Help! Microfiber towel had gas on it, got washed with other MF towels.

[miginus]

Long story short:

A microfiber I have that had gas on it got thrown in with the rest of my applicators/towels in the wash. Now they all have a slight smell of gas. I've washed them three times, let them soak in dishwasher liquid and vinegar.

The next thing I'm going to try is Dawn blue soap with some baking soda.

My question is: Can I rescue these in any way? Or will I have to throw them out? I planned on just re-washing them until they no longer smell of gas, and then use the pinnacle microfiber rejuvenator I have.

Thanks.

[Setec Astronomy]

Why don't you simply let them air out for a while.

[Sicoupe]

If it wasn't to many I would throw them all out and start over IMO. Sorry to hear this, it sucks that happened.

[miginus]

Why don't you simply let them air out for a while.

theyre airing out right now. Will this work?

If it wasn't to many I would throw them all out and start over IMO. Sorry to hear this, it sucks that happened.

my entire collection

[RTexasF]

Wash them with the Pinnacle product.

[swanicyouth]

Honestly, while this may be annoying and an aesthetic issue, I don't see your towels as functionally ruined. Gasoline may be able to damage synthetic fibers, like polyester and polyamide - but how much gasoline really got on the non originally affected towel???

They were "washed together", so the gasoline was quite diluted in the mix. I would try washing them with some Simple Green (read the bottle for directions to use as a detergent), and then a dedicated MF cleaner.

Two questions:

1. What made you clean up gasoline with a MF towel?

2. How does every MF towel you own end up in the wash at the same time?

[Kamakaz1961]

IMO I think it should be OK. I say a BIG THINK!!! I have my favorite MF towels that I have cleaned and there is some dark spots from cleaning prior. Maybe I missed a dirty spot. Either way, I still use them and have had no issues.

My assumption is that you should be OK. Again, this is just my opinion. Try them out 1st before doing anything drastic.

Let us know what happens too for future refence.

[Setec Astronomy]

theyre airing out right now. Will this work?

Um...gasoline does evaporate...that's why they have those seals on the gas cap and those pesky "evaporative emissions systems" and the recovery hoses on the gas pumps.

Yes, there will be some nonvolatile components, but you should be able to wash them out. And as Swanic said, this is really an aesthetic issue, not a functional one.

[KMdef9]

Step one, remove the one that got soaked in gas. Either pitch it, or add it to the rag collection. I'd use shop towels (the blue ones that look like paper towels) to clean up and oils or gas.

What about boiling them in vinegar? Some memebers here recommend that to restore MFs.