{"id":571270381,"date":"2020-06-15T15:10:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T20:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/column\/2020\/06\/15\/remove-mildew-odours-with-a-borax-soak"},"modified":"2020-06-15T15:15:06","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T20:15:06","slug":"remove-mildew-odours-with-a-borax-soak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/column\/2020\/06\/15\/remove-mildew-odours-with-a-borax-soak","title":{"rendered":"Remove mildew odours with a Borax soak"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Reena,<\/strong><\/p>\n

I read your column on a regular basis and love your solutions. Now I need some help.<\/p>\n

I packed a wet bathing suit coming home from a vacation a couple of winters ago, and even though I unpacked it and washed it right away, it has a mildew smell. I rewashed it, hung it up to dry, tried special bathing suit soap and washed it in vinegar with no luck.<\/p>\n

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Dreamstime.com\nIf your bathing suit smells of mildew, try soaking it in hot water and Borax before washing it. Borax works well on odours that are hard to get rid of.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n

I couldn’t part with it, so I put it in a cupboard with my two other bathing suits. When I pulled them out recently, all three had a mildew smell. I rewashed them, hung them outside, let them sit in water with vinegar, and rewashed them with vinegar and bathing suit soap — to no avail. <\/p>\n

I’ve worn two of them in a chlorine pool several times this winter, and still the mildew odour remains. I always wash and hang dry right after use.<\/p>\n

Any chance at all I can remove the smell? What is the best thing to do?<\/p>\n

Larisa<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dear Larisa,<\/strong>
Before washing your bathing suits in the washing machine, soak them in hot water and Borax. Borax contains no phosphates and no bleach but is wonderful at zapping hard-to-handle odours. If you cannot locate borax, use a generous amount of Oxy Clean or baking soda instead.<\/p>\n

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Dear Reena,<\/strong>
I have laminate floors and when the felt floor protectors on chairs, stools and tables fall off, they leave a sticky residue on the floor. I have tried Goo Gone, dish soap with a microfibre cloth, even scraping with the scraper I use on my ceramic top stove and nothing gets it off.  Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
Sal<\/strong>
 
Dear Sal,<\/strong>
Using a hair dryer, heat the area to loosen the glue. Next, spray the area with WD-40 (test on an inconspicuous area first), and then lift the adhesive off of the floor with the help of a plastic putty knife so that the floor is not scratched.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> Every user assumes all risks of injury or damage resulting from the implementation of any suggestions in this column. Test all products on an inconspicuous area first.<\/p>\n

Reena Nerbas is a popular motivational presenter for large and small groups; check out her website: reena.ca<\/a>. Ask a question or share a tip at reena.ca<\/a><\/em><\/p>

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