Q&A for How to Remove Musty Smell from Clothes

Put the clothes in the washer with your usual detergent, set on hot wash. Dissolve 1 cup of baking soda in very hot water, then pause the machine and add the soda, or pour it through the liquid detergent dispenser. Launder as normal, and hang the clothes to dry in the sun if possible.

No. I wash my clothes with about a quarter to a third of a cup of white vinegar in the "Bleach" compartment of our front loading washing machine, along with a regular amount of detergent. No smell of vinegar at all.

A cup of vinegar in with the wash helps the clothes to come out smell free, and as a bonus, the vinegar cuts any oil that is on the clothes. It also helps the moldy smell in the machine.

Ask a professional to wash and renew your wax jacket. Doing this will be sure to get rid of that musty smell, and will also make the jacket look new.

You shouldn't. The alcohol will eventually ruin the garment when it's exposed to heat (including body heat) and sun. Especially if it's vodka.

Try hand-washing the item with detergent and baking soda, or just baking soda by itself. Then wash with a regular detergent.

The next time you are drying the article of clothing, try to air dry it outside, or avoid dryer sheets if possible.

I removed mold from a ski jacket and ski pants by putting them in the freezer for a couple of days. The cold kills the bacteria. It should work for most any item.

If it's inside a closet, dry baking soda or charcoal can help pull smells from items. It would probably help to have the item in the sunshine for a few hours too.

Let the shirt soak in a 50-50 solution of white vinegar and water for about 1/2 hour, then put it through the wash as normal.