Oct 24, 2009 | Hooray for Everything:
How to get rid of plastic smell from new shower curtain liner?
A week ago I got a new plastic shower curtain liner and hung it up. It gave off a strong plastic smell (I don't know how else to describe it), but that wasn't unexpected for a new plastic curtain....
A: You can't unfortunately.
These types of plastic shower curtains are made from vinyl (PVC, essentially) which in its pure state is a very stiff, rigid plastic. In order to make the...
In the washing machine on the gentle cycle. Use some laundry soap and it will probably smell a whole lot better.
Smokin Jim | Oct 24, 2009
Dec 25, 2007 | narcissa:
My new plastic shower curtain has an awful plasticy smell to it, how do I get rid of this smell?
It's a regular clear plastic shower curtain from linens and things, which has an awful smell to it. what should i do to diminsh this smell? will this smell go away with time?
A: I love that smell!! It smells like a beach ball and is one of my favorite smells from childhood! Ahh the memories....anyway, the smell will diminish on it's own after you use the shower a few...
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