Doublepost-
Re: deodorizing suits....I bought a suit at FC, first time I've ever bought one but this one was speeeeecial. Anyway, the guy who had it before me let someone else wear it for the fursuit parade. I already have issues with wearing someone esle's suit or letting anyone else wear mine- my suits are personal, kind of like my underwear and when I put someone else's on I feel kind of like I'm....never mind. Doubleplus ungood.
Anyway, when I put it on later I was like *sniff sniff* and realized the guy had TOTALLY pitted it out. I mean like bad enough that I had to wrap the bodysuit in plastic so it didn't contaminate my other luggage with the smell. Bad enough that I almost couldn't bear the thought of putting the suit back on.
So. It's totally funked out and I'm kinda whining about it in the FC lobby and asking around on how to best get armpit-soaked fursuit stench out. A couple people suggested Woolite or Febreze. Trouble is I hate the smell of Febreze almost as much as I hate the smell of sweaty furry armpits.
The best suggestion I got was from some helpful fur who recommended using baking soda and water. He said it was better than using Woolite due to soap's tendency to leave a filmy residue on the fabric which will later attract more dirt. When I asked him how he came by this knowledge he stated that he cleaned carpets professionally, which was enough of a tip to me that I should at least try it before exploring other options. So, I got a fresh box of baking soda, and wet just the armpitty portions of the suit with cold water. Then I took a small handful of the baking soda and rubbed it into the pits, squished it around for a couple seconds and rinsed it several times. I repeated this twice. It's now drying on a hangar under a fan and there is NO ARMPIT ODOR AT ALL. Zero. Nada.
No apparent damage to the fabric either. Wow. Tell everyone.
Wow... that's awesome. Although- a question. I'm not underage myself but what would you recommend for a fursuiter under 21 (or 18 depending on where they're from) who can't go out and buy Everclear?
I'm worried about the colours mixing if I wash it ( Its yellow and red). Should I gently hand wash it?
And how about washing tails? Mines a stuffed rat like thing, I don't want it to go soggy and have stagnent water in it.
I have a question!
I recently bought a partial from another person off of FA. This is my first fursuit, so even though I've read up on how to clean them, I'm afraid to mess up (especially the head!). So, what I was thinking- Could I take a washcloth (soaked in Woolite then squeezed to get the rest out of it), LIGHTLY hand wash the head with that, then get another washcloth (soaked in cold water), do the same thing, then dry it?