Dirty Washing Machine YUCK!

Hang an old school clothesline like your grandparents used to use and spray the heck out of them with the hose. I go to a laundry mat so as not to ruin my own washer. I figured out that a combination of Tide with Bleach Alternative, Resolve/Spray and Wash Brite n White Laundry Booster, and Febreeze Laundry Booster/Odor Remover will work MIRACLES! It even almost gets all of the diesel smell. Cleanest oilfield clothes I have EVER seen! Just add all three at the same time like you would add detergent.

For my hubby's clothes(he also works in the oil field) I always use the liquid Oxyclean that goes in with the wash and color safe bleach.... then as soon as I take the clothes out of the washer I use the spray on Oxyclean for small stains let it sit for a few minutes then wipe with a cloth. My washer is also starting to stain a bit from me not cleaning it right away. Good luck and I hope you find something that works for you.

Have you tried Goof Off?? It doesn't smell that great (like gasoline or fingernail polish) but it gets everything off from gum to grease. You can get it at Home Depot for sure. Also have you tried running a cycle of just vinigar to help cut the grime?? You might want to start having him rinse his clothes in the yard before bringing them in. All that dirt and mudd is hard on washers. -K.

years ago my hubby worked as a mecanic and I think he thought if he didn't have half the oil on his clothes he hadn't done a good job any way. back to the messy washer use hot water a full washer and double soap and bleach and the longest cycle on your machine and do it empty and it should get most of the stuff off, any way mine did. Do a second wash with nothing in the water to clear out everything use hot on this too. I had to do it twice a month, I had a baby and back then we washed diappers so baby clothes had to be supeer white. any way it worked for me good luck KC

Go to TSC and buy a metal galvanized round tub or bucket and then go to Dollar Store and buy Dawn dishwashing liquid and some vinegar. Put his clothes in one of the containers every day when he gets home from work and fill it with hot/warm water and let them soak over night. You may need to manually aggitate (use a commode plunger) them before you take them out but the grease/oil will ruin your washer eventually. Make sure he had enough clothes to last him through the week during this process. I have found that Shout doesn't even cut the grease and oil as well as the Dawn does. Good Luck.

My husband works in the oilfield as well, and we don't use our washing machine for his clothes. The major reason is because the oil and diesel left in the machine can get on other clothes and cause skin irritation. And after awhile regular washing machines will quit working due to all the buildup. He is very lucky that there is a washing machine on the rig and there is one person designated to wash everyones clothes. Before that we took his to a laundry (?spelling) mat and used the industrial machines. Hope this helps.

try a bathtub or toilet bowl cleanr. . or goo gone