by DungeonMasterOne » 08 Nov 2007, 00:56
We've a fair bit of experience with cleaning up gunged clothes here at the Hall, and to be honest we've been surprised at how well stuff washes clean, even after very heavy gungings.
The first rule is to always rinse thoroughly with cold water. We hose the ladies down in warm water, still wearing their outfits, in the dungeon, and then hose the clothes down in cold water once they've changed. This gets rid of most of the thick gunge like custard - and also gets rid of any solids, like beans or spaghetti.
Then just chuck them in the washing machine on a standard 40 degree wash. We usually do two washes, one with loads of soap powder, and a second with the normal amount of powder and also fabric conditioner.
Ignore any labels that say "dry clean only", as yet we've not found anything to be damaged by washing in water, I think those labels are mainly to stop people washing things at too high a temparature and shrinking them.
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