Washing clothes

[hannos]

Hi all, after a bit of advice if possible.

My jerseys are odourless after going through the washing machine and hanging out to dry. However, once I start to perspire in them they start to strongly smell of sweat. I wash them after each ride but it doesn't seem to help.
Do any of you have any magic rememdies to get rid of the smell from the shirt? Or am I going to need to buy new jerseys?

[matth]

I have not experienced this but from the days of babies / young kids, nappisan works a treat for odours. I would just be careful to foloow the instructions for delicate materials.

[wombatK]

I have not experienced this but from the days of babies / young kids, nappisan works a treat for odours. I would just be careful to foloow the instructions for delicate materials.

+1 on nappisan. Soak them overnight, then machine wash.

[hannos]

awesome thanks. The jerseys are in otherwise good condition.

[rkelsen]

A capful of Dettol in the washing machine will kill anything living in them, if that's what you're worried about.

Otherwise, Palmolive Gold works wonders.

[Postman Pat]

I have a couple of set of cloths and when I get a enough of a load to wash I use wool wash with eucalyptus (Spelling) to was them all and hang them up out of sunlight.

[Aushiker]

I have not experienced this but from the days of babies / young kids, nappisan works a treat for odours. I would just be careful to foloow the instructions for delicate materials.

+1 on nappisan. Soak them overnight, then machine wash.

Hi

Another fan of Nappisan but I tend to just add it to the wash. To slack to do the soaking thing.

Andrew

[brauluver]

napisan, weak bleach FTW

[hannos]

Well i've soaked my clothes and backpack in nappy-san. We'll see hwo it goes tomorrow morning.

[cavebear2]

Try some Euclayptus flavoured wool wash. Excellent for all nicks and jerseys (& dirty socks)

[GrumpySmurf]

I find that adding Cuddles fabric softener helps - but then, washing cycle clothing is the only time I every set foot in the laundry.

Whilst on the subject, does anyone have any ideas about washing old banana stains from white coloured jerysey?

[hotwheels]

my girlfriend could no longer stand the smell of my socks each night after a hard days work so she bought a product made by dettol called "sanitising laundry rinse".It is an anti-bacterial anti-fungal product which also contains eucalyptus oil and boy did it work a treat. would be worth trying i'd say,purchased at coles and not sure who else stocks it.goodluck

[Parrott]

maybe its also the synthetic fabric of the jersey. I notice my cotton T shirt worn under the jersey doesn't stink as much as the fetid odour coming from el cheapo ebay jersey it is worn under, although well drenched in sweat.

[spirito]

Hi all, after a bit of advice if possible.

My jerseys are odourless after going through the washing machine and hanging out to dry. However, once I start to perspire in them they start to strongly smell of sweat. I wash them after each ride but it doesn't seem to help.
Do any of you have any magic rememdies to get rid of the smell from the shirt? Or am I going to need to buy new jerseys?

start wearing wool http://www.rivbike.com/article/clothing ... ed_is_wool

[Pax]

Well i've soaked my clothes and backpack in nappy-san. We'll see hwo it goes tomorrow morning.

So how did it go...I wanna know

[hannos]

Well i've soaked my clothes and backpack in nappy-san. We'll see hwo it goes tomorrow morning.

So how did it go...I wanna know

Mixed results. The jersey I wear the most is starting to smell a bit again. This seems to indicate the bacteria (main cause of the smell) wasn't killed by the napi-san product I used. Going to look for the dettol product mentioned earlier.

Backpack straps also soak a bit of sweat up so they'll need to be treated again as well.

It's a bit annoying as I wash my jersey when I get to work each day I ride albeit not with laundry powder.

I also want to get one of these to help keep me cool on the commute.

[fatherofmany]

I just hang them up in the sun... seems to kill off any nasties. Also bleaches out any tomato stains (found that out with a tomato sauce accident with one of the 'many')

[RepcoMonaco]

Backpack straps also soak a bit of sweat up so they'll need to be treated again as well.

I'm finding that riding with a backpack makes jerseys smell. If it worries you - get pannier bags.

Drying a jersey in the sun while at work also helps though it may be bad for the fabric.