of Jeyes fluid, but she witters on about it.


I find rotting fish tends to mask other odours pretty well.

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On 08/01/2021 10:06, fred wrote:
Got creosote on some corduroy trousers while painting a fence. Swmbo says she washed them in her precious Miele, but on the past she has refused to use it for clothes that were too dirty, they still pong a bit. Personally i don't mind the smell of creosote, goes well with a dash of Jeyes fluid, but she witters on about it.


Just hang it out on a washing line for a day or two.

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On 08/01/2021 13:07, Nick Odell wrote:
On Fri, 8 Jan 2021 02:06:13 -0800 (PST), fred
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Got creosote on some corduroy trousers while painting a fence. Swmbo says she washed them in her precious Miele, but on the past she has refused to use it for clothes that were too dirty, they still pong a bit. Personally i don't mind the smell of creosote, goes well with a dash of Jeyes fluid, but she witters on about it.


I find rotting fish tends to mask other odours pretty well.

Nick


Febreze swamps everything, but personally I would prefer the
smell of creosote to Febreze.

Milk spilt under the fridge or a kitchen unit becomes pretty
over-powering after a while.


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On 08/01/2021 13:14, Andrew wrote:

Febreze swamps everything, but personally I would prefer the
smell of creosote to Febreze.


Many of their products are heavily perfumed but their "Fresh Cotton" is
fairly neutral - but seldom seen on the shelves.


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On 08/01/2021 13:17, alan_m wrote:
On 08/01/2021 13:14, Andrew wrote:

Febreze swamps everything, but personally I would prefer the
smell of creosote to Febreze.


Many of their products are heavily perfumed but their "Fresh Cotton" is
fairly neutral - but seldom seen on the shelves.


I always use it. Nothing better at getting sweaty smells out of
upholstery. Not sure about creosote tho.

Id rub in a mixture of paraffin and washing up liquid. Or swarfega.

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